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Old 04-05-11, 08:04 AM   #1
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Default yay, I'm a road rider again! :-)

Looking forward to meeting a few peeps this year, after wrapping up the racing I have a road bike again.....woooohooooo!
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Old 04-05-11, 08:13 AM   #2
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Given up racing? Far safer than this road riding malarky you know
Hopefully meet you out & about sometime this year.
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Old 04-05-11, 08:37 AM   #3
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Given up racing? Far safer than this road riding malarky you know
Hopefully meet you out & about sometime this year.
yeah, last race was October last year. 10 years racing with no broken bones so seemed a good point to wrap that chapter up.
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Old 04-05-11, 08:38 AM   #4
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So wotcha got? We need photos!
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Old 04-05-11, 08:43 AM   #5
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I bought this little beauty

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Old 04-05-11, 03:06 PM   #6
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But...but...but you said you were getting a fireblade, and that I could have a go on it ok maybe I made that last part up

Nice clean bike that mate (even for a ginger pointy ) ride safe and hopefully see you out on it this summer
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Old 04-05-11, 03:25 PM   #7
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Old 04-05-11, 05:01 PM   #8
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But...but...but you said you were getting a fireblade, and that I could have a go on it ok maybe I made that last part up

Nice clean bike that mate (even for a ginger pointy ) ride safe and hopefully see you out on it this summer
ha ha, yeah I will. This was cheaper option with just as much grin factor to get started. If I spend enough time on this to justify a Blade then I'll replace it.
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Old 04-05-11, 05:33 PM   #9
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Nice one, other than the cost of racing whats made you want to ride on the road? Could you not just have kept doing trackdays on your race bike?
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Old 04-05-11, 07:57 PM   #10
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Ginger Pointy`s look rather nice , welcome back to the road Flymo
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