Lurker exposes himself!
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Fried Egg Sandwich
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A warm Welcome from Brum B)
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797)
BMW R1150GS
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797)
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Brenhden
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Welcome from Somerset, everyone should have a project bike 
And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
Suzuki DR200 Djebel.
Suzuki DR200 Djebel.
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davecopland
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Welcome from Preston/Chorley/Shrewsbury/Shoreditch/Chelmsford (I doss in most of them on a regular basis!)
Get yourself on a meet. I bought a Transalp recently, had never really ridden off-road bar a bit of very tame messing about on a 125, and ended up doing near 60 miles of lanes with a load of totally sound guys and girls I'd never met before. Very welcoming bunch, on 'ere, though they can out drink me easily, I've discovered.
Get yourself on a meet. I bought a Transalp recently, had never really ridden off-road bar a bit of very tame messing about on a 125, and ended up doing near 60 miles of lanes with a load of totally sound guys and girls I'd never met before. Very welcoming bunch, on 'ere, though they can out drink me easily, I've discovered.
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Thanks for the encouragement B) I did quite a bit of trail riding in the past, started off many years ago on a DT175MX (who didn't!) took a break for a while then got back into it on a KLR250 Kawasaki. Great little bike and I kept it for many years but as time went on I started getting far braver and more adventurous than my ability could keep pace with and I started collecting nagging injuries. Work and home responsibilities persuaded me to take a break from it so I concentrated on road riding. Trouble is once you have loose surface riding in the blood I think you are hooked!
I've tried to be sensible with my current bike choice and choose something which I can enjoy sensible exploration on, not a flighty nimble thing that might make me think I am Dougie Lampkin and David Knight all rolled into one which very clearly I am not! In fact with my creaking joints and limited ability I would probably be better of with an 4 wheel electric scooter attempting back flips and table top jumps off the dropped kerbs outside my local Aldi! :laugh:
I've tried to be sensible with my current bike choice and choose something which I can enjoy sensible exploration on, not a flighty nimble thing that might make me think I am Dougie Lampkin and David Knight all rolled into one which very clearly I am not! In fact with my creaking joints and limited ability I would probably be better of with an 4 wheel electric scooter attempting back flips and table top jumps off the dropped kerbs outside my local Aldi! :laugh:
