Hello from a long time lurker!

Opel · Post by **Opel** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:38 pm

Hi all.
I have been reading this wonderful forum for many months and have never posted. I suppose thatâ€™s a bit antisocial but anyway I'll make up for it now by saying hello to you all! (Can you tell I need some information?)

Anywayâ€¦ V reg â€™99 storm here and itâ€™s my main mode of transport and has been for nearly a year now.
We are located in the deepest darkest Leicestershire and have been happily amusing ourselves since we first met.
Iâ€™m afraid I canâ€™t offer much if any technical contributions, but I am willing to shout loud to all that's prepared to listen, as to how much fun these next to financially worthless storms are. So here the cry, 'Long live the VTRâ€¦'

Opel

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:00 pm

now we have lured you out into the open, we can start shooting at you

welcome to the group, and hope to see you out and about as Leicestershire is not to far from west midlands / warwick border where I play

Opel · Post by **Opel** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:14 pm

Hi

Thanks for the welcome!

I am lucky really because I'm surrounded by lovely routes in all directions, with few of the camera's that plague some areas.
I'm sure I can head 'west' for a change in the near future, before everyone packs up for the winter...

Opel

YETI · Post by **YETI** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:37 pm

welcome .. "SIR LURKALOT" !
enjoy the forum ,
regards
YETI..

CB_Phil · Post by **CB_Phil** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:39 pm

Welcome to the forum man

geoff996 · Post by **geoff996** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:49 pm

Hi Opel and welcome, I'm in hinckley were abouts are you.

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:18 pm

Hi, glad you finally worked up the courage.

cliveyandrews · Post by **cliveyandrews** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:15 pm

Welcome fella - I spend my weekends in Tamworth....

Maybe we need a "West Midlands Thunder"...?

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:27 pm

cliveyandrews wrote:Welcome fella - I spend my weekends in Tamworth....

Maybe we need a "West Midlands Thunder"...?

Worth a try as we still havnt managed a local run out yet

only managed to meet 2 locals, Lloydie and Bullie, and both of them were at my garage, didnt get any riding done.

strange that I have managed to hook up with Benny, Geo, Tony.mon, Cheekykev on 2 or 3 occasions for a ride, and they all come from 100's of miles away, but not yet got a run out with the locals....

we must try harder before summer is gone to get a ride out in Warwickshire and surrounding counties........if not the Silverstone weekend [has to class as local for us?] then lets try other options

cliveyandrews · Post by **cliveyandrews** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:36 pm

Good plan - should get mine and P's roadworthy and out this month - think we've left it too late for RTTW...

Opel · Post by **Opel** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:23 pm

Many thanks for all the good and cheery welcomes!

@Geoff996. Sorry for the delay in replyâ€¦ Iâ€™m near to Melton so not far from you. I see youâ€™re in the heart of Triumph land. Have you ever had a factory tour? Iâ€™ve been around there a few years ago before the fire, but it was with work and not on an official tour and so I got to see behind the scenes so to speak, very interesting indeed. I wouldnâ€™t mind going again to be honestâ€¦ if they still do them.

Any ways all the best one and all.

uptonpark64 · Post by **uptonpark64** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:56 pm

AMCQ46 wrote:
cliveyandrews wrote:Welcome fella - I spend my weekends in Tamworth....

Maybe we need a "West Midlands Thunder"...?
Worth a try as we still havnt managed a local run out yet only managed to meet 2 locals, Lloydie and Bullie, and both of them were at my garage, didnt get any riding done.

strange that I have managed to hook up with Benny, Geo, Tony.mon, Cheekykev on 2 or 3 occasions for a ride, and they all come from 100's of miles away, but not yet got a run out with the locals....

we must try harder before summer is gone to get a ride out in Warwickshire and surrounding counties........if not the Silverstone weekend [has to class as local for us?] then lets try other options

bikers world in coleshill has got a pretty good butty hut the last time i went and its pretty local for all the midlanders, maybe we could meet there?

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:06 pm

Yup, good bacon & egg butty there, I stop there on my way home if I go round my northern loop before breakfast

Have to see what's happening next weekend?

cliveyandrews · Post by **cliveyandrews** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:09 pm

Mmmmm, breakfast in a baguette! If I'm on the bike, then I'm in!

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uptonpark64 · Post by **uptonpark64** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:13 pm

AMCQ46 wrote:Yup, good bacon & egg butty there, I stop there on my way home if I go round my northern loop before breakfast

Have to see what's happening next weekend?

ok, keep me posted and hopefully a few more lads can make it

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