Hi Guys & Gals..
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:30 pm
Hello everybody 
I hail Newcastle Upon Tyne and have lived in Dumfries & Galloway for almost 2 years now. We will defo be going 'home' within 2-3 years.
I past my test 2 years ago so relatively new to biking as a pilot but not as a passenger and I did make sure I did the 'Bikewise' Training with the Durham Motorcycle Police and that was really great.. I have always been into bikes ever since I encountered the 'Beehive' in Whitley Bay one day as lived there and so as a young slip of a 16yr old, was constantly riding on the back.
I have a Suzuki GSX 600 and like a fool I bought it without testing or riding it!! DOH... It never worked for me with all the weight on the wrists etc so last year, I sold a 08 Honda 500-AS with only 4.5K on the clock and it gave me the funds to buy another bike.
I had seen my Storm on a classified Ad and was going to a friends wedding in the Borders Aug BH weekend and told myself, if it were still there when I got home on the Sunday, I'd go over on the BH Mon and have a look...You reckon you can just 'have a look'
....erm, no......lol..
I'd read a whole stack of reviews on the net first and knew it was a bit thirsty, but I have expensive hobbies so was prepared.
Sat on it, wanted to make sure it wasn't as far forward as the GSX etc and once I was happy sat on it, my money was out of my purse s%*t hot and in his hand lol..I couldn't believe it was.. A) Still for sale and B) A steal..... I had it HPI checked etc before handing over my hard earned cash though, not daft! The guy was wanting the dosh quite fast so I got it for a real steal.....Well done to me and feeling pretty chuffed asked my Dave to ride home for me, knowing if anything was amiss with it, he'd know....
It has just sailed through its MOT after having to replace the plate (as they said it was not legal...) so had new one made, took it back for the MOT, took it home, and changed the plate back lol.
I have ridden it to Newcastle and back many times but my biggest trip on it will be in June when I head to Ullapool with some girlfriends on their bikes, so really looking forward to it.
We got out yesterday for an 88 miles (ish) ride and today went up to Castle Douglas and back as wanted to make the most of the sunshine as back to work tomorrow.
Well, that's me, and I look forward to reading all the posts when I have a spare 100 yrs to get through them all!
Anyway, that's me, and here is 'Storm' ......Complete with Carbon Co cans, no baffles lol..When someone kindly tells me how to add my images?!? as when I click on the 'Img' button, all it does, is put those exact letters in my main message body???
I had my CCT death last Sept so I know all about how it can go wrong, and have put paid to that happening again lol...
I hail Newcastle Upon Tyne and have lived in Dumfries & Galloway for almost 2 years now. We will defo be going 'home' within 2-3 years.
I past my test 2 years ago so relatively new to biking as a pilot but not as a passenger and I did make sure I did the 'Bikewise' Training with the Durham Motorcycle Police and that was really great.. I have always been into bikes ever since I encountered the 'Beehive' in Whitley Bay one day as lived there and so as a young slip of a 16yr old, was constantly riding on the back.
I have a Suzuki GSX 600 and like a fool I bought it without testing or riding it!! DOH... It never worked for me with all the weight on the wrists etc so last year, I sold a 08 Honda 500-AS with only 4.5K on the clock and it gave me the funds to buy another bike. I had seen my Storm on a classified Ad and was going to a friends wedding in the Borders Aug BH weekend and told myself, if it were still there when I got home on the Sunday, I'd go over on the BH Mon and have a look...You reckon you can just 'have a look'
....erm, no......lol..I'd read a whole stack of reviews on the net first and knew it was a bit thirsty, but I have expensive hobbies so was prepared.
Sat on it, wanted to make sure it wasn't as far forward as the GSX etc and once I was happy sat on it, my money was out of my purse s%*t hot and in his hand lol..I couldn't believe it was.. A) Still for sale and B) A steal..... I had it HPI checked etc before handing over my hard earned cash though, not daft! The guy was wanting the dosh quite fast so I got it for a real steal.....Well done to me and feeling pretty chuffed asked my Dave to ride home for me, knowing if anything was amiss with it, he'd know....
It has just sailed through its MOT after having to replace the plate (as they said it was not legal...) so had new one made, took it back for the MOT, took it home, and changed the plate back lol.
I have ridden it to Newcastle and back many times but my biggest trip on it will be in June when I head to Ullapool with some girlfriends on their bikes, so really looking forward to it.
We got out yesterday for an 88 miles (ish) ride and today went up to Castle Douglas and back as wanted to make the most of the sunshine as back to work tomorrow.
Well, that's me, and I look forward to reading all the posts when I have a spare 100 yrs to get through them all!
Anyway, that's me, and here is 'Storm' ......Complete with Carbon Co cans, no baffles lol..When someone kindly tells me how to add my images?!? as when I click on the 'Img' button, all it does, is put those exact letters in my main message body???
I had my CCT death last Sept so I know all about how it can go wrong, and have put paid to that happening again lol...
I've had a sleep since then 
you..lol. 
helllllllooo 
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