Official Welcome Thread - Page 110

BEANER · 04-14-2007

ok good night or good morning sees ya

vulcanbabe · 04-14-2007

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by vulcanbabe

G'Day from downunder (Australia if ya don't know) I'm Chris and really excited to find this site.I belong to CMA Christian Motorcycle Club Aust and am hoping to get my Vulcan 900 LT (being short I cant go any bigger....lol) really soon.Love to hear from someone...cheers

just welcomed you in another thread, but this is the official one, so i will do it again. plus it gives me another post

welcome to the forum Chris !

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by Electrified

Just found this site. Been a member of the VNOG group over on Delphi for a while, but always looking for new faces and information. I ride a VN900 Classic Lt and look foward to being a part of the group here...
Bob

welcome to the forum Bob !

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by BEANER

new to this forum or any other so bare with me. just wanted to say hello to all. i was looking at the picture page thought I'd sign up.

welcome to the forum Beaner !

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by mean 05

hi everyone, I have been a sport rider forever and now have decided (with a big push from the wife and friends) to slow down!!!! I have a 2005 1600 meanstreak. V twin is new to me but it's ok for what it is. I guess being 38 and hitting almost 200 mph is not for me (I am told).... well at least I will feel what its like to have my front tire on the ground... damm that will mean I will ware out 2 tires

welcome to the forum ! the Meanie isn't a sport bike, but its a darn good choice for a cruiser.

vulcanbabe · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by ispeed77

just welcomed you in another thread, but this is the official one, so i will do it again. plus it gives me another post

welcome to the forum Chris !

HEY mr green ...nice one.Boy this site is great everyone has been so welcoming and I just want to add everyone to my yahoo and then the chat would be easier.It is wonderful that this is a free site too...well done you guys at the top.Hope to chat to you soon.Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee mr green

vulcanbabe · 04-14-2007

oops david i mean

CatchMeIfYouCan · 04-14-2007

Hi everyones.

New to the forum, invited over to join here, from the Aussie site, by btob (G'day mate - AC here).

Looks like a lot of fun to be had, to read about and thanks in advance for any welcome msg's.

The story here is been off the bikes for a while due to work and other issues (travelled a whole lot, often), so when things normalized again, plus had some corrective surgery to fix a 20 year old ankle problem, with lots of physio ahead, the best thing I could think of was to change gears for physio!

The bike I had in mind was the ZX12R and the perfect one seemed to find me, so who was I to argue!

As for a bit about myself, well, used to race professionally many eons ago, then life had to move on after a monumental 155mph accident when the rear suspension suffered a failure during a 300km (180mile) race. Had one more race later that year, but then retired.

Sometime in the next couple of years, I'd like to get back to the US of A and spend 6 months or so riding about the land, visiting old and new friends.

Cheers for now and I hope I can be of some value in responding to questions, queries and other theories while visiting here.

Cheers and thanks for the invite btob.

PS - vulcanbabe.. to find your way about here, read the FAQ's and also, this is more like a huge notice board (where you read other peoples messages, then respond to the ones where you can offer advice, post some photo's, tell a tale about a ride, etc), than it is like a chat site. Although at some point, a live chatsite may be a good thing.

btob · 04-14-2007

Welcome to the forum Tod. I'm sure you'll have a lot to offer the guys on it. Glad you made it. Jay

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by vulcanbabe

oops david i mean

no prob

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by CatchMeIfYouCan

Hi everyones.

New to the forum, invited over to join here, from the Aussie site, by btob (G'day mate - AC here).

Looks like a lot of fun to be had, to read about and thanks in advance for any welcome msg's.

The story here is been off the bikes for a while due to work and other issues (travelled a whole lot, often), so when things normalized again, plus had some corrective surgery to fix a 20 year old ankle problem, with lots of physio ahead, the best thing I could think of was to change gears for physio!

The bike I had in mind was the ZX12R and the perfect one seemed to find me, so who was I to argue!

As for a bit about myself, well, used to race professionally many eons ago, then life had to move on after a monumental 155mph accident when the rear suspension suffered a failure during a 300km (180mile) race. Had one more race later that year, but then retired.

Sometime in the next couple of years, I'd like to get back to the US of A and spend 6 months or so riding about the land, visiting old and new friends.

Cheers for now and I hope I can be of some value in responding to questions, queries and other theories while visiting here.

Cheers and thanks for the invite btob.

PS - vulcanbabe.. to find your way about here, read the FAQ's and also, this is more like a huge notice board (where you read other peoples messages, then respond to the ones where you can offer advice, post some photo's, tell a tale about a ride, etc), than it is like a chat site. Although at some point, a live chatsite may be a good thing.

welcome to the forum ! glad to see Jay is bringing in new recruits

CatchMeIfYouCan · 04-14-2007

Thanks mate,

just sent you a couple of pics from the ride yesterday. One spooky thing though, pulled into the driveway and the odometer rolled over to exactly 25,000km on the dot! Is this a sign from the Heavens, or what, lol.

Cheers and catch you soon. Tod.

PS - my aussie forum nic of AlligatorCastrator had too many characters for this site, thus the nic change..

CatchMeIfYouCan · 04-14-2007

Thanks ispeed77,

I hope I can be of some benefit around the place.

Tod.

*Svetlana* · 04-14-2007

Welcome aboard Tod! Nice intro to yourself

I've got friends in Brisbane!

*ispeed77* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by CatchMeIfYouCan

Thanks ispeed77,

I hope I can be of some benefit around the place.

Tod.

of course you will !

CatchMeIfYouCan · 04-14-2007

hiyas Svetlana - Ray of Sunshine

Thanks for the g'day. If you're over the Aussie site, I'm there as AlligatorCastrator and said a g'day there under the post about your bike.

Good to be here and if I thought I had some reading to do on the Aussie pages, well, there's a year or more worth to get through here.

Scrolling through the pages here, noticed your post RE: riding partner.

Congrats to you both. Although we're not together now, many years ago my girlfriend used to sometimes ride my ex race bike. At that time it had become an almost superbike for the street. We used to share it as her bike was mainly for little trips to the shop etc. Plus, she too loved the incredible feeling of being on that jigger.

The local cops knew me well, were sort of always after me for things which of course I didn't do! Well, not often anyways... Most times, anyone who was on a GSXR750 with some wild tuning, doing something wrong, they blamed me.. Plus - on the rare times it was me - they never could get close enough to catch me..

But this one day, a young rookie decided he was going to nail the racer.. So he radios in, gets the trap set, 5 cop cars, all ready to pounce on me once he was ready to "get me".

Anyway, long story short, all is set, he calls them in. Lights sirens, action, he whips out onto the wrong side of the road, speeds down and almost cuts me off, the other cars decend at the intersection where they had planned it for.

Lights and sirens etc abound, guns drawn, "Off the bike", he yells..

However it was not I - but my lovely lady, who hops off the bike, lifts her helmet, her long hair blowing in the breeze, wearing a smile almost a mile wide as nearly a dozen cops look at the young rookie cop - who now has some explaining to do about the lies he told to get the trap set. Lies which are about to be proven very, very false..

He had called in saying he was in a silent pursuit, had positive ID on me, the race bike rider, doing crazy things etc. ALL of it was a lie and now, well, things weren't looking too good for him

The moral of the story?
If you are going to lie, make certain it is a good one and not a bust like this cop's lies..
If you are going to go fast and do crazy things, it is best to do it on the track..
If you are going to do crazy things on the road, sometimes things don't go as you planned and someone could really get hurt - luckily this time it was only the Cop's pride and reputation..
It could easily have been that crazy cop going overboard and running my dear girly off the road - thinking he was getting me...

And finally, Svetka - if your partner does begin to do wheelies and other things on his bike, be wary when you borrow the keys

Anyways, that's it for my thanking everyone for their warm welcome and is the end of my rant.. Time to think about breaky and taking the bike out for a a little sing and a dance.

Cheers all. Tod.

shalubee · 04-14-2007

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and not very good at getting around on the site yet but getting better. lots of good info. being posted everyday. I bought an 06 Vulcan 900 last Sep. I only have about 1100 miles on it so far. plan on riding more now that the weather is getting right again. This being my first bike I not too sure what to expect out of it. I'm 6' 3" 220 and feel like I might need a bigger bike but want to get alot of learning and experience on the 900 before I move up. I noticed that in a motorcycle magazine artical that the first upgrade should be a better saddle and sealed wheels for tubeless tires. Any recomendations on the wheels and tires would be greatly appreciated. I have ordered a mustang seat with the driver back rest, cobra mini sissy bar and cobra luggage rack. Thanks.

*Svetlana* · 04-14-2007

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Originally Posted by CatchMeIfYouCan

hiyas Svetlana - Ray of Sunshine

Thanks for the g'day. If you're over the Aussie site, I'm there as AlligatorCastrator and said a g'day there under the post about your bike.

Good to be here and if I thought I had some reading to do on the Aussie pages, well, there's a year or more worth to get through here.

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vulcanbabe vulcanbabe BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Australia/Qld Posts: 92	oops kateandcris@aapt.net.au __________________ A merry heart is good like a medicine so laugh your butts off <><Chris

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vulcanbabe vulcanbabe BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Australia/Qld Posts: 92	oops david i mean __________________ A merry heart is good like a medicine so laugh your butts off <><Chris

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CatchMeIfYouCan Downunder Newbie BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Qld - [Brisbane], Australia Posts: 113	New to the forum, from East Coast of Aussie Hi everyones. New to the forum, invited over to join here, from the Aussie site, by btob (G'day mate - AC here). Looks like a lot of fun to be had, to read about and thanks in advance for any welcome msg's. The story here is been off the bikes for a while due to work and other issues (travelled a whole lot, often), so when things normalized again, plus had some corrective surgery to fix a 20 year old ankle problem, with lots of physio ahead, the best thing I could think of was to change gears for physio! The bike I had in mind was the ZX12R and the perfect one seemed to find me, so who was I to argue! As for a bit about myself, well, used to race professionally many eons ago, then life had to move on after a monumental 155mph accident when the rear suspension suffered a failure during a 300km (180mile) race. Had one more race later that year, but then retired. Sometime in the next couple of years, I'd like to get back to the US of A and spend 6 months or so riding about the land, visiting old and new friends. Cheers for now and I hope I can be of some value in responding to questions, queries and other theories while visiting here. Cheers and thanks for the invite btob. PS - vulcanbabe.. to find your way about here, read the FAQ's and also, this is more like a huge notice board (where you read other peoples messages, then respond to the ones where you can offer advice, post some photo's, tell a tale about a ride, etc), than it is like a chat site. Although at some point, a live chatsite may be a good thing. __________________ When I was young, I used to race - now I try to ride at a more leisurely pace.

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btob btob Forum Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: northern NH Posts: 1,263	Welcome to the forum Tod. I'm sure you'll have a lot to offer the guys on it. Glad you made it. Jay __________________ This Place Is Adictive. http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p251/btob

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CatchMeIfYouCan Downunder Newbie BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Qld - [Brisbane], Australia Posts: 113	Thanks Jay. Thanks mate, just sent you a couple of pics from the ride yesterday. One spooky thing though, pulled into the driveway and the odometer rolled over to exactly 25,000km on the dot! Is this a sign from the Heavens, or what, lol. Cheers and catch you soon. Tod. PS - my aussie forum nic of AlligatorCastrator had too many characters for this site, thus the nic change.. __________________ When I was young, I used to race - now I try to ride at a more leisurely pace.

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BEANER see ya Thursday BTK Intermediate Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Spring Grove Il Posts: 217	ok good night or good morning sees ya

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CatchMeIfYouCan Downunder Newbie BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Qld - [Brisbane], Australia Posts: 113	thanks ispeed77 Thanks ispeed77, I hope I can be of some benefit around the place. Tod. __________________ When I was young, I used to race - now I try to ride at a more leisurely pace.

04-14-2007	#2195 (permalink)
Svetlana Sunshine Mod Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle, USA Posts: 6,644	Welcome aboard Tod! Nice intro to yourself I've got friends in Brisbane! __________________ aka Bonnie '97 Moto Guzzi 1100 Sporti Photos

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CatchMeIfYouCan Downunder Newbie BTK Beginner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Qld - [Brisbane], Australia Posts: 113	Thanks Svetka hiyas Svetlana - Ray of Sunshine Thanks for the g'day. If you're over the Aussie site, I'm there as AlligatorCastrator and said a g'day there under the post about your bike. Good to be here and if I thought I had some reading to do on the Aussie pages, well, there's a year or more worth to get through here. Scrolling through the pages here, noticed your post RE: riding partner. Congrats to you both. Although we're not together now, many years ago my girlfriend used to sometimes ride my ex race bike. At that time it had become an almost superbike for the street. We used to share it as her bike was mainly for little trips to the shop etc. Plus, she too loved the incredible feeling of being on that jigger. The local cops knew me well, were sort of always after me for things which of course I didn't do! Well, not often anyways... Most times, anyone who was on a GSXR750 with some wild tuning, doing something wrong, they blamed me.. Plus - on the rare times it was me - they never could get close enough to catch me.. But this one day, a young rookie decided he was going to nail the racer.. So he radios in, gets the trap set, 5 cop cars, all ready to pounce on me once he was ready to "get me". Anyway, long story short, all is set, he calls them in. Lights sirens, action, he whips out onto the wrong side of the road, speeds down and almost cuts me off, the other cars decend at the intersection where they had planned it for. Lights and sirens etc abound, guns drawn, "Off the bike", he yells.. However it was not I - but my lovely lady, who hops off the bike, lifts her helmet, her long hair blowing in the breeze, wearing a smile almost a mile wide as nearly a dozen cops look at the young rookie cop - who now has some explaining to do about the lies he told to get the trap set. Lies which are about to be proven very, very false.. He had called in saying he was in a silent pursuit, had positive ID on me, the race bike rider, doing crazy things etc. ALL of it was a lie and now, well, things weren't looking too good for him The moral of the story? If you are going to lie, make certain it is a good one and not a bust like this cop's lies.. If you are going to go fast and do crazy things, it is best to do it on the track.. If you are going to do crazy things on the road, sometimes things don't go as you planned and someone could really get hurt - luckily this time it was only the Cop's pride and reputation.. It could easily have been that crazy cop going overboard and running my dear girly off the road - thinking he was getting me... And finally, Svetka - if your partner does begin to do wheelies and other things on his bike, be wary when you borrow the keys Anyways, that's it for my thanking everyone for their warm welcome and is the end of my rant.. Time to think about breaky and taking the bike out for a a little sing and a dance. Cheers all. Tod. __________________ When I was young, I used to race - now I try to ride at a more leisurely pace.

04-14-2007	#2198 (permalink)
shalubee classic rock junkie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: meridian, ms. Posts: 12	new guy Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and not very good at getting around on the site yet but getting better. lots of good info. being posted everyday. I bought an 06 Vulcan 900 last Sep. I only have about 1100 miles on it so far. plan on riding more now that the weather is getting right again. This being my first bike I not too sure what to expect out of it. I'm 6' 3" 220 and feel like I might need a bigger bike but want to get alot of learning and experience on the 900 before I move up. I noticed that in a motorcycle magazine artical that the first upgrade should be a better saddle and sealed wheels for tubeless tires. Any recomendations on the wheels and tires would be greatly appreciated. I have ordered a mustang seat with the driver back rest, cobra mini sissy bar and cobra luggage rack. Thanks.