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Offline Pieter Huizinga

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Good evening to y'all!
« on: May 07, 2014, 06:39:46 PM »
Hi. A brief introduction. First of all, I am not an ST rider, but I happen to know quite a lot of them (how? that's another story).
I live in Rotterdam, Holland, unmarried, no kids, try to earn a living as an IT consultant. My 2nd profession is glamour photography (http://huizinga.eu) but that doesn't pay the bills.

I've had my m/c driving license since I was 18. At the time, I couldn't afford a car so I got me a Heinkel scooter. Later, I had a HD Liberator of WW2 vintage - which I totalled in heavy rain. My 2 wives never wanted me to ride so I had a 30 years break from m/c riding.

After divorcing my 2nd wife in 2002 I bought a BMW Cruiser. It's taken me through a large part of Europe but there's still a lot of places on my wish list (bucket list?).

I am privileged to attend most BritSToc events since 2005 or so. They put up with me as long as I ride at the tail. ;)

I'm also one of the admins of www.my-mc-phoenix.com, the follow-up of my-mc.com after STeinar discontinued that site.

Why did I register here? Because some of my good friends are regulars. Hope you're okay with that.

Want to know more? Just ask.
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2014, 06:43:11 PM »
A Sunny Hello  :runyay
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2014, 06:43:30 PM »
Welcome Pieter, from Western Australia (West Oz).

We welcome people from anywhere, and any bike.
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2014, 07:12:12 PM »
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yeah, G'day  :grin Pieter,, and welcome from down under mate. ++
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2014, 07:14:45 PM »
welcome mate, enjoy your time here on the forum  :beer
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2014, 07:21:21 PM »
Hi there Pieter  :Blow  Glad you made it across here along with some others.  I am supposedly partly running this show, so shows what sort of place it is  :eek and why I am a bit quiet at times over at my-mc. I am sure you will enjoy having a read of what is going on down here.
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2014, 07:44:15 PM »
Welcome to the forum and enjoy your time here  :thumbs
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2014, 08:15:28 PM »
Welcome On In  :clap
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2014, 08:29:50 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2014, 08:53:54 PM »
Welcome Pieter......enjoy your stay mate  :thumb
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2014, 09:58:10 PM »
 Hi Pieter and a Warm Welcome from the Wild West  :hatwave  :runyay
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2014, 12:00:33 AM »
G'day Pieter, welcome to the forum mate :hatwave
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2014, 05:12:56 AM »
G'day and welcome Pieter from the south coast of NSW, "New Holland".
Nice bike there (we call them BMTroubleU's for fun sometimes, however many are fine machines for sure).

Quote from: Pieter Huizinga on May 07, 2014, 06:39:46 PM<blockquote>Want to know more? Just ask.
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I notice your English is quite amazing for a Dutchman - how did that come about?
(BTW your name "Pieter" could easily be pronounced "Pie Eater" - here in OZ that is very special!)  :thumbs
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2014, 06:08:16 AM »
Welcome Pieter to OzSTOC from Toowoomba Queensland  :hatwave
Hope you enjoy the Forum  :thumbsup
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2014, 08:53:13 AM »

(BTW your name "Pieter" could easily be pronounced "Pie Eater" - here in OZ that is very special!)  :thumbs

We may very well have a nickname ready-made here!  You'll have to visit Oz Pieter and we'll see if you can live up to the name.  You might need to be briefed on Oz humour before you come...    :grin
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #15 on: May 08, 2014, 11:34:29 PM »
I notice your English is quite amazing for a Dutchman - how did that come about?
Why, thank you kindly sir! Actually most Dutch folks have a reasonable command of English. I put that down to television - it gets subtitled here, not dubbed. And English is mandatory in high school here. Also in my business (IT) the lingua franca is English. And I worked for GE. So I got lots of practice.
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(BTW your name "Pieter" could easily be pronounced "Pie Eater" - here in OZ that is very special!)  :thumbs
I'm afraid Peter Mallon beat you to that... The Dutch vowel "ie" is pronouced as the "e" in English (the "e" as "a"). Don't think about it too much, it was all done by design in order to intimidate the uninitiated.  :grin
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #16 on: May 08, 2014, 11:38:55 PM »
You'll have to visit Oz Pieter and we'll see if you can live up to the name.  You might need to be briefed on Oz humour before you come...    :grin
Oz and New Zealand are definitely on my bucket list!
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2014, 08:52:44 PM »
Hello Pieter, welcome to the forum.  ;-*



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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #18 on: May 14, 2014, 02:54:31 PM »
Hi Mate and welcome to the forum.
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2014, 06:49:40 PM »
Hi Pieter and Welcome to OzSOC.     :hatwave
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2014, 10:09:18 PM »
Good on ya mate, and welcome from right down under, in fact, just about as far under as one can go.......in Oz that is!! :grin
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« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2014, 10:13:51 PM »
Thanks again everyone for the overwhelming welcome!  :Blow
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #22 on: May 15, 2014, 08:06:10 AM »


Hi Pieter and Welcome to OzSOC.     :hatwave
What a gr8 idea Pete ozSTOC SOCks to match the cap, beanie and forthcoming jacket. All we need now is an OZscarf.
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Re: Good evening to y'all!
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2014, 09:04:45 PM »
Welcome to OZSTOC Pieter.  :hatwave  :hatwave

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