My name is Trevor and have a good wife, Margie.
Been riding a long time with a break due to funnelling money into a family, as we do.
Got my bike licence in 1970 back in the days when, in my case, you walked into the police station, give them your paper licence (car), told to go for a ride and come back in 10 minutes. Got back, was handed the freshly typed licence, told me that as I did return in one piece, I could ride a bike. As I turned to leave, in a stern voice, the police officer said, there are road rules there for a reason, to keep you alive. Please observe them and good riding. How things have changed.
One thing that I was advised to do was start small, started with a Honda CL 90 and progressed through various 4 and 2 strokes, mainly work commuting. Ended up with a Honda CB 750 K1 when family commitments meant a break from riding resulting in, sadly, the sale of this bike.
After participating in a wide range of other activities outside of motorcycles, the genes or whatever, in the blood resurfaced. The first was a Honda Hornet, no I am not a racer but do like a nimble bike. However, for the touring riding (2 up), that we were participating in, it was not appropriate. Did some research and settled on a new 2008 ST. Haven’t looked back. Since then, I have also acquired a Honda CB750 F. It is nimble enough to fill the other gap.
I have been a keen participant in the STONWERS forum for some time as there is a wealth of experience and support. Recently I saw the link to the AUS site so here I am. Our rides tend to be touring by nature with overnights stops in reasonable accommodation. However our trips do not fall into the Far Riders category.
