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Welcome - Getting started & FAQs - Read Here First... => Introduce Yourself & Your Bike => Topic started by: Baz48 on January 16, 2013, 08:50:35 PM

Title: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Baz48 on January 16, 2013, 08:50:35 PM: Hi
I'm Barry from Tweed Heads and have recently joined the OzStoc group. My ST1300A is a 2004 model which I bought almost 5 years ago with 6,000km on the clock.

Originally from NZ I also own a '73 BMW R75/5 (266,000km) and an '89 Honda NX 650. both of which I brought with me from NZ in 2005. I bought the BMW new and collected it in Munich, Germany and used it for travel in Europe, Scandanavia, and the UK before returning to NZ These 2 bikes are my daily commuters and I keep the ST1300 "for best". The ST1300 is a fantastic bike and a very different touring machine from my old BMW - thank goodness for new technology! The BMW is still is a great reliable bike which is cheap to own and run but is now showing its age when compared to the ST.

My ST is currently in the shop with the dreaded and seemingly common knock sensor issue waiting to be resolved (see my post in "knock sensors" or "Wanted") and after almost 2 months I'm hoping it won't be too long before I can ride it again!

Intending to stop working this year I'm looking forward to lots of long rides on the ST1300 interspersed with house renovations and holidays in our motorhome.

The forums are a great way to keep in touch and seek advice - I've been a member of the ST Owners Forum in the USA for some time and now look forward to digesting many of the posts here at OzStoc

Cheers
Barry
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Streak on January 16, 2013, 09:03:44 PM: Hello Barry and welcome :thumb

I hope your bike issue is resolved soon!

We are all heading to Esk for coffee on Saturday morning if you wanted to drive down and meet a few of the faces.

The brains trust here is very good, and never short of advice!

Cheers

Streak (Graham)
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: StinkyPete on January 16, 2013, 09:19:19 PM: Hi Barry and welcome to OzSTOC. I sure hope you get the sensor problem sorted soon.
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Mitch on January 16, 2013, 09:45:10 PM: Hi Barry and a Warm Welcome from the Wild West :hatwave :runyay
:grin :blk13 :grin
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Wild Rose on January 17, 2013, 06:25:52 AM: Hi Barry
Welcome to the forum from Toowoomba up on the hill
:hatwave :hatwave :hatwave

Leo :beer
:rd13
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: ST2UP on January 17, 2013, 07:13:28 AM: Welcome Barry......another NSW member (just).......Woo Hoo !!!!!

still be awhile before we can take a shot at the STate of origin.......

cheers

Chris
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: tj189 on January 17, 2013, 07:22:56 AM: Welcome Barry, enjoy your time on the forum :beer
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Shiney on January 17, 2013, 08:03:36 PM: G'day Barry, welcome to the forum :hatwave

I hope you get the beaST back on the road soon :runyay
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: gaz on February 04, 2013, 01:18:18 AM: Hello and welcome to the forum
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Diesel on March 26, 2013, 10:03:47 AM: Hi Baz and welcome aboard - hope you've been out on her plenty of times now (as opposed to her sitting in the bike shop!)

Candy '04 - :think1 ..... this man KNOWS WHAT MOTORBIKE RIDING IS ALL ABOUT! :rockon :runyay :wink1

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers, Diesel
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Baz48 on March 26, 2013, 08:38:33 PM: Thanks to everyone for your warm welcome to the group. Hope to see some of you at the Biloela event in July.

Thankfully I have my ST at home again now after a lengthy stint in the shop with the dreaded knock sensor issue. If anyone is interested in how the problem was resolved I have posted the outcome in the "Knock Sensor" thread within the Forum.

Regards

Baz48
Title: Re: Newbie in Tweed Heads
Post by: Sicman on March 26, 2013, 09:12:26 PM: Welcome on in Baz

:slvr13