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Welcome - Getting started & FAQs - Read Here First... => Introduce Yourself & Your Bike => Topic started by: Pezzz on August 21, 2013, 09:28:59 AM
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Good morning all.
Firstly I have to say what a great forum you have here. I have loved the STs since the mid 1990s and recently was told of one going in my price range. After some googling I came across your forum and the info from it has solidified my choice and I am picking one up this afternoon.
Have ridden a few different bikes over the past 20years with my current one being a 2007 VL800 Boulevard. Enjoyed that for last 6years but find the wind pressure of the sit up cruiser annoying at high speeds on long rides.
Took the St for a quick blat up the Tonkin Hwy and was amazed by the steadiness and general feel.
My only problem is that I am a bit of a STump but so I need to find someone to shave the seat.
Looking forward to contributing on here as the new technology few years go by.
By the way, if anyone is interested I found d an absolute bargain ST that was just a fraction out of my price zone. Bike has done 50000k in mint condition selling for 6k. This is the bike that started me looking for these again but mate had said price was a fair bit less. The joy of 3rd hand information. Anyway, 9morehours until I pick up my new STeed.
Pezzz
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Great to hear the Forum helped your decision. You'll find it's a goldmine when you need to do anything on the bike, or need to meet up with some like-minded dudes and dudettes. :thumb
I guess you won't get much for a used Boulevard. Never mind, we learn from our mistakes. :whistle
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Welcome mate from Victoria, as Biggles said there is a bunch of info on here and alot of knowledgeable people to help out
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Thanks guys,
Only 8.5 hours to go now :-) ....
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Hi Pezzz and a Warm Welcome from Lakelands :hatwave :runyay
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Welcome Pezzz to OzSToc many good fun times ahead and hope you can join us on our RTE's
Pockey. :grin
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Welcome from Gosnells :hatwave I have heard there may be another RTE in York soon so join in. Camping is also planned for October so you might see another side to the members.
Love ewes all. :grin
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white has the power
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Welcome Pezzz from Sunny and Cold Toowoomba, :beer :beer Queensland
We must have about every ST in WA signed up now, there has been a big influx of membership from WA
Enjoy the Bike :thumb Enjoy the Forum :thumbs
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Welcome Pezzz......enjoy :beer
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Welcome Pezzz to OZSTOC from the mandurah area. :hatwave :hatwave
white is the best colour
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Hi Pezzz, a warm welcome from the souther suburbs. ... hope to meet soon on a ride!
Cheers, Rob.
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Welcome On In Pezzz :clap
Cheers
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Welcome Pezzz, enjoy your ST, we all do :runyay
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Hi Pezzz, welcome to the forum. Enjoy. :hatwave
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welcome Pezzz, yep, 'tis a great forum and excellent support from other STer's :beer
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G'day Pezzz, welcome to the forum :hatwave
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A big welcome from York.
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G'day Pezzz, welcome to the forum :hatwave
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Welcome Pezzz from sunny, windy, cold, raining and every other weather type Melbourne.
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Welcome Pezzz, from South Aussie, by now you would of picked up the new baby.
I bet you have a smile from ear to ear.
I'm sure you will have lots of fun in the forums
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Ended up being delayed by a day :|||| :|||| :||||
So i am picking her up today.. :thumbs
Timer has been reset ..... 8 hours to go again ...
Wild Rose, i know all about the weather in Toowoomba ... i used to live there.... probably delivered pizzas to you about 20 years ago .... lol ....
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Winston66, Northampton.
Welcome to the (funny farm) you will enjoy it here, we are a great bunch. So everyone says. Dont be shy and if you want to know anything (bike related ,that is) dont hesitate to ask.
Cheers ,Winston 66 ,Northampton, WA,
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Welcome from Far North Queensland... :hatwave
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Hi Pezzz - hope you've been out on the STeed regularly.
Thanks for a great intro and welcome to the forum. :thumbs
Cheers, Diesel
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Spent all last weekend on it and then it has rained every day here since ....
Listening to the rain right now outside an it is Friday night !!!!! :|||| :|||| :||||
Still got out for an hour or so yesterday when i picked her up again from the shop.
Steering lock wouldn't work and pass light didn't work.
Steering lock was apparently the key and it seems the coppers cut the pass light to go to something else so a quick rewire and all is well again :-)
Just trying to work out now how to rekey the panniers to the bike key.
Will post some pics when the rain dies and i get out again :grin
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Spent all last weekend on it and then it has rained every day here since ....
Listening to the rain right now outside an it is Friday night !!!!! :|||| :|||| :||||
Still got out for an hour or so yesterday when i picked her up again from the shop.
Steering lock wouldn't work and pass light didn't work.
Steering lock was apparently the key and it seems the coppers cut the pass light to go to something else so a quick rewire and all is well again :-)
Just trying to work out now how to rekey the panniers to the bike key.
Will post some pics when the rain dies and i get out again :grin
First of all, Welcome!!!!
Secondly, to extend your riding time, get some good wet weather gear (Jacket that goes below the waist. wet weather over-pants, gloves and REALLY GOOD tyres.
I run Michelin Pilot Road 3's on my ST1300 and ride all year round to and from work. The PR3's are great wet or dry. :grin
Even though I'm in 'Sunny' Brisvegas, it has been one of the wettest years for number of wet days. and I've never once felt compromised.
I had a brand new set fitted on a very wet day and at the lights in front of the shop, the bike lifted the front wheel on take off over the white line. Not even a twitch.
Cheers,
Gary
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Thanks Gary, I have most of the gear anyway as I have been riding for over 20 years now and bike came with new Metzler tyres :thumbs I got a jacket made last time in Bali and the only thing i forgot to get done was tell him to cut low around waist ... oh well.. something to go back for ... :rofl :rofl
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Got some piccies .... :grin ... think i have worked out photobucket now .... :CB--
This one was at Lake Leschenaultia
(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac9/pezzz74/IMG_20130908_121754_zpsf48f5d17.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/pezzz74/media/IMG_20130908_121754_zpsf48f5d17.jpg.html)
And this was a little further down the road at York ...
(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac9/pezzz74/IMG_20130908_130454_zpsb0c3719c.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/pezzz74/media/IMG_20130908_130454_zpsb0c3719c.jpg.html)
The Givi box is missing it's reflector as it is being painted to match the rest of the two tone on the bike... :thumbs
Not a bad first run out of the city...
Farkles next .... hahahah
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Here she was in the shop
(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac9/pezzz74/IMG_20130819_144605_zps27aacac8.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/pezzz74/media/IMG_20130819_144605_zps27aacac8.jpg.html)
And then on my driveway when I got her home..
(http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac9/pezzz74/IMG_20130822_162430_zps97795ed5.jpg) (http://s880.photobucket.com/user/pezzz74/media/IMG_20130822_162430_zps97795ed5.jpg.html)
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yadda yadda yadda...that's a nice looking bike... but forget that, I'm more interested in your solar panels.... (mine are getting installed in a few weeks) so what sized system do you have?
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yadda yadda yadda...that's a nice looking bike... but forget that, I'm more interested in your solar panels.... (mine are getting installed in a few weeks) so what sized system do you have?
Had then on for about 4 years now..... only 3KW system with 2KW of panels .... until i moved business back home I hadn't had a power bill for 12 months....
Now back up to around $200 bi monthly..... :'(
Most of the time in full sun they hum along around 1.7KW ..
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oh nice
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As i said... it was... might have to look at upgrading system ....
Running full Exchange server, plus 12TB storage server for customer server backups, plus Plex Server, as well as work machines and Asterisk PBX server kinda upped the power bill.
:'( :'( :'(
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well you win...
Only have a 24/7 HTPC and another 24/7 PC for all my illegal torrents and usenet
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Have virtualized a couple of servers so down to only 3 physical server boxes now so that helps.... My PC is a laptop so low power draw there and PBX is running on old Atom based SFF box so very low power draw there. Just the VM host and Exchange servers that kill me ....
Can't have your :Cake2 and eat it too ... and saving a hell of a lot more $ having business here rather than paying rent...
More $$ to spend on :wht11
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Correct... if only we were getting the Labor NBN...sigh
What do you do BTW?
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Computer Tech ... Own small company here in Perth.. We used to travel all around WA, SA and NT setting up interactive whiteboards in schools... got sick of that after a couple of years so I suggested to the boys (had 7 staff) to look elsewhere for jobs and once they had new jobs cut it back to just me and 1 other. Back to basics. Computers, Phone Systems, Data / Phone cabling.
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Oh nice....you sound like you have it all planned out.
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Much less stress .... hopefully will slow the grey ... lol .....
Speaking of work though I should go and do some....
Have a great day.
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back on topic :thumb welcome Pezzz, nice ST,, may the traffic ahead part for you when they see you coming,,, enjoy the forum,,
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Welcome from Emerald central Queensland,nice to see your cage is a colour match to your new wheels
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Woot !!! Just noticed i am a full member now .... :-)
Yay to be me !!! :hatwave :hatwave :runyay :runyay
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All those pleasant welcomes and new contacts are great.
But backtracking a bit to the comment abt shaving the seat.
Read the manual if the bike has one and you'll find the seat is adjustable.
When it's on the lowest setting you'll have more idea of how much to trim.
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All those pleasant welcomes and new contacts are great.
But backtracking a bit to the comment abt shaving the seat.
Read the manual if the bike has one and you'll find the seat is adjustable.
When it's on the lowest setting you'll have more idea of how much to trim.
Hi Ian,
Thanks for the tip. Only problem is i have a Corbin seat that was fitted to the bike when i got it and i think only the 1300s had the adjustable seat.
Mine is ex police 1100 so originally it had a single seat i guess and the box for the farkle controllers ....
Thanks again and great to hear from you.
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A belated welcome from Gosnells. Hear you met with Yorkie and a few of the crew. Great bunch. May see you in Bremer or on the road but always remember white is best :grin
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