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Title: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Dick B "Yewie" on January 31, 2012, 08:32:03 PM: Greetings all,
I have been on and off this site (and its various predecessors) for over 18 months now and have posted introductory profiles on at least two occassions in the past but, as I am a blank on our new you-beaut site (great work team!) I though I would fill in the blank and re-introduce myself. I am a late starter to biking having secured my bike license just 10 years ago when I was 57 (I don't need to do the sums). My first bike was a Kwakka 250 Super Sherpa (still got it and still love riding it). After a couple of years of commuting and bush bashing I got a hankering for a road bike and bought a 2000 model Bonneville which I also loved. When I retired from my 47 year stint at the same company they asked what I wanted so I said, a pair of leather panniers and a gel "King and Queen" seat for the Bonnie.(Which they duly presented me with :thumbs After gradually coaxing my wife with short picnic and restaurant runs I got her to do a seven day trip on the back of the Bonnie. Luckily, she loved it so we did a few more tours on the Bonnie racking up 15k together over a couple of years. Although we loved the Bonnie, it just didn't cut it when you wanted to get out and around something in a hurry so we started looking around and stumbled on a one owner 2008 Model ST1300A with just 10k on the clock. Done deal and bye bye Bonnie >:( That was just over 18 months ago now and we have racked up over 20k together on the ST and are heading off again for a three week run down through Tassie in a few days. In between this we also did one of those tour type rides in Italy on a BMWGS650 spending 7 days exploring Tuscany. We are both coming to the AGM in April and look forward to meeting some of the other members of this great group.
Cheers
Dick (and Ros) B
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Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Brock on January 31, 2012, 08:37:26 PM: Welcome again (or back) I'm sure you will get the hang of pictures.
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Streak on January 31, 2012, 09:29:24 PM: welcome mate,

we are looking forward to reading your ride report when you get home and seeing all the photo's! have you got your ozstoc shirt yet? sound like if you have been here 18 months you had better get one!
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Dick B "Yewie" on January 31, 2012, 09:33:55 PM: Thanks Streak,
Already have a shirt, patches and a mug! :)
Cheers
Dick B
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Streak on January 31, 2012, 09:36:15 PM: excellent!
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Shiney on January 31, 2012, 10:11:46 PM: Greetings Dick B and welcome back to the site :hatwave

It sounds like you’re making up for the years you didn’t ride without wasting any time :grin and have found the best bike out there to do it on :thumb

Have a awesome time on your Tassie run :runyay I look forward to reading all about it :thumbs
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Diesel on January 31, 2012, 11:08:30 PM: Nice to re-acquaint Dick.

Thanks for the kind words and your great intro. I'll certainly have a beer with you at the Nat Meet in April. :beer

Good to see you two out there enjoying yourselves and totally NOT acting your age! Well done! :thumbsup

Cheers, Diesel
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: tj189 on February 01, 2012, 05:27:55 AM: Welcome back :thumbs Hmmmm, I think he is acting his age :thumbs
Title: Re: An old "Newbie"
Post by: Poppy Dave on February 01, 2012, 12:17:10 PM: Welcome Dick (and Ros),

Act however you want. Age is only numbers anyway.

Have fun.

Dave :wht13