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Candles · « **on:** October 24, 2014, 07:17:40 AM »

Hi everyone, thought I'd introduce myself.
Currently living in Canberre ACT and working within Customs, however a life change is afoot and my wife Helen and I will be moving to the Sunshine Coast in 2016 once I have completed my studies.
We both love riding our ST1300 (2008 model with all the extras).
My nickname Candles is a story best told over an ale or two. But it involved a 2700 foot free fall with a broken parachute during some military in 1992.
I hope to meet you guys and share the passion for STs and motorcycle riding. In the near future.
Cheers
Candles

StinkyPete · « **Reply #1 on:** October 24, 2014, 07:30:16 AM »

Hi Candles and welcome to OzSTOC from SA.

I'm sure we will meet on the road, and I hope you can make it to our National Rally in Toowoomba in March 2015. Here's the link..... http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=6688.0
You will find plenty of fun, advice, rides and information here on our forum, and tell us about your bike and the "extras", since we all enjoy a good farkle.

johnnyYTED · « **Reply #2 on:** October 24, 2014, 08:26:27 AM »

Gday Candles welcome to OzSTOC , you will find a wealth of info here and a great bunch of people.
I moved away from the Sunny CoaST almoST 5 yrs ago, and get this. I was and STill am called Candles by some friends there. I ran a candle making business in Nambour ,Wickhead Candle Co, and had a STall at Eumundi Markets fo 12 yrs.. but your STory sounds different if it included parachutes. you could tell your STory at the National Rally next year in Toowoomba.

Shiney · « **Reply #3 on:** October 24, 2014, 08:54:54 AM »

G'day Candles, welcome to the forum

Wild Rose · « **Reply #4 on:** October 24, 2014, 09:11:30 AM »

Welcome Candles to OzSTOC from Toowoomba the home of the 2015 National Rally

Enjoy your ST1300

Enjoy the Forum

ST2UP · « **Reply #5 on:** October 24, 2014, 10:34:50 AM »

Welcome along Candles.....enjoy mate

Biggles · « **Reply #6 on:** October 24, 2014, 10:46:18 AM »

Great to have another Canberra member.
If you survived a "candled" parachute fall, falling off a motorcycle would be nothing. (Don't do it, just the same).

tj189 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 24, 2014, 11:20:15 AM »

Welcome Candles, enjoy your time on the forum

alans1100 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 24, 2014, 11:52:44 AM »

Hi Candles,

Another welcome from SA.....

Nigel · « **Reply #9 on:** October 24, 2014, 12:10:15 PM »

Hi Candles, and welcome aboard, from the southern states, lots of good people and info here....enjoy..

Wombat · « **Reply #10 on:** October 24, 2014, 01:49:25 PM »

welcome from Perth

RubenCan · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2014, 06:00:42 PM »

Welcome Candles to the passionate world of ST's and those that want to be ST's. What everyone else has said so I won't bore you, however, we do have an RTE (Ride To Eat) at Greenwell Point this Sunday that you might like to join. It's very informal, we ride singularly or in groups at our own pace, arrive at the location, catch up or meet up for the first time, check out our respective farkling with lots of oohs and aahs, then we get down to the serious business of stuffing our faces. Often we make plans for another ride sometime in the future whilst apologising to those that have such a short ride that barely get a chance to warm up their bikes.

Bye for now

Ruben

saaz · « **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2014, 06:18:54 PM »

Welcome Candles from Kaleen

There is a ride down the coast this Sunday so let us know if you are interested as I am just thinking about the route there (meet up at Robertson with some others) and the way back (back through Nowra, Nerriga and Tarago).

I think I will be staying put in Canberra for a while longer but who knows...

Candles · « **Reply #13 on:** October 24, 2014, 08:34:46 PM »

G'day everyone, wow

what a welcome, thank you all. I'm sure I'll enjoy the forum, already do, and meeting up when we can.
I just returned from A two day stop over in Bendigo fixing a mates Harley. He is almost coming over to an ST

I'll keep an eye out for rides with you guys, the format sounds great.

Cheers and have a great weekend

Candles

Gadget · « **Reply #14 on:** October 24, 2014, 09:03:20 PM »

G'day cobber Candles.

I hope that candlestick wasn't the one I witnessed at Bandiana in 1992 at a practice for the RAEME 50th Birthday?

I was walking between the mess and the boozer, looked up and saw the candlestick and froze with my heart in the mouth. There was palpable relief when I saw that one cut away and another chute deployed.

Anyway, there were a few close calls that week with an Iroquois Chopper running into the power line to the beacon at the top of the hill behind Bandiana.

Hope you can make it to Toowoomba in March.

Sicman · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2014, 07:54:49 PM »

Welcome On In Candles

Candles · « **Reply #16 on:** October 27, 2014, 10:04:41 PM »

Cheers Tony, how far west NSW are you?

Kev Murphy · « **Reply #17 on:** October 28, 2014, 07:17:27 PM »

I never had a chute candle, but rushing into an aircraft one time, I hit the doorway fairly hard with my back pack, and bent one pin on the ripcord.
As a consequence, it was impossible to deploy the main, even with a double handled pull, so I had to use the reserve.
Friends on the ground said they could hear my abusive language in freefall.

Apparently I got quite vocal.

Candles · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2014, 08:29:35 PM »

Hi Kev, it's nice to read your safe and well after that experience with the chute fail. It's quite an experience when something goes wrong and your options are limited

I stay mostly on the ground now with a pair of dunlops. So much more control

Sicman · « **Reply #19 on:** October 28, 2014, 08:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Candles on October 27, 2014, 10:04:41 PM

Cheers Tony, how far west NSW are you?

West Wyalong

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