mikejay Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 hi members i am what you call an older biker not that i think i'm old i have owned bikes from 50cc to 1200cc but never done long distance touring my longest trip has been 400 miles from nottingham england to aberdeen scotland. my last four bikes have been yamaha - 750 tenere which i did the trip on nice bike but numbed my hands through vibration allmost a buzzing through the handlebars-a fj1200 which i also did the trip on i enjoyed them both. a tdr250 speed machine that i love to rev but siezd up on one clyinder twice due to water in the petrol tank causing it to starve one clyinder of petrol- i still have the bike. my latest is a xt660r nice looking bike that i have a few niggles with but i have only done 1500 miles in all weather so still getting use to it one thing i have learned decals on metal stick better than on plastic as when i washed it in cold weather with cold water the decals came off but when dried were sitcky again.look forward to reading your views on your bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted March 5, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 5, 2011 to the YOC Mike great intro, you sound like the a chap who would want to join us at Squires in september! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted March 5, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 5, 2011 Welcome in mike, always good to see a proper intro, love your 'tools of choice', weve got fans of all your bikes on here, myself I fancy the TDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted March 5, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 5, 2011 Hi. A good mix of bikes there! Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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