Posted March 5, 201114 yr 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.
March 5, 201114 yr Moderator to the YOC Mike great intro, you sound like the a chap who would want to join us at Squires in september!
March 5, 201114 yr Moderator 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
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