inpar Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 By "ish " I meant 57 .... Hello to all and each . I'm returning to the world of biking after a lull of about oooooh 30 odd years or so . I used to commute from Swansea to Bristol daily on a Pan European, wonderfull ! I recently underwent a life changing experience .. renal failure ! ... I came out of that and thought " sod it !, life is short, I'm gonna have some fun and enjoy myself " Foolishly I thought I was still 30 odd years old and bought myself a Pan ! Wrong decision , lovely as it was I had to admit it was too much bike for me, I no longer had the physical or mental ability to handle one of these ... so I bought it on a Friday, and sold it on the Sunday. I'm now the proud owner of an xvs 650 dragstar, 97 , 15,200 ish miles ... black and shiney and beautifull. What a lovely shape these bike are !. I had confidence on this bike immediately, centre of gravity etc etc, so when I eventually convince my wife to " come along " It'll all be ok ... hmmmm I'll be back soon and look out for rides and chat etc.. keep smiling. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hi Dave, Welcome to the YOC mate, glad your ok now and back in the saddle so to speak, hope you enjoy you stay with us as it's always nice to meet new folks, lot's of good guys and girls on here and a few owners of the XVS I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted May 21, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hi and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted May 21, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2014 Greetings Dave, nice intro but hurry up man get some miles in quick like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hi dave , great intro , enjoy the summer,, on the draggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obriens65 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewElvisFan Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hi and welcome! That's not old - you've not got your bus pass yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inpar Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thank you all for the warm welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hi The 650 Draggy is a good choice as you have found, I am not far off reaching your age and too find the Draggy easy to handle and the wife enjoys going on the back although she did insist on a sissy bar/backrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toutsuite Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Hey there and welcome inpar! Ride the hell out of 'er! And post some piccies in the gallery when you get the chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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