03v650luvnit Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I recently purchased a v-star650 custom 2003, joining a club/forum is always a great way to get info on bike and research troubles, if any. I see alot of posts from the UK, is this site originated in the UK? or have i missed something in my settings. Enjoy reading all the posts and wish everybody well. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadog Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I recently purchased a v-star650 custom 2003, joining a club/forum is always a great way to get info on bike and research troubles, if any. I see alot of posts from the UK, is this site originated in the UK? or have i missed something in my settings. Welcome to the club. Certainly plenty to browse through. I think it's a UK originated club but it doesn't really matter. Where are you from 03v? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03v650luvnit Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 i guess i should fill in some type of profile. don't remember if they had one. Anyway, i'm in wonderful, sometimes pitiful, New England, east coast, Massachusetts, 40 miles west of Boston. 51 yrs young, Don't have alot of riding experience, but not riding for transportation, pleasure rides mostly. My approach to the activity was with safety first. I took a riding safety course thats offered/recommended here and after you pass it includes the motorcycle drivers li and a 10% reduction in insurance rates. So far i've done pretty good, i'm told. also feel pretty confident in my riding. There are some areas that i practice because i'm not happy with my operation. slow cornering and some traffic situations. I think the bike and how easy to drive it is helping. Before this spent most of my free time/money, fishing. Mostly salt water and new york state for salmon. Big fish only please, i hope anyway. I wa in the process of upgrading my boat to something that i could overnight in. Got tired of trailering 100 miles to fish for a day. In the process of loking for boats, it actually has been happening for a few yrs now, the price of gas was approaching 3$ a gal., almost double, a weekend fishing could easily use 100 gal. Now it wasn't becoming so easy to go fishing EVERY weekend. Friends were unwilling/unable to help out EVERY wekend, i couldnt carry my guests tab all the time. Long story made short...was priced out of another sport. i didn't want a boat that i used 5x a yr. I loved fishing and wanted to do it all the time i wasn't working. Wasn't going to work the way i wanted so had to look for another hobby. A few friends ride and i've always wanted to and discussed it quit often at the bar.sure glad i didn't do it when i was on that side of the bar. Wouldn't of lasted long. Now that they don't save my stool anymore and needing something to get the adrenaline moving on my free time, i got the bike. BEST THING I COULD OF SPENT MY MONEY ON. I'm having a ball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 glad to hear your enjoying your bike. i came back to biking after 25yrs decided to do up a honda cd 175 to give my son an intrest but i got hooked my self, i also go fly fishing here in scotland for mostly rainbow trout been doing this for the last 5yrs but all friend are sort of drifting out of the fishing now so i've got an xj900f (1992 model) and going to start a bit of touring and fishing hopefully. i wish our petrol was as cheap as your i pay 97p a ltr (thats about £4.41 per uk gal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Just thought I'd add my bit. Cost of fuel this side of the pond is about $ 9.90c for a UK gallon which is about 1.2 USG. Do you feel hard done by? I would recommend a solar powered fishing boat as this is more green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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