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03-05-2016, 05:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Farnborough
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 185
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Well hi
Nice board; signed up because I just bought a 2000 M900ie Dark - it's a hoot!
Not ridden a bike since 1986. The whole "you never forget" thing is kind of true, but it doesn't mean it feels natural... Mostly just pootling around gently and getting used to the controls. Because it's not like old bikes - a big handful of twin Brembos probably isn't going to work out well... http://s665.photobucket.com/user/spu...nb9hh.jpg.html Cheers! Last edited by spuggy; 03-05-2016 at 05:48 PM.. Reason: Attach image of Monster goodness |
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03-05-2016, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: East London
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 9,736
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hello and welcome
take care out there, the roads have only got crazier since the 80s (hope that's not "too many negative waves") afraid the upload picture function is currently broken, you can stick them on photobucket etc. and link the image here using the little yellow mountain button above the compose/reply window |
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03-05-2016, 05:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Farnborough
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 185
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 Yeh, I think cars need more isolation from the environment - so it's easier to forget you're piloting 2 tons of metal around - and a few more electronic distractions myself. Not. Quote:
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03-05-2016, 06:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Bike: M1100evo
Posts: 231
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Welcome
Welcome Spuggy - I was where you are now 3 years ago in that I was a returning biker - best thing I did was find some refresher training - had a couple of one to one sessions with an ex Met Police Biker and joined in on the Met Police Bike Safe course, best thing I did for confidence and as a road craft refresher - enjoy the new bike it looks very tidy.
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03-05-2016, 06:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: East London
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 9,736
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03-05-2016, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: East London
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 9,736
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03-05-2016, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 5,983
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hello and welcome..Enjoy your new bike.
Nice neat and tidy Monster....Nice Yellow hoop too. (Have visual Monster puns taken over from wheelie bins?)
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03-05-2016, 07:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Dundee
Bike: M900ie
Posts: 299
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Hi there and welcome, I have one of those but it aint a dark no more, it's white. Great bikes.
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03-05-2016, 07:37 PM
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Silver Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lincoln
Bike: M1000ie
Posts: 594
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sweet work, welcome! i dont know if its just the angle but is your headlight really angled down?
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03-05-2016, 08:09 PM
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Fanactical volunteer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Kent
Bike: M900
Posts: 9,034
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Welcome. No wheelie bins. Tut tut.
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03-05-2016, 08:18 PM
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Upsetting normal people..
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Portreath
Bike: S2r
Posts: 833
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Hello and welcome
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Power is nothing without control... I have neither !
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03-05-2016, 08:18 PM
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Silver Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Farnborough
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 713
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Welcome to the forum from a fellow Farnborough Monster owner.
I second MerlinPV12's suggestion that you do a Bikesafe day with the police - best value I've spent on biking was a MetPolice Bikesafe day. See http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/ |
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