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Offline sm

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Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« on: April 23, 2018, 18:59:32 »
G'day All,
Another one from Shropshire here. Old fart, owned all sorts of bikes since I started riding in the late 70's, but not been riding much for last 15 years. Bought a 2017 wee a few months ago because I wanted something that just worked every day, and would take me touring without having to carry a truck load of spares. I'm just getting it run in and have to say it's an impressive ride. Far too many wires and connectors and pipes for my liking, but I guess that's the way modern bikes are. This forum is full of good information, hopefully I'll get an opportunity to add something that helps someone out.
SM

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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2018, 19:03:28 »
Hi SM and  :welcome:
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2018, 19:19:32 »
Hello , and welcome to V-strom uk  :welcome2: :thumb:
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2018, 19:22:14 »
 :welcome: :thumb:

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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2018, 19:26:25 »
Hi and  :welcome:
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2018, 19:31:27 »
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2018, 19:39:46 »
 :welcome2: from another old fart. As an aside, there's a quasi-official Old Farts' Association here in Plymouth. Meets, and farts about, at Jennycliff every Tuesday morning and afterwards farts about some more at GT Motorcycles.
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2018, 19:53:18 »
 :welcome:
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2018, 20:57:44 »
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« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2018, 21:34:31 »
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2018, 23:51:54 »
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2018, 08:09:55 »
Hello and  :welcome:
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Re: Must be in the water - another newbie in Shropshire
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2018, 22:51:04 »
Hello and  :welcome2:
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