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Offline chalks

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1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« on: March 28, 2015, 15:50:19 »
Hello! I joined the forum today and am getting an 06 DL1000 dropped off next week.
I haven't ridden a V-strom yet but looking forward to kicking it's ribs in.

No doubt I'll have a shed load of questions for you guru's so I hope you take it easy on me. :text-imnewhere:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2015, 15:51:19 »
Hello Chalks and  :welcome:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2015, 16:18:22 »
Hi chalks, welcome to the forum! :)
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2015, 16:36:25 »
:welcome:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2015, 16:44:09 »
:welcome:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2015, 18:35:41 »
Hi Chalks and  :welcome2:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2015, 19:15:56 »
Thanks for the warm welcome chaps. I've been mooching through some very interesting old posts for tips and pointers.

I've had a various big V's over the years, 3 Tuonos, a 1700 Warrior and I still have a Firestorm, so I know what to expect from the V Strom but looking forward to a bit of comfort and less grief of the GF.

I'm planning a jaunt over the Stang Forest, Tan Hill, Buttertubs and Devils Bridge to get to grips with it over Easter. It'll be good to be able to still walk when I get off after 100 miles.
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2015, 23:42:03 »
Welcome to the nuthouse chalks, Scotland tour in April, get Your name doon  :thumb:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2015, 00:29:22 »
:welcome:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2015, 15:12:35 »
:welcome:  chalks, from aboot 100 yards over the state line in gateshead! :)
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Offline chalks

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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2015, 19:42:16 »
Gatesheed! A mere clemmy throw :ty:

The Scotland trip sounds good but I was there yesterday, it was so cold I had to snap my p1ss off, may be in June when the big thaw begins.
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2015, 10:26:04 »
:)  always good to se the owld pitmatic in use!
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2015, 14:41:20 »
:welcome:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2015, 23:39:41 »
Hi &  :welcome2:
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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2015, 23:45:33 »
:welcome:

Ooooooh! a Firestorm! I had one of those for a short while last year. :auto-dirtbike:
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Offline chalks

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Re: 1st post. Hello for Co. Durham
« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2015, 18:55:09 »
The bike arrived today from a Honda dealer in Manchester,  :text-datsphatyo:   :text-datsphatyo:  

FILTHY, I wish my GF was as mucky. If I knew it was going to be delivered in this state I would have rode my part ex bike over a ploughed field before they picked it up.

Also panniers gouged to F*+K.

Very poor show! Anyhow,

First ride and impressions are good, but I'm a bit concerned about the silicon tits brakes, the initial squeeze everything feels OK but the more pressure applied I soon realised it was going out of shape sharpish and it dives more than Tom Daily.

Shopping list:

Underpants,
Fork brace,
Good pads,
Brake hose kit,
Fork springs.
 :fix:
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