Hello everyone. Thanks for allowing me in. I am picking up my brand new V-Strom 1000 GT in 3 days time and can't wait to get her home via the roads of Snowdonia. I live on the Isle of Anglesey off the North Wales coast. A beautiful place to live, with Snowdonia just across the bridges of the Menai Straits, and all the wonderful rides the National Park holds. Anglesey is also home to a fantastic race track that is busy throughout the calendar. My other bike is a Triumph Speed Triple t509 which I shall continue to use for commuting and track days, but my V-Strom will be for touring. I'm deliberately avoiding the weather forecast fro Friday as I don't want to know if it'll be wet, but I ride in all weathers other than ice and snow. I'm also a volunteer Blood Bike rider. That'll do for an intro, I hope.