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Title: hello
Post by: hondamichael on February 09, 2007, 04:54:47 PM: just want to say hello i`m a german who lives since 2003 in
littlehampton west sussex and ride a honda cbf 250
here a pic from me and my bike :http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/572723/
picture was taken last spring on my trip to germany ,france
Title: Re: hello
Post by: squirrelciv on February 09, 2007, 05:00:40 PM: Hi matey and welcome. Think something's gone wrong with your picture though :-(
Title: Does this work?
Post by: GC on February 09, 2007, 05:18:09 PM: (http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2006/04/25/bikepics-572723-800.jpg)
Title: Re: hello
Post by: hondamichael on February 09, 2007, 08:01:58 PM: yes thats me and my cbf250
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest18 on February 09, 2007, 08:59:24 PM: Hallo Michael!

Welcome to the forum (and club?) I guess you'll be the interpreter for the next Elefantentreffen then ;)
How do you like the UK? Oh and whereabouts in Germany are you from (just nosey me :) )

Tschus,
Smudge
Title: Re: hello
Post by: Richard 003 on February 09, 2007, 10:13:51 PM: Quote from: hondamichael on February 09, 2007, 04:54:47 PM
just want to say hello i`m a german who lives since 2003 in
littlehampton west sussex and ride a honda cbf 250
here a pic from me and my bike :http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/572723/
picture was taken last spring on my trip to germany ,france

Hello Micahel, welcome. Looks like a nice bike.
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest27 on February 10, 2007, 12:04:38 AM: Willkommen. That is it as far as my Deutsch goes. Glad you found us.

R
Title: Re: hello
Post by: Steve Lake on February 12, 2007, 10:37:03 AM: Guter tag mein freund......and thats my lot i'm afraid!

welcome to the forum/club......I can tell you're in the right place.......you have at least one unfinished project in the background :-)

oh......remembered one more.....donnern und beluchtung..........more a reflection on the weather at the moment!

pip pip
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest18 on February 12, 2007, 01:29:59 PM: Oh Lordy Steve :o A Frenchman once said to a friend "Please, speak English, you are killing my language.." ;)
and the pedant in me just can't help but pick up the spelling!!
"Guten" maybe?
Oh and Thunder and lightning iirc would be "Donner und blitzen"... now I'd better just hope I got it right! :o
Did I mention I'd found out the origin of my surname last year....?

Quote from: SteveL on February 12, 2007, 10:37:03 AM
Guter tag mein freund......and thats my lot i'm afraid!

welcome to the forum/club......I can tell you're in the right place.......you have at least one unfinished project in the background :-)

oh......remembered one more.....donnern und beluchtung..........more a reflection on the weather at the moment!

pip pip
Title: Re: hello
Post by: Andy M on February 12, 2007, 02:14:01 PM: Hello Michael,

Welcome to the group.

I aren't going to even attempt any German. One of the last times I tried the guy I was talking to immediately asked which part of Switzerland I was from. Seems German with a Yorkshire accent is prone to cause confusion. That or my German is better than I think (which I doubt).

Andy
Title: Re: hello
Post by: hondamichael on February 13, 2007, 04:02:52 PM: yes i joined the club , and yes i like england , nice mild winters , not a lot rain , perfect country roads ...
other question are there any club meeting points ?
Title: Re: hello
Post by: beeman on February 14, 2007, 11:04:37 PM: Depends where you live. The "Yorkshire branch" try to meet occasionally but this ain't any good if you live in London etc.
Title: Re: hello
Post by: Bill Rutter on February 15, 2007, 09:06:47 AM: There are a number of us near you Michael but, what with varying work commitments (my shifts for example) meeting up can be a problem. However Brighton's Terry Lee and myself in Shoreham always make the Annual Rally in July and other events if at all possible. Welcome to this great club of ours.
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest27 on February 15, 2007, 11:06:37 PM: And if you are ever looking to tour through South Wales - or here for any other reason - there are a number of us here - and I am sure one of us could find you a bed.

R
Title: Re: hello
Post by: hondamichael on February 16, 2007, 03:23:35 AM: hm i`m in littlehampton west sussex , but a move to south wales could happen soon (my company is making redundancys but creates jobs in south wales )
have heard its a nice place to ride around,
and some say the cost of living is cheaper or others say it isn`t cheaper, but you get more for your money :-)

where i come from in germany : a small village near ludwigshafen, the part of germany is called the pallatine (south west germany near the french border)
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest27 on February 16, 2007, 01:47:23 PM: South Wales is in some places a little run down - but getting better. Cardiff can be expensive as can the Vale of Glamorgan. In the main it is cheaper to buy and rent etc than over where you are. Differential to wages means that people tend to have more disposable income in Wales as a percentage of their total income - but less than in absolute terms.

If you do not like rain do not move to South Wales - it is a major export....

R
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest40 on February 16, 2007, 01:54:21 PM: Nochmal einen Pfalzer.. make sure he supplies "eine kleine flasch voll wei" when he does get out and about with you.
Meinen alten war von Queidersbach, und ich bin a schwabele.
Alles gutes von Australien
Title: Re: hello
Post by: guest7 on February 16, 2007, 02:35:56 PM: Quote from: hondamichael on February 16, 2007, 03:23:35 AM

have heard its a nice place to ride around,

Yes, South Wales is nice because there's a lot of open country not far away from the towns and cities and a very pretty coastline. It doesn't have the sort of biking culture of places like the Midlands, etc, but we get enough bikers visiting Wales on the weekend to keep us happy :-)

GC