Returning to the fold

[squirrelciv]

Hi guys, its been a while...

But I'm off my V-twin and back on a thumper so feel I can come back to the fold. Seems I've gone and bought a Tenere.

Chuffed me.

[SteveC#222]

Hi Pat, welcome back!

I was only wondering the other day where some of the old 'crew' had got to.  Good to see you've come back to the true path of thumperdom!

[Steve Lake]

Oh... hi Pat.... you bin away???... thought you'd just nipped out to the bog...

[tommy]

hi  pat

[timbo]

Good man Pat  Welcome back, and good luck for the Edinburgh marathon 

[Steve Lake]

the Edinburgh marathon

is that like the English mars bar?

i'll get my coat....

[Mark]

the Edinburgh marathon

is that like the English mars bar?

i'll get my coat....

Don't get your snickers in a twist.

[CrazyFrog]

Good to hear that you are returning to the One True Way.

I too, wandered from the One True Path last year and had a V twin for a while, but I recanted, and I'm now back on the Single Path To Fulfillment......

[tj63]

Welcome back, Pat.

[squirrelciv]

Cheers guys, glad to be here. Haven't posted over the last few days as I was in Edinburgh running the marathon. Boy done good, but knackered now.

... And I can't stop to chat now either as I'm off to pick up the XT 

First impressions report to follow...

[squirrelciv]

Oooh That's fun. 

Not as quick as the DL and not as comfy on the arse, but sooo much more of a larf. I have to be nice to the motor for the first 600 miles, but even under 4.5k she likes to pull herself along. I forgot how light and flickable bikes can be. I think I'm going to like this bike.

[steveD]

Have you gone for  new one?     ABS? (Eugh) Battery under the tank, what's that all about, 'cos the compressor is where the battery should be.

C/mon Pat, lets have some pics.

Steve

[squirrelciv]

Nope, mine's a 2013 model being sold off cheap to clear a way for the new ones. ABS... hated it on the DL and how's that supposed to work on a bike that's [supposed to be] built for crossing deserts/moorland/broken ground??

Will try to do pics but this site is really hard unless you have an account with someone like photbucket... and I don't.

[Mark]

ABS... hated it on the DL and how's that supposed to work on a bike that's [supposed to be] built for crossing deserts/moorland/broken ground??

M4

[002]

ABS... hated it on the DL and how's that supposed to work on a bike that's [supposed to be] built for crossing deserts/moorland/broken ground??

M4

Exactly.....suppose to avoid the pot holes......Broken Ground...My Bottom !  ;-) ;-)

Jethro