New(ish) to biking

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  1. blink

    blink Well-Known Member

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    I hate doing introduction threads, but I have just picked up a 2013 Fireblade 20th anniversary.

    Its my second bike, first being a 125 enduro, so its a bit of a change. I have only been riding for about a year too, having always driven cars, I have an Astra turbo, and a BMW 750 V8

    Thats it really, I have only emptied one tank on it so far, so im still getting used to it, im sure ill come up with more questions pretty soon
     
  2. bradt

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    Welcome blink, have fun mate but take it easy .
     
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    blink Well-Known Member

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    im mr very very slow, so dont worry about that :)
     
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    Hello and welcome blink. Bit of a jump from a 125 ;) I did the same , went from a 125 to a 918 Blade but with a 19 year gap :)
     
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    oh, and im gay too Brad!
     
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    welcome blink, buy a copy of twist of the wrist, get it of ebay for cheap, best £15 you'll spend mate
     
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    blink Well-Known Member

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    im making up for lost time :D
     
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    thanks, ill check that out
     
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    @bradt you'll have to change your signature now Brad ;)
     
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    Nah I'm keeping it as the first on the site but blink can certainly add a appropriate signature
    You think Nigelrb will be able to cope with 2 gays on the forum ?
     
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    Double welcome then blink;)
     
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    to be honest, its nice not being the only gay person on a car/bike forum
     
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    double thanks ;)
     
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    Blink I've never had any issues with any of the people on here, it's a great forum.
     
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    never had any issues anywhere, but its nice to know

    I tell a lie, there was some arse on a US BMW forum who was, well, an arse.
     
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    Hi & welcome Blink :)
     
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    Welcome @blink get some pics of the bike up and as others have said a blade is a very easy ride but be careful as giving it a fistful could prove an eye opener.
     
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    Hi, and welcome blink. I hope you won't be one of those 'One blink and they're gone' members!:D

    But tell us: 'How the frig have you used one tank of petrol with all the recent crap weather?'

    I can cope with gays anywhere, just as I can cope with cross-dressers, transgenders, and lovers of latex dolls. No one really understands that I really am a down-to-earth, with-it kind of guy. If I were not so engrossed in following those Kardashian gals on Instagram, I probably be getting out my old Liberace CDs and Rock Hudson cinema reels:D:D.
     
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    i like to think im not a stereotypical gay man, but i can say i have a dislike of latex

    [​IMG]Fireblade by John, on Flickr

    one thing thats puzzling me, on the honda paperwork, its down as a CBR1000RRC, whats that all about?

    oh, and one tank took me to monsal head, chesterfield chatsworth - about four hours, and today, it took me the long way to sheffield, about two hours. the fuel light came on a couple of miles from home
     
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    'C' is the year which makes it a 2012 manufacture. RRA (2010) RRB (2011) RRJ (2018)
     

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