thanks everyone for the hearty welcomes, I feel all warm and cuddly inside ( or is that just my angina

) either way, after a few weeks just trolling without posts, I am happy to have made the jump. Will do my best to offend as few Dave's as possible, they are everywhere

and a damn good thing that is. Funny thing - one of my closest mates is ...... a Mick !! what is going on ??
Neka - promise not to leave myself *open* ( chortle), I have found your posts quite amusing, nearly every site I am a member on has someone on it like you

, but crash-test dummy ?? very harsh call indeed, I am sure that if you got a Kwakka you would not fall off anymore
Hemi - yes, the quote is from that most outstanding pieces of cinema, MadMax. Can provide any quotes from any scene at a moments notice, I am so glad DVD;s don't wear out

. No, not related to arties empire ( are they on the Dark Side ?), the Gosling1 handle is the same one I use on all Global sites. You will find it in a lot of Z-related sites.
Mick C - we should arrange a ACT- KRSC scratch sometime, as you say, when it dries up sheesh I cannot believe how wet it is outside....looking forward to this - there are also a couple of ACT guys on the zx12-r.org site, a ride-day at Wakefield sounds very much in order.
Glen - if you check out the 'new T-shirt' thread, I have listed most of the bikes currently in the shed. It is a disgusting amount of motorbikes to have, I am just a shocking hoarder

but I don't need to go far to find parts
thanks all again for the welcome. Looking forward to many posts ( much like my dog Ralph - he likes posts as well......) thats actually a fib, I don't have a dog, I just p1ss against the back fence.....
cheerio
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