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Gidday

Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:48 pm

Greetings from Cairns Queensland.
I was directed here from another forum (yes-I'm a cyber slut :P )
A bit about me. I'm 40, been engaged 5 years (I keep telling her that good things come to those who wait!) and work as a Cabinetmaker, mainly contract installing.
Now before I go too far I'll have to confess that I've owned Harleys the last 21 years :oops: I'm having a mid life crisis and bought a "93 ZXR750 a month ago. I'd forgotten how much fun it was to actually ride a bike. It's also been great to see the friendliness of sports bike riders as opposed to the instant "badarse I ride a Harley" type bullshit that seems to be so prevalant in Harley riders these days.
The bike is a tatty as traded special which I've spent more time working on than riding, but when it is going it's great. Almost like having to learn how to ride again.
So far I've replaced the clutch, clutch slave cylinder, stripped the carby, done the fork seals (ones already leaking again :? ), and the usual oil, filter, coolant, aircleaner, plugs etc. I haven't checked valve clearances yet, because I'm fairly sure something else will shit itself shortly. I like tinkering but normally ask a lot of silly questions before I pick up the spanners so be warned.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone here but am a bit of a loner and it normally takes me time to get comfortable and start "mingling'
I'm sure that's enough crap about me.
Regards Simon

Re: Gidday

Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:02 pm

Hey brother!
Short and Fat. LOL....... Glad to see I'm not the only one to take myself too seriously!

Just had an idea. Off to create another thread as to how and why people choose their screen names / pseudonyms.

Re: Gidday

Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:05 pm

short n fat wrote:Greetings from Cairns Queensland.
I was directed here from another forum (yes-I'm a cyber slut :P )
A bit about me. I'm 40, been engaged 5 years (I keep telling her that good things come to those who wait!) and work as a Cabinetmaker, mainly contract installing.
Now before I go too far I'll have to confess that I've owned Harleys the last 21 years :oops: I'm having a mid life crisis and bought a "93 ZXR750 a month ago. I'd forgotten how much fun it was to actually ride a bike. It's also been great to see the friendliness of sports bike riders as opposed to the instant "badarse I ride a Harley" type bullshit that seems to be so prevalant in Harley riders these days.
The bike is a tatty as traded special which I've spent more time working on than riding, but when it is going it's great. Almost like having to learn how to ride again.
So far I've replaced the clutch, clutch slave cylinder, stripped the carby, done the fork seals (ones already leaking again :? ), and the usual oil, filter, coolant, aircleaner, plugs etc. I haven't checked valve clearances yet, because I'm fairly sure something else will shit itself shortly. I like tinkering but normally ask a lot of silly questions before I pick up the spanners so be warned.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone here but am a bit of a loner and it normally takes me time to get comfortable and start "mingling'
I'm sure that's enough crap about me.
Regards Simon

hey welcome....

5 yrs?? its nothing... ask greeny (7yrs) or Red Dave (8+ yrs i believe??) ...plus u doint wanna rush into things :P

Harley..well..yea less said abt that the better :P ..but ur right..sporty riders tend to be nicer!!

as for stupid questions, get in line, IM the king of that!!

enjoy the madness mate!!

Re: Gidday

Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:06 pm

Welcome aboard..

it seems to be a common problem with these zxr750's, they do require an amount of tinkering to get em sorted.
12 months and I'm still tinkering with mine...

Re: Gidday

Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:56 pm

Welcome Simon :D wave.gif

Re: Gidday

Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:15 pm

gidday mate

...and welcome



cheers

Smitty

Re: Gidday

Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:58 am

Gidday and welcome :D

Re: Gidday

Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:15 am

Hiya Simon and welcome!

:D

Re: Gidday

Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:54 am

G'day mate,

We can never have enough '7s in here ;)

Re: Gidday

Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:33 pm

G'day and welcome from another Noob! :D

Re: Gidday

Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:41 pm

Hey and welcome to KSRC.
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Re: Gidday

Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:57 am

wots do'en mate ?.

Re: Gidday

Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:12 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. I'm enjoying my stay here, spend most of the time pissing myself laughing at the banter going back and forth. Good shit! :D
Regards Simon

Re: Gidday

Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:19 pm

Gidday Short n Fat,glad to see you're finally learning to corner after all these years.. :lol:

Re: Gidday

Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:28 pm

Hi there S'n'F - welcome aboard mate.

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