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Tank Slapper · Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:15 am

Hi, to all. Found this forum by luck

HAIL to the Moderators and Community for a forum that promotes the joy and interactivity that motorcycling is all about!

I`ve been a life long fan of motorcycles but it`s only four years ago that I took the test and bought a bike (Yamaha Fazer 600).

barmy_carmy · Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:23 am

Hi Tank, Welcome to this site, believe it or not I'm a fairly newish member too, What do you ride? I'm pillion or ballast as Dave puts it to our FZX 750. Loads of grin power!

Got any pics of your Bike? We'd love to see it.

barmy_carmy · Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:24 am

Ooops, Now you know why I'm called Barmy!

Another Yam man, Wa hey!

XJRJohn · #4 Unread post by **XJRJohn** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:05 am

welcome to the site tank,thats a beautifull biking country you live in.we did southeren ireland last year,hoping to do northern this or next year.enjoy the site.xjrjohn

poppygene · #5 Unread post by **poppygene** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:17 am

Welcome! Since you're here, you're expected to post some pics in our galleries of your bike and that gorgeous Ireland countryside!! Eh? Eh? Got any?

dean · #6 Unread post by **dean** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:57 am

Seconding pics of Ireland (and the bike). I've got a step-sister married to an Irishman outside of Cork. I've never seen the place, and I'd love some pics of some Irish scenery you encounter on your bike. Love the amount of European members.

Tank Slapper · Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:29 am

Thank you all for your replies. I`ve no piccys of the bike at the mo` as she had a little spill on diesel

I will however try to get some photos of the countryside (some fantastic scenery but poor road surfaces) and some true road racing from the Northwest 200 in May.

Does anyone have any photos or biking routes of their country, particularly Europe, as I am thinking of trying a touring holiday?

Tank Slapper · Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:38 am

Hi XJRJOHN, mail me when you visit so we can arrange to meet and i`ll try to give you a tour

Loonette · #9 Unread post by **Loonette** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:28 pm

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the forums.

Cheers,
Loonette

#10 Unread post by **sv-wolf** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:45 pm

Hi there Tank Slapper

A warm welcome to the community. I hope 'tank slapper' is just a nick and not an unfortunate memory. The diesel sounds bad enough. There was a lot of it about in my part of the world last year.

I have folks in Belfast, Strabane and just over the border in Co. Donegal. There are others down south in Kildare, Wicklow, Bray, Dublin... etc (pretty much everywhere). You have some beautiful countryside up there, but as you say, pity about the roads ... and the weather.

Enjoy the boards, there's something for pretty much everyone here.

Cheers

Richard

P.S. if you are thinking of riding in France, check out the 'motorway' that runs from Claremont Ferrand down to the south coast (I forget what it is called - I'll check it out for you). Despite being a motorway this is the greatest road I have ever ridden. In all its length it has only about a mile and a half of straight road and it's a switchback all the way - the mountain scenery is stupendous.