Newbie [kind of]

Cheese_butty · Post by **Cheese_butty** » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:15 pm

Hi there. Finally got my shit together and signed up. Was head-scratching due to demise of FZR1000.co.uk until I remembered an old browser with these fine pages bookmarked on.

Last ride was earlier this summer, when due to the effects of a back injury, I had to swap with my brother and ride his VFR800 instead. Must say, I enjoyed it. I could get my feet on the pegs for one thing and didn't nearly lunch it every time I stopped, due to weight reduction! However, I did miss the stomp, though.

That puts me in the market for lowering the pegs. I'll trawl through the forums for a solution, hopefully. I really don't want to have to get rid, but anno domini, anno domini.

Where's me pipe and slippers?

Post by **nugget** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:43 am

Hello cheese butty and welcome in. Sorry for the late response but its been like a ghost town on here as of late.

I'f you haven't already I'd send him a pm re: lowering the foot pegs.

Roll on summer because I'm pacing up and down like a bored tiger to the annoyance of my missus.

oldskoolexup · Post by **oldskoolexup** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:52 am

Hi Cheese_Butty....welcome in!

Tumbleweed and cobwebs at the moment but come spring , it'll perk up!

Post by **Stig** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:38 pm

As said above things have been quiet lately. We'll have to up Nuggitt's medication at this rate
I drop in a few times a day but been busy with other projects this year. Thankfully I've made good progress and am looking forward to finding the bike in spring.... it's buried somewhere in the garage

Cheese_butty · Post by **Cheese_butty** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:52 pm

Thanks for that warm welcome, chaps.

Eh up, Looks like many from up-North here! I also recognize names from FZR1000, which is great.

Evolution seems to be the default position for our chosen bike. Always something on the go, which is gradely.

My back is so bad, I dropped it in Southport about two years ago [at low speed], as I put my foot down and leg just collapsed so screen and indicators went west [again], hence the peg-lowering issue. I think it'll stop my lumbar spasms from rendering leg-muscles useless if the pegs are lower by some, as yet, unknown length.

Anyroadsup, Cheers.

Post by **nugget** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:35 am

Bloody hell!! Who's rattled the cage this morning? Went onto the forum as usual and there's four green posts ready to open.

Jay762 · Post by **Jay762** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 6:25 pm

Wotcha and welcome!

Cheese_butty · Post by **Cheese_butty** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:51 pm

Thanks Nuggit, I see the wisdom of pm'ing the chap, rather than replying to the original post. I'll give it a shot.

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:24 am

Welcome mate!!! Good to have another northerner here instead of being surrounded by all the southern fairies!!!

Cheese_butty · Post by **Cheese_butty** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:24 am

Hi Nismo. Briefly: Had EXUP brand new in '89 which got nicked 11 days later. So I saved up and got an 851DS instead. I thought that it wouldn't be likely to be nicked because of relative rarity value. 18 months later, nicked. Got bevel drive '76 900SS after that. Sold that a long while ago and ended up with EXUP again in 2004. V-twins are kind of addictive. Have an '89 750 Sport for project as well...

vigevar · Post by **vigevar** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:35 am

Southern fairies !!! Jeeze, how to win friends and influence people eh ?

Cheese_butty · Post by **Cheese_butty** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:40 pm

Meant with affection, of course. A new, kinder, politics! Any motorcyclist, by definition, is a solid individual! QED.

vigevar · Post by **vigevar** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 9:03 am

Fair enough, anyway, must go, these flowers are not going to arrange themselves.........

nismo · Post by **nismo** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:33 pm

Oooooh, that is a nice collection that you no longer have $:\$

Ah, I get called far worse when I go down south!!