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General => Introductions => Topic started by: Wombat1965 on Friday, 03 March 2017, 12:11 PM

Title: Hey there everybody.
Post by: Wombat1965 on Friday, 03 March 2017, 12:11 PM
Finally managed to sign up, looks like an interesting place! Hope to pick up some good info.

Been riding since about 1990 when I was 25 years old, got my opens in 1994 and moved up from a modified old '81 Kawasaki KH-125, and bought a 1974 Kawasaki H2-750 Mach IV two stroke triple...the legendary widow-maker.Yeah...wasn't that a steep learning curve. I still have this awesome bike and it's never getting sold.
Had a few other bikes over the years...a 1984 BMW R65, a 1981 Z1000J, a Suzuki VL800 Volusia cruiser, then bought my end of '07 GSX1400 back around 2010. And christ, what a bike it is...great power, a real mile eater, capable of doing all sorts of stuff from commuting to cruising.
I also have a little 1964 Vespa 50/N Sport...interestingly enough I clean-swapped the Z1000J for it, purely out of sentimental value. My late father had a little Vespa of the same model in the mid-1960's when I was a baby.

Looking forward to checking out the forum and seeing what's going on!
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Post by: VladTepes on Friday, 03 March 2017, 01:02 PM
Hello and welcome.  Nice little collection there !  Love those old H2's !
One of the senior execs here at work just sold his H2.... I told him he'll regret that !

I certainly regret it because I wasn't the buyer !

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Post by: Sweaty on Friday, 03 March 2017, 01:19 PM
Welcome aboard Wombat & nice pics of the collection.
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Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 03 March 2017, 01:49 PM
Hi Wombat, nice to have you aboard. Cracker wee collection there, something for everyone.  :cheers:
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Post by: Kiwifruit on Friday, 03 March 2017, 02:13 PM
Hiya Wombat. Good of you to join us.
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Post by: gsxbarmy on Friday, 03 March 2017, 03:20 PM
Welcome Wombat, love that H2, never ridden a scooter but bet it's fun anyway!
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Post by: Del on Friday, 03 March 2017, 04:40 PM
Hi Wombat welcome on board  :onya:

Del
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Post by: ARH on Friday, 03 March 2017, 04:47 PM
Welcome!
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Post by: seth on Friday, 03 March 2017, 05:14 PM
 :welcome1:

wombat enjoy  :cheers:
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Post by: Mick_J on Friday, 03 March 2017, 06:42 PM
Welcome to the forum Wombat, I like your Kwacker.
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Post by: froudy on Friday, 03 March 2017, 07:09 PM
Welcome along Wombat..Love the widow maker :hat:
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Post by: Red Biker on Friday, 03 March 2017, 07:37 PM
Welcome Wombat!   
I used to have a vesper with the Sex Pistols 'God Save The Queen' album cover painted on  :undecided:

Cheers
Red

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Post by: Mrg on Friday, 03 March 2017, 09:29 PM
hi Wombat

like the bike collection ,,,had a go on a vespa once  it was ok so fun to be had in them  welcome aboard  :onya:
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Post by: Wombat1965 on Saturday, 04 March 2017, 04:48 AM
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Friday, 03 March  2017, 03:20 PM
Welcome Wombat, love that H2, never ridden a scooter but bet it's fun anyway!

Everyone should ride a scooter at least once...I mean if they're cool enough for Deadpool.... :lol:
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Post by: Rynglieder on Saturday, 04 March 2017, 05:25 AM
Welcome Mr Wombat.

I had a Z1000J myself for a while and although I never loved it like some of my bikes I don't think I would have swapped it for a scooter!

Things seemed very "clan-ish" in the UK in the early eighties, you were either a biker or a pseudo Mod, no one would dare to have a foot in both camps.....
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Post by: Tug on Saturday, 04 March 2017, 06:19 PM
Hi Wambat and welcome

great looking bikes, could you send me the H2 i could always find room for that one,  my first and last H2 never when back on the road and it cost me a year off work and 3 months in hospital.but still have a soft spot for them.

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Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 07 March 2017, 04:23 AM
Hi, and... Welcome  :salute:
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Post by: Rogues on Tuesday, 07 March 2017, 12:17 PM
welcome matey... hey is this John?? that used to be on the Org?? :)
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Post by: Big Geordi on Thursday, 16 March 2017, 04:16 PM
Welcome to all things 14 nice Rides!!
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Post by: Podfather on Thursday, 16 March 2017, 06:32 PM
Welcome aboard
I love the h2
I am off to a triples rally in a few weeks and will put some pics up if anyone's interested