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Title: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Sebastionbear on Monday, 19 August 2024, 06:01 PM
Long time GSX1400 owner - among many 70's and 80's big Suzukis.

Riding since I could walk, ridden and led motorcycle tours pretty well much world wide.  Lived in Vietnam as a tour guide (1974 Ural M74(?) sidecar) during 2014. 

Just about to fire up my 2005 GSX1400 after a 5 year sleep and thought a bit of light reading to enthuse me would not go astray.   

Still ride a BMW R75/5 sidecar and a Moto Guzzi 850T sidecar among others!

I'm enjoying what I've read so far before signing up.

So, hey from Australia  :hat:

Cheers,SB

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Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Eric GSX1400K3 on Monday, 19 August 2024, 06:03 PM
Welcome mate, great intro and photos.
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Notty on Monday, 19 August 2024, 06:07 PM
Welcome - great pics  :)
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: grog on Monday, 19 August 2024, 06:15 PM
Welcome Mate.
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Mick_J on Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:00 PM
Welcome to the forum SB.  :onya:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: KiwiCol on Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:02 PM
Gidday mate, welcome aboard!  What wonderful riding experiences you've had, very fortunate.  :onya:  :clapping:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Blubber on Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:14 PM
Welcome from the Netherlands.

Great intro... and pictures.
We love pictures  :cheers:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Sebastionbear on Monday, 19 August 2024, 07:47 PM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 19 August  2024, 07:02 PMGidday mate, welcome aboard!  What wonderful riding experiences you've had, very fortunate.  :onya:  :clapping:

I have some very good Kiwi mates who have ridden some far flung places with me.

KiwiTK, who is currently dead,  :sad: from Wanaka, once lent me his CBR1000F for a lap of the South Island.  I miss him.

Cheers, Seb
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: GSXKING on Monday, 19 August 2024, 08:16 PM
An excellent introduction SB that's exactly as we like it and pictures keep the illiterate Luddites happy as well (I'm joking of course). :cheers:

I did notice you got a slow one also 🤫🤫
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Hooli on Monday, 19 August 2024, 08:28 PM
No need to joke, the illiterate luddites won't know you're taking the mick anyway  :stir:

Good pics though SB, I do like the one one that looks like you're riding on water.
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Sebastionbear on Monday, 19 August 2024, 09:03 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 19 August  2024, 08:28 PMNo need to joke, the illiterate luddites won't know you're taking the mick anyway  :stir:

Good pics though SB, I do like the one one that looks like you're riding on water.

Salar de Uyuni

From Wiki: Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, or playa, at 10,582 square kilometres in area. It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of 3,656 m above sea level.

It rained overnight just before we crossed it.  We camped overnight on a volcanic crater. 

By Golly I was happy to be on a rented bike!!  :whistling:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Sebastionbear on Monday, 19 August 2024, 09:54 PM
Quote from: GSXKING on Monday, 19 August  2024, 08:16 PMAn excellent introduction SB that's exactly as we like it and pictures keep the illiterate Luddites happy as well (I'm joking of course). :cheers:

I did notice you got a slow one also 🤫🤫

The Guzzi Ercole?  That's a mate's contrivance in southern France.

How about this one then?  The only new bike I ever bought - with my 13 year old son waiting for the off   :clapping:
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Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: VladTepes on Monday, 19 August 2024, 10:55 PM
Yes great intro and photos.
I also like Guzzis and TL's (sadly own neither)
My wife is from South Australia so I've been there a few times now.

Welcome, from Brissie.
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Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 05:13 AM
Quote from: Sebastionbear on Monday, 19 August  2024, 09:03 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Monday, 19 August  2024, 08:28 PMNo need to joke, the illiterate luddites won't know you're taking the mick anyway  :stir:

Good pics though SB, I do like the one one that looks like you're riding on water.

Salar de Uyuni

From Wiki: Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, or playa, at 10,582 square kilometres in area. It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of 3,656 m above sea level.

It rained overnight just before we crossed it.  We camped overnight on a volcanic crater. 

By Golly I was happy to be on a rented bike!!  :whistling:

Sounds like you & Stan @Globalrider will have a fair bit in common & places visited.
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: GSXKING on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 06:23 AM
Guzzi ssslllooowww 😂😂

No I meant the colourless shade of dark ie Black sssllloooww  :stir:  :stir:  :stir:  :stir:  :rofl3:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: Sebastionbear on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 07:10 AM
Quote from: GSXKING on Tuesday, 20 August  2024, 06:23 AMGuzzi ssslllooowww 😂😂

No I meant the colourless shade of dark ie Black sssllloooww  :stir:  :stir:  :stir:  :stir:  :rofl3:

If that's slow, I'd hate to see a quick one!   :riding: 
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: j_rider on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 11:27 AM
Welcome SB. Looking forward to hearing and seeing about more of your 2 wheeled (and sometimes 3 wheeled) adventures!
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: GSXKING on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:19 PM
You'll see a blue & white as it passes you as you'll never catch up to one 😝😝😝
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 11:34 PM
 :welcome1:
To all things 1402
 :cheers:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: FlyWheel on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 08:09 AM
Welcome to the forum.
Great photos, especially the one with the reflection.  :onya:
Title: Re: G'Day from South Australia
Post by: MickyJB on Saturday, 28 September 2024, 08:47 PM
Welcome from WA  :salute: