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    Hi,
    Just joined the forum so hello from Dilton Marsh (near Westbury).
    Apart from when I was 17 (40 years ago) on holiday with some mates, I never rode a motorbike / scooter until December last year.
    Shorts, T shirt and trainers on a scooter in India . Absolutely loved it. Deffo not the best clothing to be wearing and deffo not the best road skills.
    So, in January this year I started a DAS course and passed last a couple of weeks ago. Great fun but quite stressful at times..
    On Saturday picked up bike from Blade Triumph - Street Twin.
    Not stopped grinning since.. Done 300 miles over the weekend.
    Learning lots - and from what I understand you never stop learning.
    Looking forward to being part of the forum..
    Cheers
    Bob
     
     

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    Hi and welcome to WB

    It's a bit quiet on here at the moment for some reason, maybe the rain? Look forward to meeting you on a run or two later in the year. I ride an SV650 and himself has a street triple.
    We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.”
     
     

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    Welcome to WB Bob , congrats on the test and nice bike . I have a Bonneville
     
     

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    welcome, lovely bike as a first bike too - Triumph are coming out with some crackers lately!
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    Welcome to WB Bob, great bike, triumphs are the way to go .
    And yes you never stop learning, well not until the day you don't see the old man or the taxi driver pulling out in front of you .
     
     

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    Hi and welcome to WB, well done on passing the test and the purchase of the bike. Lets hope the weather starts to warm up soon.
     
     

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    Welcome to WB, most of us are on the wrong side of 20 something (add about 30 years) lol. if you can survive the roads in India ours should be a doddle although just remember most drivers want to kill you
    bit to nippy for me over the weekend so kudos to you there. looking forward to warmer temps
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    Evening Bob
    Everything else is shyte
     
     

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    Hi..
    Thanks for all of your comments.. makes me feel very welcome!!

    It would be really good to ride with you guys at some point.. being a newbie maybe a little too soon at the moment trying to keep up with the experts.. I did see that group riding can be a little hairy when testosterone kicks in :-)

    I may be stupid or keen or a bit of both, but I went out last night to see how good the headlight was - crap!
    On dipped I could see about 40 feet in front, on main there was a faint glow in the distance - but that’s it..

    Do you avoid riding at night or have LEDs or xenons??
    Interested to see what you all think..
    I promise to try and keep the dumb questions to a minimum.. ;-)
    Bob
     
     

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    The lights on my Bonneville aren't the best and every year or so i think about doing something about it , but most of my riding is done in daylight hours so have never bothered . When I do occasionally find myself out and about in the wee small hours , i ride accordingly .

    We don't really experience an excess of testosterone on rides , it's generally pretty civilized and well behaved .
     
     

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