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[Boomer]

On that basis I am a Northerner.
Both my father and mother were brought up in Elland and Mum was born in Halifax Infirmary.
I was born in Germany (Dad was posted there) and have lived all over the UK (including Elland, Sandbach, Hamilton, Somerset, & Essex) as well as Sweden and Belgium.
Currently I have an Aunt who lives in Elland, cousins who live in Halifax & Barkisland and my Mum & Sister live in Harrogate.
Mum, Aunt & Cousins are all reet Yorkshire.
Dad lives in Luxembourg and my other sister in Brussels.

If we are talking culturally, then I am British (2 English grandparents, 1 Welsh, 1 Scottish).
If we are talking socially, then I am part of whatever part of the country/planet I happen to be in at the time.
Given a few weeks and I can even pick-up the local accent and dialect.
I don't consider myself a Northerner,... or a Southerner,..... or English or Belgian or German or whatever.
I am British, I am me.
I ride a 1400GTR and a GTR1000 and when asked where "Home" is I usually reply "where my heart is".
Currently it is physically located in Essex, but that can and has changed many times.

My personal anthem,......... Lerner/Loewe's "I was born under a wandering star", and I do prefer the Lee Marvin version. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuEiwrISIiU

[O.C.]

Nice one George, Elland ~ Barkisland~ Halifax, all places I know well, as my family oroginate from Greetland, Personally I'm from Huddersfield so a true Yorkshireman through and through, although I've now adopted the Lake District as my home, and very beautiful it is too

I spose I can relate to this   


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY4tD2Hbg_A

[Rusty]

Jeeezuz .... don't you Northerners go on !
Hello Mr Kwack .. this is a great place and wether you are a true Northern person, or invited up by way of wed lock or work you are of course most welcome !!
There is no north south divide on this forum .....

[Rusty]

Ps ... didn't like the GS ? Not for you ? I rode one the other day and in it's quirky manner I absolutely loved it .... please let me know !

[kwakatlast]

Rusty

Sorry, don't get me wrong, as a one up bike I loved the GS and it's quirkiness, but most of my riding is two up and my better half hated it, found it to high getting on and off, and hated the vibey engine. To be honest, being a short arse I found it a bit top heavy with a passenger also, relly had to watch where I put my feet when stopping   Loved how torquey it was, and a great riding position. I made sure i took mrs out on test ride this time, so this one should be a keeper 

[O.C.]

Ps ... didn't like the GS ? Not for you ? I rode one the other day and in it's quirky manner I absolutely loved it .... please let me know !

Rusty, I do worry about you 

[Rusty]

Thanks Kwacky !

OC ..... Lots of people worry about me ! ... it has to be an age thing ... I'm 50 later this year ..OMG !!

[Ros]

Well my mother is from Birkenhead and my father from East Anglia. I left the country to try and avoid speaking with either accent..

Nowwe aye speeekee wiss a staynje mixeh of italofranche twangsa....

Stay calm
And
Porco dighel!

[Phill_York]

I visited Liverpool when it was the European capital of culture.  I parked my car and when I cam back, the wheels had gone and it was up on Books!

Welcome Kwackatlast; a northerner and ex-squaddie by the looks of it 

[BigAlan]

You know why the northerners are on here so much?

Naff all to do all day, unemployment, no sunlight, cold and rainy, the internet is their only form of entertainment, unlike us sexy southerners who have well paid jobs, sunlight all day and smooth roads to ride on.

I was crossing my fingers while typing that so it don't count. 

Alan

[Rossendale Rider]

Got me whippet!

[O.C.]

you'll be needing to borrow a Ferret then 

[Phill_York]

I think it's time to start a new site; GTR1400.co.uk/north where we can exclude the soft, southern, morriss-dancing, bed-wetting, pram-pushing poofters from anywhere below Nottinghamshire. If you say bath like barth then you're barred!

[Silverback]

I think it's time to start a new site; GTR1400.co.uk/north where we can exclude the soft, southern, morriss-dancing, bed-wetting, pram-pushing poofters from anywhere below Nottinghamshire. If you say bath like barth then you're barred!

I say old chap, isn't that a tad racist. One will have to go and have a damned good blub after that 

[BigAlan]

I say old chap, isn't that a tad racist. One will have to go and have a damned good blub after that 

In today's climate your right, but in the respect we southerners ride up to meet 100milesaway and OldeConey to ride with them tells you where we like to be. Down here the roads are crap, to busy, and boring.

Alan