another newbie

[GTRTONY]

Hi all
just joined the forum. picked up my new 2011 gtr last Saturday and after a crunching up the first 600 miles in just over a week, have to say that so far i am impressed.

my previous bike was a fjr 1300 that i loved, but as it was a 2003 model it was starting to look its age and i convinced the wife that instead of a new kitchen a new bike was in order. (boy do I owe her lol)

i have so far fitted a starcom  which i have connected to my tomtom rider v2 via the bluetooth mod. i use also the pillion mode and mobile phone as well as connecting the ipod (mainly for the wife)

i have  red guard and fitted my tank protector last night. however i managed to loose one of the fairing nuts / washers that the hex bolt screws into , so if any one has a spare......

hope to use this site al ot

tony
;D

[fatharry]

HI Tony,
Welcome to the site, sorry can't help you with the washer/nut , but i'd like to say welcome to the site  ;D, sounds like you're getting the GTR to your spec....enjoy

[Kwikasfuki]

Hi GTRTony,

Enjoy the ride. You can get those bolts and washers from a good nut and bolt shop. r even your Kawa dealer.

[Lonewolf]

Hiya Tony, welcome along. Shant ask how you managed to lose a washer so quickly, best thing to do, just to keep the bike as it should be get a replacement one ordered, it'll probably only be  acouple of quid or so. Out of interest, whereabouts you based?

[GTRTONY]

hi Guys

thanks for the welcome
i am based in the Hull area (E. Yorks)
have some gr8 ropads around here both North and South of the Humber
bike just gone in for her 1st service...  :(
cant pick her up till Saturday then out we go again.
8) weather forcast looks good for the weekend which is good as our local launch of the BikeSafe starts at 1000 from the Humber Bridge car park.... come one come all
will merntion toio the bike dealer re washer and get a couple ordered me thinks  ::)

[Lonewolf]

Another Northern member, we obviously have great taste for quality bikes in this area of the country. The Southerners will possibly catch up eventually ::)

There's a link already for the Bikesafe this Sunday posted by Winston Smith, it sounds like you may know him... ;D

http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,357.msg3688.html#msg3688

[fatharry]

Another Northern member, we obviously have great taste for quality bikes in this area of the country. The Southerners will possibly catch up eventually ::)

There's a link already for the Bikesafe this Sunday posted by Winston Smith, it sounds like you may know him... ;D

http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,357.msg3688.html#msg3688

Hey don't diss us southerners!! ;D .... i am fairly certain i am from further North than all of you lot (although going on your original premise, maybe thats why i bought a GTR ::) ) ....anyways whilst i may be Northern....SWMBO is definatley southern and i wouldn't mess with her :D

[Boomer]

Welcome aboard Tony.  ;D

I am neither Northern nor Southern, I'm British.
My parents were brought up in Yorkshire, Grandparents were English, Welsh, Scots and English.
I was born in a British Military Hospital in West Germany and I have lived North (Hamilton, Catterick, Elland, Sandbach) and South (Cheltenham, WestQuantocksHead, Chelmsford ('72 & '87-96), Watford area, Wickford) as well as some 15 years lived abroad.

So, if there are any North/South disputes on here,.... consider me the referee. ;) 8)

I happen to live in the South for my sins so I have more experience recently of filtering than I have of twisties  :(

[fatharry]

I happen to live in the South for my sins so I have more experience recently of filtering than I have of twisties  :(

know what you mean! mores the pity

[Rusty]

Anywhere North of London is NORTH to me !

[Kwikasfuki]

A long, long time ago I used to work in London. Every Friday, regular as clockwork I'd do the three hour journey north. No one at work could understand why I would bother as anything north of Watford was alien territory to them. 'Quality of life' I'd say and they'd come out with 'but this is London!'

[ChrisB]

know what you mean! mores the pity

Does that make you a gypsy? LOL ;D
Manchester born and bred, but been around a bit! ChrisB

[Ziderman]

Anywhere North of London is NORTH to me !

I thought it was Bristol....! Only need to look at Weather forecasts to see best part uk to be in. Down side is too many moving down here...poxy Emmits....!

Oh Sorry & by the Way Welcome another Newbie...me be former FJR owner too.