Hello from Belgium

[estrenuo]

Hi

My name is Sander, almost 44 years young and biking for 6 years now. I'm Dutch but live in Belgium with my wife and son.

I started out on a Yamaha XVS 950a and owned that one for three years. Then I switched to a Kawasaki Versys 1000 gen 1, which turned out to be a slight mistake due to its height (I'm a shorty with 172 cm). So after a year I traded it in for a Z1000SX 2014 model with panniers.

The Z is great. But it doesn't offer the protection from the elements that I would like given my big commutes over the highway (100 - 200 km single way depending on the client I work for).

So yesterday after having two test drives, I decided to trade in my beloved Z after almost 2 years and 25000 km for a brand new 2016 model GTR (grand tourer with top case) in metallic slate blue (my Z was grey and I wanted something different).

Delivery will be May 20th or 27th, depending on when the top case and crash sliders arrive. Just in time for the 4 day trip in the Eifel which is starting the 28th.

Can't wait! :-)

Cheers
Sander

[Charlie747]

  from the fens of Lincolnshire

Look forward to seeing pictures of your new  ride 

[Lonewolf]

 

[PRD]

Welcome to the light side!

[virginiajim]

Welcome from US!

[O.C.]

a very warm welcome from the U.K  Sander

You will find lots of help, advice  and good fun on this forum       

[PaulB]

Welcome! And great choice of bike. You won't be disappointed.

Cheers

Paul B.

[Boomer]

Goeddag Sander en welcom aan het forum.
Waar in Belgie ben je?
Mijn Sus woont in Schaerbeek.
Ik began mijn moto-rijden in Brussel.

[estrenuo]

Goeddag Sander en welcom aan het forum.
Waar in Belgie ben je?
Mijn Sus woont in Schaerbeek.
Ik began mijn moto-rijden in Brussel.

I live between Leuven and Tienen.

[estrenuo]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I will post some pictures when I picked it up and will probably have some questions to ask. Meanwhile just lurking and reading what you all have to say about this beast.

[Charlie747]

Keep it between 7-9k rpm and say YeHa 

If you fancy a little trip we would love to meet you at "Fun in the Forest" our meet this year 

PS Lurking is good 🍻👍😃

[Boomer]

I live between Leuven and Tienen.

Nice area. I went to school in Tervuren.

[estrenuo]

Keep it between 7-9k rpm and say YeHa 

If you fancy a little trip we would love to meet you at "Fun in the Forest" our meet this year 

PS Lurking is good 🍻👍😃

Unfortunately it's a no go for me. It's my wife's birthday on the 3rd of June and she is giving a big party.

But I'm sure there will be other opportunities in the future.

[Trevsgtr]

 :clap:Welcome from the UK

[kwarrgtr]

Welcome, Iv'e just got back from the Eiffel region with my bike club, its a fantastic area for biking and so (relatively) close. Been there several times on my GTR and LOVED every tour.

Enjoy!