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Hi all,
just like to say hello - born again biker in Ireland after 30 years.
Got a 2008 America EFI and learning again - one step at a time. love the forum - Hope to contribute when I get the hang of it.


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Hi Paddy

Welcome, and it wont take long for your saddle to mould to your behind.

Look forward to your contributions riddled with that notorious Irish wit.

Ride on and keep the shiny side up !!

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Thanks DollarBill for the welcome.
My behind is already moulded but not from the saddle.
life is a long road and there`s many a bump in it.


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Hey there Derek! Lots of great info here and definitely a lot of laughs.


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Thanks DollarBill for the welcome.
My behind is already moulded but not from the saddle.
life is a long road and there`s many a bump in it.





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Derek-

Welcome. Great input can be had from these fine people on this site. Send some photos of you and your new ride from Ireland. Always wanted to visit your homeland. Maybe I need to add it to my bucket list? I'll send you some photos from North Carolina's coast.

Cheers!

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Hi and welcome in derek, you will find loads of great stuff on here.

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Welcome, glad to have you with us. Always heard Ireland is more beautiful then the travel photos, must have some great roads over there, are you urban, suburban, rural?
Ride safe.


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Welcome aboard, once you reach full member you get the password to the photopost. You will learn the secret handshake at Dent.


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Welcome , Derek ! Off topic , but I gotta know - are there any trees in Ireland ? I wanna go there , it looks gorgeous .


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Ceud Mile Failte Derek .

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Welcome to the site, congrats on the bike!!


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Ceud Mile Failte Derek .




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FriarJohn #309672 01/14/2009 4:33 AM
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Welcome Derek.
Where abouts are you? I'm in Co Antrim.
I can recomend the Dent weekend if you want to meet some of the guys and girls on here.
And whats the name translate as ?

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Once again, thanks to everybody for the great welcome.
I hav`nt figured out how to attach photo`s yet, may be someone will explain, so I can send photo`s of my bike.


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Hi Stephen
I am in Dundalk, Co.Louth.
I think its a bit early for me to go riding in a pack, still learning - but getting there - want to get some miles under my butt. The name is the irish for my surname WHITE.
I will take a rain cheque on your offer and hope to meet up in the future.
Thanks again


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Warm welcome Derek - hope to meet you in Dent!


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No probs Derek, Dundalk is not that far away, passed through it quite a few times on route to Dublin, there are two of us going over to the Dent meet via the Larne ferry so its not exactly a pack
Get some miles in so you are ready when the good weather turns up (that would be warm rain).

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Welcome Derek, always nice to hear of new members pretty local to me. Dent is worth the ride over to examine other members bikes to see just exactly what you can do to them to make them your own..

Hope to see you in Dent


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Let the poor bugger get his coat off afore ye all start pushing him for Dent .....let him get his bearings and cover the more important issues first ....



1) Have you any money ?
1B) Mines a pint
2) Have you got shiny Stuff ?
2B) Check out Brent and Fast Eddy
3) Are you married or just bidying up ?
3B) If so get excuses ready for complaints of neglect.
4) Do you have a good credit rating.
4B) Watch that tumble as you invest in shiny stuff.
5) Do you like Jaffa cakes ?

Welcome have fun ride safe ....


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Hi Ireland:

Welcome to the forum. EFI..I am jealeous. Just this year are they coming out with EFI on the 2009s in the USA. I am waiting for the Thunderbird. That will give me time to talk my wife into it.

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Welcome Derek! If you ever start an Irish Rally, I'll be there since my ancestors are little bit Scottish and a little bit Irish.


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Welcome Derek! If you ever start an Irish Rally, I'll be there since my ancestors are little bit Scottish and a little bit Irish.



Hi Paul
An Irish and Scottish rally Now that would be something talk about the CRAIC .


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Welcome, glad to have you with us. Always heard Ireland is more beautiful then the travel photos, must have some great roads over there, are you urban, suburban, rural?
Ride safe.



Hi Warren - Thanks for the welcome.
I am in an Urban area on the East coast of Ireland.
The west coast is the real Ireland.
Hope you can visit our small country with the BIG SMILE sometime - you might never leave


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Derek the Quay Vipers rally quite a few of us Jocks manage over. Some discussion is taking place as to making the Snakebite rally our Club event this year. I have been told that this is one of the best shows taking place any where in Europe. So mebee be over your way later this year.


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Welcome Derek! If you ever start an Irish Rally, I'll be there since my ancestors are little bit Scottish and a little bit Irish.




Paul Irish /Scottish now thats a ****** of a combination...so you drink like a fish and would send Goliath home to get his big brother and friends before beating his ******.

Jocks and Paddies are famous for their generosity but equally as famous for thriftiness.

Only problem is once you are accepted into their company they tend not to let you go again until you have fallen down disgracefully drunk or escaped undetected.



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I,m in the Quay Vipers although not that active regarding going to meetings, the rules are pretty slack.
(There arn't any)
I go to a few of the runs throughout the year and have been to a few of the earlier snakebite rallies.

Last time I was camping over (recomend earplugs) and packing up the next morning a young lady was asking me if I had any gear, I only had camping gear I explained.

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I,m in the Quay Vipers although not that active regarding going to meetings, the rules are pretty slack.
(There arn't any)





Ummm so what about discount on tickets for yer mates


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I dont think there is a discount rate for members, as membership is free, I think last year if you ordered 10 tickets you got one free, not sure. give me a shout nearer the time, I will let you know when tickets are out.
Snakebite 09

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Can anyone tell me how to become a member of the forum so I can attach photo`s


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You're already a member. The easy way to post pics is upload them to host site, I use photobucket.com. From there, you click direct link for the photo. Paste the url into the ubb image box, next to all the smilies and stuff. Click image, a box shows up, paste it in,there you go.


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Thanks Dave, I will give it a go - now what is a UBB and an URL - Only joking - I think


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Hey Derek...introduced myself at the top of the page.
Let me explain in 'lay' terms...
Get a photobucket account. Then you can upload your pictures to photobucket which will give each picture it's own web address...which is a URL. When you want to post a pic here, just start a regular post. Look at the lower portion of the page and you will see a box that says, "Instant UBB Code". Click the link that says, "Image" and a box will appear asking for a web address. Paste in the PHOTOBUCKET web address of the picture you wish to insert. It's easier than it sounds.
Good luck.


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Welcome from Maryland. Good move on packing riding - get comfortable with yourself on the bike and work up to it.
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Hi Stephen
I am in Dundalk, Co.Louth.
I think its a bit early for me to go riding in a pack, still learning - but getting there - want to get some miles under my butt. The name is the irish for my surname WHITE.
I will take a rain cheque on your offer and hope to meet up in the future.
Thanks again




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Now Dave - here I go - Hopefully there should be a link to my photo`s [image]http://s451.photobucket.com/albums/qq231/Defaoite_photos/[/image]

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Now Dave - here I go - Hopefully there should be a link to my photo`s [image]http://s451.photobucket.com/albums/qq231/Defaoite_photos/[/image]



I think that link should read as follows:
http://s451.photobucket.com/albums/qq231/Defaoite_photos/


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Defaoite #309695 01/15/2009 6:34 PM
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You're close, each photo has a direct link if you hover the mouse icon over it. Nice bike, blue/white is classic


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Make sure that you paste the "direct link" from photobucket into the UBB code. I was just pulling your leg about becoming a member for photopost, that feature is actually down.


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Nice choice of colours Derek, and I see the accessory collection is of to a good start.

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