It's been a long time (a year or so) since I had a look at this place and it's great to see a lot of the old salts are still around.
For those who are newer on here and don't know me, I was a constant poster and reader since 2006 and got to know lots of members on here more as friends than as just people who I shared info with.
Anyway, I wanted to simply touch base again and to say I will be back on here more often now. The reason is, I purchased a Tiger Explorer with a view of doing some extensive traveling in and around Aus in my retirement. Unfortunately I have a chronic back condition which simply didn't allow me to ride the Tiger for any length of time. Not really that good when someone wants to put ride some serious K's in and around this big country of mine.
So I had to bight the bullet and put what is essentially an absolutely beautiful bike up for sale.
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement but hey, life can be like that. I gave it a go but my back had other ideas about the whole thing ha ha.
I'm also somewhat annoyed with myself too cos I'll be losing a considerable amount of the hard earned of mine by selling after only a year and putting lots of oem accessories on the Tiger. Like I said, that's life and continually beating myself up about it isn't really worth time given it actually achieves very little.
So in a positive sense, aren't I happy I didn't sell my Speedy after all cos even though I did have plans to, I simply couldn't get round to doing it. Yay, a win for Stacka cos that would have been a real trajedy. So now she'll be getting the attention she deserves again after being somewhat neglected as I had that year long affair with the faster younger women ha ha.
The other positive besides looking forward to working on my speedy and getting her back to scratch (I've already unblocked her main jets from old fuel), I've also got plans to buy a 4wd and what's called a slide on camper to fit on the back of the Ute tray. This will be my new form of major travel around Aus, replacing what was going to be the Tiger's job. So essentially I'm simply rearranging how I go about the traveling Aus thing. See, it's all good still.
Anyway as I said, I just wanted to touch base briefly to say gidday from stacka in Aus and should be back on here talking to my buddies and also many of the newer blokes who've joined since I've been away.
Finally, here's a set of pic I've taken of my tiger which I'm using in the ad to sell her. I doubt you'll disagree with me when you say she's an absolute beauty.
Stacka
