Hiya from Ipswich

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by jamiesk, Aug 7, 2013.

  1. Hi All

    I'm a 40-something and been with bikes all of my life. I will be getting (hopefully) a nice windfall next year and I am looking at trading my Suzuki GSR600 for a new Hypermptard or Hyperstrada I have sat on them, but not t\ken any out on test rides, hoefully next spring I will start :). I have a list of previous bikes on my sig ( for those who dont see the sigs, like me on my tablet!).

    I use my bike to commute 3 miles to work, but sometimes its 50 miles back ;)
     
  2. Hi mate welcome :upyeah:
     
  3. Cheers Thumpa :)
     
  4. There's quite a few hiding in the Ipswich area, so hurry up and get a Ducati so we can get a local group going before I drop dead.....
     
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  5. Hopefully next summer. Lol... I can go easy on my gsr :p

    I used to live in Manningtree so I know a few roads in north essex too.
     
  6. Hi. Welcome to the forum!... Plenty of 40 something's on here!
     
  7. Howdy - there are quite a few of us down in Chelmsford if you venture that far south!
     
  8. Me too, for a short while.......originally from Ardleigh and Stanway
     
  9. Cheers for the Welcomes. I sometimes get to Clacton for chips, but not normally further south.

    Must be something about the older rider, who can afford a Duke? :) or mature enough?
     
  10. Hello and welcome! It's not just money, it's appreciating the finer things in life!
     
  11. Yep. I had a Harley a few years ago, bad knee which needed an operation. Thats off my tick list, never again!!! But it served its purpose :)
     
  12. I like long way homes :)
    Hello and welcome to the mad house
     
  13. Well we are bikers :)
    Thanks.
     
  14. Indeed!!
    Will be Suffolk based meself soon also.
     
  15. Its nice and flat here. Give us a shout if you get bored. If I get a leave pass then I can come out and play:)
     
  16. In the throws of moving from kirby cross at the mo and then hols, so pretty manic at the mo. For a so called niche brand? there's deffo plenty of us about it seems between Chelmsford and Ipswich :smile:
     
  17. Might have something to do with Colchester being between them and having a Duke shop there? :)

    I dont have a Duke, I have a Suzi but looking for a Duke.
     
  18. There's also a brilliant independent in Harleston, a guy called Carl Harrison, who recently serviced my ST for a very reasonable price. Hope to meet up with all you guys soon. Chris
     
  19. Welcome to the forum jamiesk, some of us bikers are even older than you and still lovin it
     
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