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[biffo111]

Hi thanks for the info on the cooling fan sorry I didn't introduce myself but I panicked when the temp shot up but its ok. Im a 55 year old married man from south wales and been riding bikes since I was 15 I've owned a 916 for the last 17 years but wanted an r1 it needs a bit of work but in good condition .im not very good on the computer but I get by so be patient with me and I'll get there in the end cheers mike

[jompy]

No worries Mike
Glad the bikes ok , there is an absolute wealth of knowledge on here about all R1's from advice to service manual & parts micro fiche downloads .
So what area in beautiful south Wales are you ? My wife was born & grew up in the porthcawl area until she moved to Aberystwyth in around the mid 2000's , she used to hoon around the area .

[petepassion]

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum

[Steve R1]

Hi Mike, and thank you for posting a newbie post , must admit I love South Wales, it's a beautiful part of the country. As Jompy says, there is a wealth of knowledge on R1's on her and on bikes in general, so any questions just ask.

Welcome

Stephen

[Moise]

Welcome to the forum Mike. 17 years is a long time to keep a bike, well done.

[Chappo]

Welcome to the forum Mike,

[biffo111]

hi thanks for the welcome, i'm from a place called Pontypridd just outside Cardiff, I've owned loads of bikes in the past 30 years but when the r1 and the 916 came out I could only afford 1 so I went for the duke but I saved for this yam so I'm happy now. the roads are amazing over here especially Brecon to Llandovery, Builth wells cant wait for the summer

[jompy]

My mates from Brecon and has his workshop in Builth , i love the road from Builth through Rhayader , llangurig and then along the A44 to Aberystwyth . Theres some cracking roads around there .
Jen used to work in JT's bridgend , Thunder road & M & P's amoungst others

[samr1]

Welcome mike


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[biffo111]

cheers jompy yeh there's some cracking roads around here and some are scary if you don't know them i've lost a few mates on them but you get wiser as you get older, iv'e tried to upload some pics of the bikes but I'm no genius on the laptop, how long have you been riding

[jompy]

cheers jompy yeh there's some cracking roads around here and some are scary if you don't know them i've lost a few mates on them but you get wiser as you get older, iv'e tried to upload some pics of the bikes but I'm no genius on the laptop, how long have you been riding

Hey bud , i passed my car test first only passed my bike test at the age of 26 so a bit of a late comer , past my test 19 years ago but was restricted for 2 years , Mrs passed her test in he teens so been riding for £30 years bless her