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Hello everyone - new to the forum -i posted this morning on another topic and some kind soul suggested an intro on the newbie page (I hope I'm on it -me and computers don't match!)

Bit of history - I've been riding since i was 18 and reached the grand old age of 50 this year. i'm more of a track day addict then a road rider (sort of got things the wrong way around in life!) but have the odd blip now and then on the road but mostly track (13000 track miles last year on a road going r6 -yep you read that right!). Being 50 this year I decided to spend the kids inheritance (wife isn't happy!) and i have given myself a treat (well 2 actually)

I bought my first yamaha in 2006 (r1) brilliant piece of kit - I always had Hondas before that but I'm yamaha through and through these days. I have had several r1's since and the r6 which has been my favourite bike of all time. I certainly don't want to sound like a pretentious prxxk to anyone but being a track day addict and this year yamaha building something I've longed for (r1 engine in basically an r6 chassis) i decided life will truly begin for me at 50 and I'm now mr lucky (or mr greedy according to my so called mates) and now own the new r1 which I'm currently running in and in June i take ownership of the r1m (now you know why the wife isn't happy) (I told the kids I was buying a couple of bikes so i think they thought i meant push bike for them -anyone fancy explaining that one!). Both bikes will be tracked with the standard bike probably getting used most (circuits like donington an silverstone for the M.

anyway i hope i make a few friends on the forum (and no enemies) and maybe catch up with a few of you out and about
regards
andy

Dude delete the two other same threads

Welcome along....... Youngster


Where are you located?

Al

Hi Andy, fair play to you, I've been a long term Honda man and Track day rider too.

Really looking forward to the change to Yamaha, variety is the spice of life etc.

Donington and Silverstone are my favourite UK tracks.

I aint been here long, but all good lads even if they do take the piss

don't know how to delete the other two posts (told you i was crap on a computer )-im in the east of england

ahh learning computers is easy (sorry about the two posts being the same as this one -I told you I was crap on the computer) Don't mind having the pxss ripped out of me either.

Did you see the PM Andy?

no i didn't

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Andy,

no one on here really cares about anything except a smile. ask direct question and receive

Welcome in Andy
2 new R1s ! A standard and an M :O
buddy you'll get out of this forum what you put in so join in the banta & enjoy !

Welcome in pal - we love all things yamaha,are like-minded in our love for biking and all are equal (none o' that some are 'more equal' sh!t in here ) we all enjoy an unhealthy amount of piss-taking so don't take owt too seriously so get some bike pics up when ya can, join in as much as ya can & have a laugh - ya get out what ya put in here - enjoy


Sent from somewhere in the midlands by Paul

Welcome to the forum Andy

yamaha wrote:told you i was crap on a computer -im in the east of england

I don't think your location dictates your computer skills though . I'm not so good with spellin either but I do like numbers

So congratulations on being one of the chosen few to get an R1M, sadly some of us were unfortunate to have missed out, but hay hoe ........ We can always buy the standard one, but just don't get me onto that subject of Yamaha's marketing again, last time I couldn't find my rag, I wasn't in the tree anymore, and my dummy wasn't in my mouth

Anyway, I for one are really pleased for yiu.

So 13,000 miles on a track day a year , is that about 65 annual track days ? , it would take 165 to get that kind of mileage at my speed

Anyway welcome to the mad house, the guys on here are great and always ready to help out, offer advice and the such. Mind you, with your experiance, I am sure you have your fair share of advice to give us.

Oh and being nifty fifty, that ain't old mate, not from where I am.

Welcome

Stephen

Hi and welcome

Hi Andy


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Thanks for the welcome people -went to rockingham yesterday just to watch (no limits track day) was tempted to join the back of the queue and give the r1 a taste of things to come but then thought "she's only got 300 miles on her" "best wait to next month". As it turned out, MCN were there doing a track day shoot out with a couple of bikes and yes one was the R1 -I don't know the guy, but have seen a couple of his reports on youtube and in the mag, so I jumped right in and asked what he really thought of it.........words of "unbelievable" and "fantastic" quickly left his mouth. - I went straight back home to tell the wife the goods news.......she's still not amused! oh well!

You can't please the fairer sex all of the time.... It's a fact of life, like paying tax