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Dearnesman



Joined: 12 Sep 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:29 pm    Post subject: Hello from sunny Yorkshire Reply with quote

How do!
I'm an old fart from Yorkshire, been on the road legally since 1984 when I get a Vespa 50 Special. Passed me bike test in 1989 and spent the next 14 years on jap bikes. Became a motorcycle training instructor and then in 2003 bought a P200E. Bought me wife an ET4 and rode it 40 miles home from Leeds on the M1 and it totally altered my died-in-the-wool opinion of autos. If the ET4 was this good what must the GTS250 be like? I bought one in March 06 and haven't looked back. I can honestly say, hand on heart, that the GTS250 handles as well as any jap (or german) bike I've ridden so far. I'm blown away by it. I can't fault the brakes, suspension and steering, and it's fast as feck, considering it's a scooter. I know you shouldn't trust the speedo but I'm 15 stone and regularly creep up to 90mph on mine (head down of course).
This beast will happily pull me, the wife and weekends worth of camping gear all day long at 75, peaking to 85 (according to the speedo). I'm a long time Vespa enthusiast and up until now had to grudgingly concede that the Lambretta GP200 was the best scooter ever built. Well not anymore - the GTS is the mutts nuts.
I ride it every day come rain or shine and have had lots of fun wiping the smirks off the faces of Harley riders, 250 jap bike riders and Lammy TS1 devotees.
After reading the views posted on here I will be investing in a small screen and might treat myself to one of them there fancy variators next year.
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Blackpool Paul
Guvernor


Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 531
Location: Blackpool

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello and welcome Dearnesman, Im an even older Fart Rolling Eyes
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Smudge210
Sargeant


Joined: 10 Sep 2007
Posts: 66
Location: North East England

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello, nice to her you are enjoying it! I am new here too but I am a yorkshireman and a very old fart too!
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Outlaw
Inspector


Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 452
Location: Sitting at the Rugby Club Bar

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Laughing
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Maver
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Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 2193
Location: naaaaaarfolk we drive tractors and talk loike PIRATES

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello & Welcome Cool

you'll love the screen Cool
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Innocenti
Big Cheese


Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 1205
Location: Surrey Village

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy welcome were all old farts...... Wink Wink
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GAVSKIN
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Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 1128
Location: ON THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked im not an old fart! Laughing hello and welcome Cool
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Quasimodem



Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 15
Location: Cornwall

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi - from the oldest fart........... Embarassed
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smirnoff
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Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 1125
Location: On the bouncy castle in my head.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello and welcome Wink Wink


Yep, old too Laughing Laughing
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Laur.
Sargeant


Joined: 18 May 2007
Posts: 60
Location: Cardiff

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi & welcome

See you @ Wooli if you're going. Very Happy

Laur
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MikeHolland
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Joined: 26 Jul 2007
Posts: 150
Location: Sydney, Australia

PostPosted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello Dearnesman, and welcome to the geriatric scooter club. I turned 69 yesterday, but I am sure I am not the oldest. Have also referred to myself as "the old fart" in many previous posts.

Been scooting for 48 years and still love it.

Mike
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g-tease
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Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 361
Location: London

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello and welcome Dearnesman Very Happy
I will admit to being neither old or a fart
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smartalec1
Sargeant


Joined: 30 May 2007
Posts: 56
Location: Redruth, Cornwall

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi
getting old (43) disgracefully and I fart does that count?
Welcome Very Happy
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nutty boy
Sargeant


Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 66
Location: cardiff

PostPosted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hiya and welcome from sunny South Wales
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