Hello from Macclesfield

[Jon davies]

Hi folks,
My name is Jon and I.... I am biker.
I ride a Vstrom XT and love it despite the hard time it seems to get! I ride it offroad badly but it seems to cope well enough for green lanes. On the road it's great to and after a 20yr old pegaso it seems like a dream do it all bike (I have accept this is unlikely but if I don't try anything else it's not an issue).
Previous bikes- Drz 400, zzr 600, gpz 500, Fj1300, Pegaso 650.
I do most of my riding in North Wales as that is where I hale from and frankly the roads and lanes around here seem pants compared!!

So hello from me.

 

[DaveS]

Welcome Jon. Post some pics up of your bike. Always admired the Vstrom.
Where are you based now?

 

[Ian Porter]

Hi Jon,

welcome to the asylum

you're not far from a few of us around the Peak District

you'll have to pop over to the Yondermann Cafe for a breakfast sometime

 

[DaveS]

Where are you based now?

Ahh the clue would be in the thread title!

 

[austin]

Welcome to the forum. We are all friends here, come to a meet up so you can join in the banter.

 

[Jon davies]

Yeah definitely keen to meet some fellow minded folks.
Will certainly try to make the December meet but something sooner would be great!
Here's a couple pics of my motor

 

[Ian Porter]

if you want an earlier meet Jon we have a meet in a couple of weeks near Leominster

October Meet

 

[Jon davies]

 

[Jon davies]

 

[Hamster]

Hi Jon, and welcome. Nice looking bike mate, especially in the black.
Hopefully get to meet soon.

 

[Hudders]

Hello Jon, welcome cracking pictures

 

[Paul-S]

Welcome Jon

Nice pictures

 

[Stuart D]

Welcome Jon, great looking bike especially with the off road biased tyres - Steve T take note
There's plenty of nutters on here to play with, see you in Leominster if you're able to make it

 

[Lowflyer]

Welcome,

Nice looking bike and nice trails
There are no nutters on this site



Maybe a few , ahem , unhinged perhaps

 

[Jon davies]

Tyres are a bit of a sore point. They are Annakee wilds- amazing grip but considering the bumf they put out about being "proper big bike tyres" as in radial construction, will last long, not deform etc. 1500 miles the back is well past its best to be honest and has started to show ripples in the carcass. Granted after a very rapid run home from Corwen 2 up but still expected more given the hype.

Grip is excellent so not supprised by the rapid wear but annoyed none the less. Michelin never even answered my complaint either, made in hope rather than expectancy.

 

[boboneleg]

Hello from Bristol

 

[Barftone]

And also from Barf....get yourself down to salisbury plain soon