Hi from Parker County

Tell us a little about yourself and say hello to the gang. We would like to hear about who, what, and why you ride as well as how you found us.
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Hi from Parker County

Post by GregTR » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:45 am

Hi fellow riders. I just thought I'd drop in and say hi.

I just got a Multistrada 1200S and I wouldn't mind riding with some other people on occasions. I love the club's philosophy and attitude, it feels exactly like what I'm looking for. I'm 35 with two small kids at home, I'm definitely not a squid!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by milesmiles » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:50 am

Glad to have you on the boards, yep this sounds like the club just for you. Pics of bike??? <---shut your mouths FWMR members
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by GregTR » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:04 am

I just picked her up last week so I haven't had a chance to take some decent shots yet. Hopefully this weekend. This is after the brutal 2 hour drive back from Dallas in rush hour traffic just after I got her. Definitely not my idea of a fun ride. You can see my last ride in my messy garage in the background, 2007 Suzuki Boulevard M50, a motorcycle choice I regretted for the last 5 years. But hey, it had 2 wheels and the wife approved it after a 8 year hiatus from bikes! Before the Suzuki cruiser I had a 1997 YZF-600 in college and before that a 1992 Yamaha Seca-II (FJ600) as my first "big boy" bike. I rode a Yamaha RD80 while in high school and a 50cc scooter before that.

I really wanted to like the Super Teneree (I'm a Yamaha guy as you can see) but the MTS1200 won me over after a test ride and there was no going back.
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by milesmiles » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:07 am

very cool
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by dufremle » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:08 am

Welcome!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Rhino » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:09 am

Angry bird!

I love that bike. Never ridden one, but it's like Ducati took everything I love about my Versys and made it even better, at 4x the price. :D
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by nitzer » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:10 am

GregTR wrote:I just picked her up last week so I haven't had a chance to take some decent shots yet. Hopefully this weekend. This is after the brutal 2 hour drive back from Dallas in rush hour traffic just after I got her. Definitely not my idea of a fun ride. You can see my last ride in my messy garage in the background, 2007 Suzuki Boulevard M50
Welcome. I considered an M50 before buying my 250 Ninja. What was wrong with the Suzuki M50?
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Telomere » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:20 am

Welcome to the boards. Don't mind miles and his obsession with pictures of bikes. His threw a fit and broke down because he doesn't give her enough love and attention SO he needs to drool over other peoples bikes :D
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by GregTR » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:43 am

nitzerebbhead wrote:Welcome. I considered an M50 before buying my 250 Ninja. What was wrong with the Suzuki M50?
Back in 2007 when I bought it I was a volunteer firefighter and all the other guys rode cruisers so it was a peer pressure thing to get a cruiser. I tried to buy the "least cruiser" by going with the M50 but truth be told it was still a cruiser. Having ridden sport and standard bikes all my life it just didn't feel right. I mainly used it for occasional commuting to work for the past 5 years (put a whopping 3,600 miles on it!) and I just didn't feel very comfortable riding it on the highway at 70+ mph so I actually quite often took the service road or the country road to my office so I could "cruise" and do 45-50mph which is where he M50 feels comfortable. It's a great, reliable and easy to work on bike but I just never had the emotional attachment to it that I get with sport/adventure tourers. Obviously this is just my opinion but since you asked...
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Rhino » Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:56 am

Heh, I had the exact same bike, mine was black. I still miss it sometimes.
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Stardog82 » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:35 pm

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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Striple » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:21 pm

Welcome aboard!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by 2track » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:09 pm

Welcome ! Glad you found us.
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Dragonfly » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:55 pm

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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by WillK675 » Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:53 pm

Welcome to the boards!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by DarcShadow » Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:59 pm

Guess I should say Hi as well seeing how I'm a member that lives in Parker County as well. :D
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by GregTR » Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:13 pm

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I'm really looking forward some nice rides!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by NickS » Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:25 pm

Welcome aboard!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by El Diabro » Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:20 pm

Welcome to the boards!!!
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by DemonDuck » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:25 pm

Welcome. Hope to see ya soon.
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by PinkFiddy » Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:14 am

Howdy from one of the other 3 corners - Hood. Glad you found the group. You'll enjoy yourself. Hope you can make it Thursday.

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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Rhino » Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:22 pm

Good riding with you today. That Ducati really is a thing of beauty.
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Telomere » Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:58 pm

Rhino wrote:Good riding with you today. That Ducati really is a thing of beauty.
Jealous? Going to trade in the triumph for a Duc now?
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by GregTR » Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:19 pm

Rhino wrote:Good riding with you today. That Ducati really is a thing of beauty.

Well thank you! It was a lot of fun to ride with a group. I opened her up a bit on the way home and may or may not have ridden a "bit" faster than the speed limit.
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Re: Hi from Parker County

Post by Rhino » Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:41 am

Telomere wrote:
Rhino wrote:Good riding with you today. That Ducati really is a thing of beauty.
Jealous? Going to trade in the triumph for a Duc now?
Triumph? No. The Multistrada is an upgrade for the Versys.
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