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#51
03-29-2016, 10:22 AM
(03-29-2016, 12:55 AM)DaSwami_imp Wrote: I'm just gonna tuna you squids out now...

The trumpeter has just sounded trevally!
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03-29-2016, 10:41 AM
(03-29-2016, 10:22 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:
(03-29-2016, 12:55 AM)DaSwami_imp Wrote: I'm just gonna tuna you squids out now...

The trumpeter has just sounded trevally!

Now that's a "Jack" of all trades.
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#53
03-29-2016, 04:29 PM
(03-29-2016, 10:41 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote:
(03-29-2016, 10:22 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:
(03-29-2016, 12:55 AM)DaSwami_imp Wrote: I'm just gonna tuna you squids out now...

The trumpeter has just sounded trevally!

Now that's a "Jack" of all trades.

Good one, redbirds. Hooked it on the fly.
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04-07-2016, 02:21 AM
I thought I'd update on where I've got to: the forum has been really helpful (and amusing: the strike, pump and wind exchange has convinced me that CB1100 riders are superior beings).

Anyway, for now the CB1100 is too much bike for me. I've gone for a V711 Special, weighing in at sub-400lbs vs 544lbs for the CB1100. I know these are not comparable machines, but for now the Guzzi is going to give me a lot of fun.

I still think the Honda is perhaps the best looking bike of it's type I've seen, so may well come back to it. Thanks for the advice,

Beerman
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04-07-2016, 02:59 AM
Good decision. Although I wish I had taken sage advice when I bought my 1st street m/c...that one being the '83 CB1100F. At 5'5", 130 lbs in my mid 20s, I could barely touch the ground when seated. That bike was kinda heavy, 583.5lb.... but as long as I didn't have to pick it up, I never worried about weight. I lived through 10 yrs of owning that bike, and learn to grow into the bike. Fun times.
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04-07-2016, 03:32 AM
Thanks Jedd. I'm a tad over 130lbs now, but still hoping to get back there one day, ideally without having to do anything to change my lifestyle!

Incidentally, had a great meal in a place called Hopdoddy's, Austin last summer - a good choice of beers!

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#57
04-07-2016, 08:38 AM
Beerman, congratulations on your decision. I hope you enjoy the V711. Drop in here from time to time, post a picture or two and tell us how you get on. Good blokes who ride bikes of any kind are welcome. Beer
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04-07-2016, 09:15 AM
We like Guzzi's too. It's all good. Don't be a stranger, stop in and let us know how you are getting along with the Italian siren that stole your heart.
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