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swnorth
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4
Location : Ontario Canada
Points : 390
Registration date : 2020-07-07
 |  Subject: New Member Introduction  Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:05 pm | |
| Joined the forum today but have had my 2005 SW for a couple of years now. I refer to it as my "rescue" bike because the first owner had it for 13 years and only put 5,000 kms (3,000 miles) on it. He lives on the same street and noticed I was a rider by the motocross bike in my garage. After several years of putting him off, I test rode it. What a revelation! I misspent my youth and young adult years on 750cc Kawasaki triples (H2s) and thought the SW wasn't going to do it for me. Wrong! It's plenty quick for my 63 year old reflexes. Gave up motocross a couple years ago and enjoying more time riding and almost no time wrenching and maintaining the SW. I do all my own work so this forum will be a great resource. Thanks all. |
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oldwingguy
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1855
Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A.
Points : 4064
Registration date : 2016-01-29
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:43 pm | |
| Welcome aboard from o-HI-o enjoy the new found ride, yours had 5,000 less miles then mine and I thought it was very low miles when I bought it. |
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gustav
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 128
Age : 69
Location : Davenport, Iowa
Points : 976
Registration date : 2019-04-13
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:58 am | |
| Hello & and welcome to the forum. I owned two Kawasaki H-1 500's in the day. Looking back those bikes had I believe 50h.p., thought they were really something. Now I would like to come across one to see how the Silverwing would compare to it on acceleration. If I could posses only one bike, it would be the 'Wing. Paul |
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Michel Vachon
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 128
Age : 64
Location : Granby, Québec, Canada
Points : 988
Registration date : 2019-03-26
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:09 am | |
| Hello north man ,,,
Welcome to the Silver Wing forum. You will find here friends and knowledge persons.
Happy safe riding !
Michel
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Cosmic_Jumper
Site Admin
Number of posts : 3821
Age : 78
Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA
Points : 8856
Registration date : 2009-06-12
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:38 am | |
| Hello swnorth. Welcome to the forum.
Hey, Ontario is a rather large place. Perhaps you are in the cultural metropolis of Hearst.
Thanks |
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swnorth
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4
Location : Ontario Canada
Points : 390
Registration date : 2020-07-07
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:15 pm | |
| - Cosmic_Jumper wrote:
- Hello swnorth. Welcome to the forum.
Hey, Ontario is a rather large place. Perhaps you are in the cultural metropolis of Hearst.
Thanks I do know Hearst but I am almost as far south as one can get in Ontario, in a tiny village on Lake Erie called Port Rowan. |
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Cosmic_Jumper
Site Admin
Number of posts : 3821
Age : 78
Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA
Points : 8856
Registration date : 2009-06-12
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:28 pm | |
| Port Rowan? OMG, if you were any further south you’d be in the parking lot of the Walmart in Erie, PA. |
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Donie
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 75
Location : Ireland
Points : 3127
Registration date : 2013-04-07
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:47 pm | |
| Hello swnorth,
Welcome to the forum.
What took you so long to get here? |
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johnd
Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts : 476
Age : 73
Location : Santa Barbara California
Points : 4778
Registration date : 2010-02-01
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:46 am | |
| Hello from sunny Santa Barbara California. Welcome |
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Tn Traveler
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 74
Age : 82
Location : Baileyton TN, No.East TN. USA
Points : 1577
Registration date : 2017-06-17
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:30 pm | |
| A warm 92* WELCOME from East Tn.
If you get an problem - all that's necessary
is post your question. I'm sure someone has
experienced the same thing. Don't be bashful.
Again a WELCOME from the land of Davy Crockett
and the 17th President Andrew Johnson.
I no longer ride due to AGE & health, sold my 06
S/W but want to assist anyway I can. |
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swnorth
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4
Location : Ontario Canada
Points : 390
Registration date : 2020-07-07
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:04 pm | |
| - Donie wrote:
- Hello swnorth,
Welcome to the forum.
What took you so long to get here? I don't put many kms on each season so took a couple to determine what I want to modify. With the help of this forum, it's time to get to work! |
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swnorth
Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4
Location : Ontario Canada
Points : 390
Registration date : 2020-07-07
| | Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:07 pm | |
| - Cosmic_Jumper wrote:
- Port Rowan? OMG, if you were any further south you’d be in the parking lot of the Walmart in Erie, PA.
Yup, on a clear day, if I look south, I can almost see PA. |
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