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Easyrider Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1013 Age : 74 Location : HI Points : 4302 Registration date : 2015-12-18
| Subject: New Member Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:34 pm | |
| Hi all. I purchased a leftover 2013 FSC600A a year ago and found this great site. I started riding a while back on a Yamaha 100. Rode it in New Mexico for about a year then moved up to Suzuki T500. Kept that bike until I got married. While I had the bike, I traveled into Colorado to visit my then fiance. I have been away from bikes for quite awhile. In the year that I have been riding my Swing, I have enjoyed every s-mile I traveled. I do my own maintenance, including the first at 600 miles. I hope to learn a lot from my fellow members. |
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DickO Founding Member
Number of posts : 1019 Age : 79 Location : Atchison, KS Points : 6914 Registration date : 2008-12-23
| Subject: Re: New Member Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:56 pm | |
| Hello "Easyrider", Let me be the first to give you a welcome to this forum from a Kansas guy. You certainly picked the right place to be. I'm not an expert like many on here but you'll be able to pick the minds of those who are just as I have in the past. You're obviously enjoying your SWing quite a bit and if you ever get in trouble with it then you can always come here for the help you might need. Welcome again. |
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GHM-PM Site Admin
Number of posts : 2612 Age : 72 Location : Bullhead City, AZ Points : 7453 Registration date : 2012-05-17
| Subject: Re: New Member Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:47 am | |
| Welcome also, Easyrider! I too started off on a Yamaha 100 (1967 model bought in 1970). And I had a close friend with a Suzuki Titan T-500. Massive and bulletproof 2 stroke, I rode it many times, did not like the kick start on wrong side but bike was great! I have had my SWing since 2012 and LOVE it!
Ride on! |
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CathyN Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 771 Location : USA Points : 5995 Registration date : 2010-11-15
| Subject: Re: New Member Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:01 pm | |
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"Hi Yo" Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2940 Age : 75 Location : Winnsboro, Texas, U.S.A. Points : 8509 Registration date : 2010-02-17
| Subject: Re: New Member Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:06 pm | |
| DickO, I once heard a great definition of an "expert":
Ex------a has been
Spurt----- drip under pressure
I remember this when people call themselves experts. :lol!: |
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Cosmic_Jumper Site Admin
Number of posts : 4416 Age : 81 Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA Points : 10699 Registration date : 2009-06-12
| Subject: Re: New Member Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:09 pm | |
| Welcome to the asylum. While we're all a bit daft there is lots of great knowledge and help here on the forum.
Tim |
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JeffR Site Admin
Number of posts : 2600 Age : 65 Location : Bay Area, Ca Points : 8626 Registration date : 2008-12-19
| Subject: Re: New Member Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:00 pm | |
| Welcome to the site and congrats on your new SWing. I'm sure you are really going to enjoy your new bike and it will take you anywhere you want to go in comfort. Again, Welcome. |
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Easyrider Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1013 Age : 74 Location : HI Points : 4302 Registration date : 2015-12-18
| Subject: Re: New Member Sun Dec 20, 2015 1:31 am | |
| Thank you all for a great welcome. I have been reading a lot of posts and enjoy most of it. I have installed the AF214 and love it. This site convinced me to try it out. Thank you all! |
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AldusFran Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 209 Age : 77 Location : Tucson,AZ Points : 3638 Registration date : 2015-06-13
| Subject: Re: New Member Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:43 am | |
| Welcome Easyrider. You are going to really like this site as much as I have. You've picked the right unit to enjoy for many s-miles. Would be nice to tell us were you are located so maybe get in touch with another local swing rider. Good luck on your purchase. |
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oldgwingguy Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 247 Location : Hocking Hills Points : 3802 Registration date : 2015-02-08
| Subject: Re: New Member Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:12 am | |
| Welcome from o-HI-o Easyrider. I'm smiling at your board name it comes with a lot of notoriety here in our area. |
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Tone Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 60 Age : 78 Location : Northamptonshire, UK Points : 3675 Registration date : 2014-11-20
| Subject: Re: New Member Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:00 pm | |
| Welcome from the island over the water - you've got a great bike there and you've come to the right place for info. You will find everything you want to know on here. Season's Greetings! |
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Mike from NS Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts : 462 Age : 71 Location : Nova Scotia Points : 4548 Registration date : 2013-09-12
| Subject: Re: New Member Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:57 pm | |
| Welcome Easyrider, from Nova Scotia ... on the east coast of Canada.
You have found a great bunch here and as you see we are from all over the globe.
My S'wing is a 2005 ... my first ever bike - and I am learning what I have missed in two wheel travel; and from this site I'm learning how to take care of it. Very knowledgeable people here who are extremely willing and eager to help out with any problem you may have with the bike.
Mike |
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Kenjj50 Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 220 Age : 74 Location : Naperville, Illinois Points : 3532 Registration date : 2015-09-28
| Subject: Re: New Member Sun Dec 20, 2015 6:05 pm | |
| Welcome. I'm a newbie too from a bit further south. This is a great group. You can spend hours just going through what has been recorded in these archives. Facinating for new Swing owners. |
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Gustafa Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 218 Location : Cordova, TN Points : 3551 Registration date : 2015-10-10
| Subject: Re: New Member Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:11 am | |
| Welcome Easy Rider, enjoy the site, share your rides and have a blast! |
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PeterC Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 90 Location : Melbourne, Australia Points : 3341 Registration date : 2015-11-16
| Subject: Re: New Member Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:28 am | |
| Cheers and Welcome from a relatively new member in Melbourne, Australia. |
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Dale N. Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1996 Age : 78 Location : Princeton, MN Points : 6023 Registration date : 2014-02-13
| Subject: Re: New Member Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:51 pm | |
| Welcome Easyrider! This is by far the best SWing site on the net.
My first bike was a 62 Wards Riverside 125cc. I traded it for a 65 Ducati 350 one lunger. Next was a brand new 77 Yamaha RD400 which I purchased in late 78 when the 79s were coming out. It was a 2 stroke but didn't have that Ring-A-Ding-Ding sound. Next was a 74 Honda CB750 which was sitting in a shed for a few few years. I paid $200 for that and after quite a bit of TLC my wife and I rode it to Pensacola, FL. What a fun trip and I still have it. Two seasons ago I went to Milton, FL and bought my sisters 08 SWing for $1700. It hadn't run in a couple of years so I trailered it back to MN. While waiting for the new tires and battery I thought for the heck of it to hook up jumper cables to test all the lights. They all worked so I thought, what the heck, and hit the starter. It turned over about 3 times and popped off and purred like a kitten with no smoke. So now that's what I'm riding daily when MN weather permits. The CB750 needs a bit of TLC this winter so that's my project to keep me out of trouble.
Again. WELCOME! |
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Easyrider Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1013 Age : 74 Location : HI Points : 4302 Registration date : 2015-12-18
| Subject: Re: New Member Wed Dec 23, 2015 1:07 am | |
| Thank you all for the warm welcome. I hope that I will be able to be a positive addition to this great forum. |
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SteveSilverWing Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 133 Age : 69 Location : Los Angeles, California Points : 3627 Registration date : 2015-04-17
| Subject: Re: New Member Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:38 am | |
| Welcome Easyrider! I know you've made a good choice in purchasing your Swing. I am also new to this forum, and in a certain way, new to riding as well.
I started off by purchasing a new Chinese scooter 150cc from a shop here in Los Angeles almost three years ago. I rode it for two years plus then broke down and bought my 2013 Swing ABS (black). It has been 7 or 8 months since I've been riding it and absolutely love it. What's not to love when you step up from 150 to 600!
Treat it with respect and it will take you wherever you want to go...quickly! |
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