Hello from Reading (UK)

Hello, I'm today's new meat.

I live in the south of England, I'm tall, cynical, inappropriate sense of humour and I'm allergic to cats. I want something sexy and orange in my life and it has to be an SD because t'missus won't let me have an air hostess.

Currently I have a '98 FireBlade and an '86 BMW K100RS, the FartBlood is going and the K will become an on-going project. Made the decision to get an SD on the basis that the 'Blade doesn't blow my skirt up and I want an all-rounder which will

Had a couple of V-twins previously (Falco and an SP-2) and really looking forward to getting back to effortless torque and that fantastic soundtrack!

Erm, that's it. So, hello.

Hello mate! I've just recently changed from a FireBlade to a SD, good choice! Lol at the air hostess!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome mate. Lots of ex blade or other jap sports bike riders here so you're in good company.

Black ones are faster though, orange is a neewbie error

Welcome comrade Strappy: Newbie errors about colour are fine, take no notice. What's not acceptable is that you've transgressed the unwritten rule about talking to wives about gendered CABIN CREW . Here in Oz this this is such a sensitive issue that the wives lobby group have succeeded in having all fine figures of young womanhood replaced by clones of my mother-in-law. Modern air travel is sadly not what it used to be - that's why George Clooney decided to get married

Welcome aboard and keep that humour coming

Thanks, chaps (presumably, as this isn't mumsnet)

Re: colour, after typing that earlier I was idly browsing and have located a tidy-looking '07 bike (radial brakes but with a silver swingarm) that's in the titanium finish and it's priced too well to be fussy about it not being orange

I opted for the titanium SD and it's a striking looking bike imo. You can always tart it up with orange (pointless) accessories from the Powerparts catalogue!

Welcome, from your introduction you fit right in!

Hello mate.

A wise choice - I've a '13 SDR that's about to go up for sale to fund the 1290 if you're interested?

Thanks for the offer but I rode my new SD home from Aberdeen yesterday