Hello from Aberdeenshire

[russ_fae_fyvie]

Hi
I have been sneaking around the site for a while and then lost my password so now I'm here properly I'm gonna say HELLO !!

I've been riding continually since 1976 on a variety of bikes, had a Transalp, Dominator and old Tiger before Internet Forums like this were on the go !

Since those days, I had been riding (and still am) a 1998 Honda Blackbird and now its got 72,000 miles on it, all mine !

Unfortunately the ravages of time have taken their toll and the Blacky was getting less and less comfortable despite various mods.

So in 2010 I got a new F800GS which has just had its 12,000 mile service and I find it a great little bike which I use most days for the 60 mile commute.

HOWEVER !
A month ago I took the Big Adventure Bike plunge and bought a Crosstourer and my god, am I hooked !

The Beemer is a great bike but the CT has grunt to win a Tractor Pulling Competition !

We have our first long(ish) run on the CT this weekend, over to Applecross, up to Ullapoool and home over 3 days and we are really looking forward to it.

The main reason I bought the CT is for a holiday ride over to Austria next year which is why we didn't fancy the Blackbird, coz it would have crippled me !

I really think the CT is a great bike, plenty of power so satisfy the Blackbird Hooligan part of me and so comfortable.

Just fitted panniers and top box ready for the trip and I'm sure it will be a great into run for us both.

Looking at this Forum it looks like this is THE place to be for Adventure Bikes !!

[Plague]

Welcome aboard ? are you going to be at the Ullapool rally in a couple of weeks ?

[LargeWayRound]

Hi Ya Russ

Welcome along to the forum

Sweet looking CT (I like the colour) .

Cheers Fae Aberdeen

LWR

[Treadtrader]

Welcome to ABR mate.

[CBSTD]

Fit like loon my mate bides just up a road fae you outside Cumminston He has an early Thunder Ace, your 2 weeks to early for the Ullapool Rally

[sconav]

Hi Russ,

Welcome to ABR its a good place to be. Your not too far from me I'm just the other side of Turriff, so I will maybe see you out and about on the road. :cheer:

[jed54]

Hi and welcome from Hertfordshire

[russ_fae_fyvie]

Cheers guys, nice to see so many local CT owners !!

Yeah only found out about the Rally today so we'll be a bit early for you !

I'll be on here more often now so any future meet ups will be on the Radar !

Looks like the weather forecast has improved a bit for our jaunt on Sunday, hopefully :woohoo:

[africajim]

Aye aye Russ, know you from the Crosstourer forum, welcome mate.

[Steve T]

Hi Russ & welcome.

You still got the F8GS then?

If you get fed up with yer Beuwulf can, I know a good home for it thats not that far from you :whistle:

Have a great weekend on the CT - and exercise the hooligan element in you - the bikes made for it

Steve T

B)