Born again Biker

[Altritter]

No worry, DC is where all of our thieves, err pols, hang out...

Maybe in the past — but now the theft action here has moved to Wall Street and our megabanks and insurance behemoths, who have adeptly picked the pols' pockets (and ultimately, all of ours).  

[daddychubby]

Well its good news folks. I am on the road. The R65 sailed through its MOT inspection last Friday. I only had to tighten 2 nuts on the handle bars and change 2 bulbs in the indicators to the correct wattage. Then it was fully roadworthy. I then Insured it and paid the road Tax and yesterday went for a little ride about 60 miles but it was fun. I will need to take extra care for a while as apart from being off bikes for a few years the R65 is by far the biggest bike I have owned. I will get some pictures taken as soon as I can but I must say its not cosmetically great but it is functional. It needs a little prettying up to make it look better. All in good time though.

[daddychubby]

Hi again.
Well as i promised I took some pics so providing this old fogie can work out how to do it, I will include one in this post. well here goes

[MrRiden]

Nice!
I do like the Mono shock model. I'd almost trade my LS for one. Looks like you'll maybe be shopping for a new shock unit? Love the LS style pipes and I'm jealous of the left hand switch pod, yours has the headlight switch built in. US models are blanked out there. Looks like it could use some touch up and attention to the wonky directional but all in all a very nice bike. Did I say I really like the Mono?
rich

[not-so-fast-ed]

Very nice, DC!   Thanks for the picture.  If you would like to add the R65 logos to the battery covers, let me know.

Handsome scooters, these "Monos".

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Ed

[daddychubby]

Yes you are right Ed I am already looking for another shock absorber. The problem is to make the bike easier for me to handle at slow speeds I want to lower the ride height at the same time.  The indicator light is slightly out but I have a replacement just not a major problem so it takes a low priority. Went out again today and I must say I find the handling great, It just seems so light when on the move and accelerates well also. I am well pleased.

[Roger_Lucas]

Count me in, I'm about to get my second (sold my first) me bad :-/
Headin for 71 this August...Lookin forward to many years of riding and mods to the bike....I too,am not the tallest individual, so, daddychubby welcome!

[nhmaf]

Thanks for posting up the pic!  Welcome to our merry, aging band of bikers!

[msbuck]

Welcome to our merry, aging band of bikers!

Geez~you guys are making me feel like a youngster!  Thanks!

Welcome daddy-o.  I like the white!  Have you figured out the which shocks to use yet?  I am also vertically challenged and had the dealer put shorter shocks on mine before I even took it home.  Way back then I used Konis.  I've heard good things about the Hagons on this forum, though.  I haven't kept up with what's available these days.  

Another thing you can do - oops, you've already had the seat redone, haven't you?  I took a few inches out of the seat - that make the biggest difference for me in reaching the ground.

Glad to hear you're enjoying being back on the road.  I think you've picked the perfect cycle to reenter the exciting world of motocycling!