Right choice?

[Tweet]

Hi one and all.......you lot getting ready for the 29th March
I am Tweet, a very old nickname I picked up in my early youth, many years ago.
I am currently riding a Tiger 885 ( Steamer) which suits my needs and gangly frame, I had a more modern bike before, but the modern tec (it popped it's ECU and other electrical gremlins) was beyond my knowledge, I like to use spanners on a bike, not a laptop or OBD reader.
I am located near Nottingham, and retired, so yes a old git, which leaves me plenty of time to polish and maintain the bike, but it needs very little of that at the moment, with the Covid situation I have not had chance (like most of you guys) to wear out tyres, chains and disc pads, hope to make up for that next month! Oh yes!
Going to have a mooch around the forum now......then a Horlicks and a early night, not!!

[weeksy]

Hi one and all.......you lot getting ready for the 29th March
I am Tweet, a very old nickname I picked up in my early youth, many years ago.
I am currently riding a Tiger 885 ( Steamer) which suits my needs and gangly frame, I had a more modern bike before, but the modern tec (it popped it's ECU and other electrical gremlins) was beyond my knowledge, I like to use spanners on a bike, not a laptop or OBD reader.
I am located near Nottingham, and retired, so yes a old git, which leaves me plenty of time to polish and maintain the bike, but it needs very little of that at the moment, with the Covid situation I have not had chance (like most of you guys) to wear out tyres, chains and disc pads, hope to make up for that next month! Oh yes!
Going to have a mooch around the forum now......then a Horlicks and a early night, not!!

Welcome in and hope you like it here. How did you learn about us?

You're younger than some here I bet!

[Horse]

Good evening! We're a bit short of old gits not!

[KungFooBob]

Gotta love a Steamer.

I once make the mistake of asking on a Tiger forum why they were called Steamers

[Tweet]

I was searching for a previous forum, which did not come up on search, no sign of it, and this one came up on the search, so, in for a penny and all that.

[Skub]

so yes a old git,

Welcome Tweet,you are bang on the demographic for here.

There are other younger members like myself to strike a balance.

[Tweet]

Gotta love a Steamer.

I once make the mistake of asking on a Tiger forum why they were called Steamers

I was, maybe I still am on there but I don't venture there any longer, asked a few questions about the Tiger, one being, why is it called a Steamer?, and a couple of members replied as if they where talking to the village idiot, which with me may not be far off the point concerning me

[Tweet]

so yes a old git,

Welcome Tweet,you are bang on the demographic for here.

There are other younger members like myself to strike a balance.

Youngster!...don't know their born, in my day when I was a lad....................................................I don't go in for that, bet there's plenty of younger guys who can teach me a thing or 3.....................by the way do you know it's about laptops and ODB readers

[Mussels]

Gotta love a Steamer.

I once make the mistake of asking on a Tiger forum why they were called Steamers

I was, maybe I still am on there but I don't venture there any longer, asked a few questions about the Tiger, one being, why is it called a Steamer?, and a couple of members replied as if they where talking to the village idiot, which with me may not be far off the point concerning me

I was annoyed that neither of you gave the answer so I googled it and now i wish i hadn't bothered.

[Bigyin]

Youngster!...don't know their born, in my day when I was a lad....................................................I don't go in for that, bet there's plenty of younger guys who can teach me a thing or 3.....................by the way do you know it's about laptops and ODB readers

Welcome in among the covid vaccinated ....yeah a lot of over 50's who have all known each other in real life or online since we were in our 30's and 40's

As for the electronics on bikes my MOT tester is an old school Harley owner right down to the leather cut off, chain to the wallet etc etc,,,, My Ducati is keyless and he hasnt a clue how to start it and calls it "That fucking Italian laptop"

[Tweet]

Gotta love a Steamer.

I once make the mistake of asking on a Tiger forum why they were called Steamers

I was, maybe I still am on there but I don't venture there any longer, asked a few questions about the Tiger, one being, why is it called a Steamer?, and a couple of members replied as if they where talking to the village idiot, which with me may not be far off the point concerning me

I was annoyed that neither of you gave the answer so I googled it and now i wish i hadn't bothered.

My apologies, yep not a very interesting reason to be tagged Steamer........and mine does leak a little from the bottom hose, new hose, new clips, still leaks, lives up to its name.

[Tweet]

Youngster!...don't know their born, in my day when I was a lad....................................................I don't go in for that, bet there's plenty of younger guys who can teach me a thing or 3.....................by the way do you know it's about laptops and ODB readers

Welcome in among the covid vaccinated ....yeah a lot of over 50's who have all known each other in real life or online since we were in our 30's and 40's

As for the electronics on bikes my MOT tester is an old school Harley owner right down to the leather cut off, chain to the wallet etc etc,,,, My Ducati is keyless and he hasnt a clue how to start it and calls it "That fucking Italian laptop"

The vaccination ......had my 1st several weeks ago, told to sit on the chairs for 15 minutes, after 10 minutes the reaction started..

I am just more at ease with old school electrics and mechanicals.

[Bike Breaker]

I am just more at ease with old school electrics and mechanicals.

So why are you riding a modern bike?

Welcome from another youngster. Younger that Skub and,yeah, OK,older than Moth. Like a rose between two thorns.

[Tweet]

I am just more at ease with old school electrics and mechanicals.

So why are you riding a modern bike?

Welcome from another youngster. Younger that Skub and,yeah, OK,older than Moth. Like a rose between two thorns.

Hi.....Thanks for the welcome........I can't say I consider my 1997 Triumph Tiger to be modern......in the electrics or mechanicals.

[Jody]

Welcome

did anyone offer the pineapple hedgehog yet ?

[Tweet]

Na, don't need one anyway, got a family of real ones living under my shed.

[Bike Breaker]

I am just more at ease with old school electrics and mechanicals.

So why are you riding a modern bike?

Welcome from another youngster. Younger that Skub and,yeah, OK,older than Moth. Like a rose between two thorns.

Hi.....Thanks for the welcome........I can't say I consider my 1997 Triumph Tiger to be modern......in the electrics or mechanicals.

It was a test to see if you were an old forum member with a new username. *
Perceptions of old/modern are subjective. I consider my newest bike, a1985 Guzzi V50, to be modern. I've only just mentally moved my '70s Hondas from 'modern' to 'old'. Long time sufferers of my posts are likely to know where I'm coming from even though they won't understand why. Most people here are more normal than I am so be assured, registering here was a good choice for you.

* No it wasn't really.

[Tweet]

I consider all the new fangled (ECU, TPS Lambda sensors, EFI, ABS) electronics to be modern, suppose we all have different ideas on that,
I like the simplicity of older bikes.