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New bike, new experiences, old rider.

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This is my XSR900, there are many like it, but his one is mine. My XSR00 is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

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Bonus points for spotting the landmark.
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Elmly Moor innit?

Nice XSR, I bet I know one that's cleaner :)
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Lose points for brown seat.
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It's stock, and more of a red colour. It also does a fantastic job of being a plank, jeez it's hard. The Yamaha "comfort" seat is an optional extra at £210 a pop. I'll live with stock until I find a solution I like.
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Yorick wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:29 am Lose points for brown seat.
It wasn't when he set off.
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rev667 wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:04 am This is my XSR900, there are many like it, but his one is mine. My XSR00 is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
Welcome rev667.

It's not right that your bike is your best friend and your life. That's just sad man.

I could understand this ideology better if it was a Kawasaki.

Maybe when you master the humble Yamaha you get to move on up and master a Kawasaki,thus mastering life itself?

Yeah,that'll be it. 8-)
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rev667 wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:04 amI must master it .........
Very Chinese fortune cookie.

You don't master a bike, you have a love affair with it. You find what it likes doing but always be on the lookout for what it does not like doing. It's a partnership.
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You know it's a parody of a quote from Full Metal Jacket, right?

Replace XSR with 'Rifle'.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:38 pm You know it's a parody of a quote from Full Metal Jacket, right?

That flew over my head.
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https://youtu.be/nkGIxGdZoYY?t=39

For those who missed it.
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Hello and Welcome :)

I like the brown seat.
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The landmark is near Wakefield, can't remember what it's called
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Julian_Boolean wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:29 am The landmark is near Wakefield, can't remember what it's called
Emley Moor.

It's a transmitting station.