Joan from the Mountains of Virginia

That brought up the wonderful mental picture of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy singing "In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" and made me grin!   ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..OXYWEB7LgA )

Welcome to the forum, Joan – you came to the right place for good advice from a broad spectrum of riders, not only of Burgmans (or should that be Burgmen?) but a range of other rides including Burgman trike conversions. Take a wander through the articles and topics plus some of the videos and you will see what I mean? Hope you enjoy your association with us and find the right ride for the future.

BurgieKing said:I'll be the one in the pink tutu and army boots speeding down the outside lane screaming "I am the law!"

Oh so you're foresaking the uniform I got for you huh! Well, in that case its the elephant hunter's topee and safari suit for me, don't you know!

Well, I'm glad we sorted that one out – thanks, Z, for your honesty and frankness. An interesting take on life (that is in no way meant to be patronising BTW) and one which has a breath of fresh air to it.

Bouncer said:

sorry 'mate' = dont know why I thought you were of female gender – desperate for some sensible conversation among these loonie blokes – but I loves em all! Mad limeys the lot of us and proud of it.

Jan,

You thought  Z(ee)Rider was a woman, because SHE SAID, she was a woman.    In her second post.

Err……sensible conversation?……with a woman?…..surely, thats a contradiction of terms, isn't it.

Well, I'll be off, now.

Hey everyone,

Nige, I'm surely showing my age with 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' Best investment so far I've made have been the Kuryakin grips. Made a world of difference.

I've read other posts that label you as the mad Limey. Surely there must be others, lol.

Jan, Girlie? Did you just refer to me as a girlie? Another mad limey! Nope, no girlie here. No hint of girlie and I don't even know what it means. *chuckles*

I figured Lola was a nice name for a scoot. Congrats on the latest addition to your family.

Dave, glad to be here. I've always worked on my vehicles. Not so much the 4-legged kind anymore. I've got a good mechanic for that which gives me more time to enjoy Lola. I've seen your videos *thumbs up*. I think I subscribed to them.

My ex wasn't so keen to ride, but my current girl loves it. She's always asking if the weather will be good for riding when she visits.

Thanks for all the kind welcomes. And you can all call be buddy, mate, mac, hey you, just don't call me later for dinner, lol. That never gets old. I crack myself up.

Z

Hello, ZRider. Welcome to the Burgman forum.

You're not the first female to be called a "Guy/Bloke", a, Jan. ?

And, of course, it does explain all the "Gear"…..

" Kuryakyn", that takes me back, to a T.V. series.

Illya Kuryakyn, and Mr. Solo. Anybody else, remember that?

Take no notice of Nige, he's the only MAD limely, on here.

There's some stuff on running lights, on here, but you'll have to search  through the posts a bit, for them.

As for ABS, save your money.  Do the same job that they do, for yourself.

It just means, when you want to stop in a hurry (which should be once in a blue moon), just grab the brakes, and quickly release them.

Do that in quick succession, and ABS will be redundant.

Ride safe.

Good to hear from you again Dave. You seemed to drop off the radar there for a while. Hope you are recovering well from your surgery and that it wont be too long before you're back on two wheels.

Take care and get back in the saddle soon.

Nige.

Hey everyone,

First off, thanks for the welcome. Good to be here. Second, I don't want to mislead anyone, but my gender is female. I'm more comfortable talking shop with the guys so I hope you treat me that way. And please, no appologies for calling me a guy. I rather prefer it. Just don't call me an old guy. I'm almost in my mid-50's and I hear enough of that at work, lol.

Ohio is the Buckeye state. So named for the nut of the buckeye tree which was numerous back in the day. The nut closely resembles the eye of the buck. May be other reasons, but I like this one which has a native American origin. Among college sports in Ohio, The Ohio State University sports teams are the Buckeyes. Not as fearsome a name as that of the Michigan Wolverines, but lately we've owned them in football *snickering*.

Gear! There's this huge motorcycle outlet in Columbus that I happen to drive by on occasion when visiting family south of Columbus. It just wouldn't be right to drive on by and not stop!. Gotta check out the deals.

If I do the amount of touring that I would like, then a nice touring jacket will be needed.

Right now, my bike is my hobby. I used to play more golf, but since acquiring Lola and getting back into riding, that's all I want to do. Get my chores done around the house; take my dog for a hike; and off I go. The only hard decision is which direction. I usually opt for the lake road. East or west.

Winter hasn't been so bad around these parts. We've had our normal share of snow and I'm dog tired of shoveling it. Too cheap to buy a snowthrower. Had a small one for years and it just died. Bought it used and didin't want to put any more $$ into it. I figure 4 more weeks and we'll start seeing warmer temps. Sounds like you Brits were getting banged up pretty good this winter?

Our roads look really chewed up. Lots of potholes on the highways and such. They patch, then repatch. I see orange construction barrells in my future come spring, but that's the norm too.

As far as maintenace, yeah I enjoy working on the scoot vs the truck. Much easier *thumbs up* Since having Lola, I've always changed out the fluids, and spark plugs. The only trouble I've ever had was when I first changed out the final gear oil. Stripped one of the plugs. That 8mm internal hex is just too small in my opinion. That or it could use a bit more depth. Anyway, don't forget the anti-seize and a decent torque wrench. We have a place called Harbor Freight and I have gotten a good selection of tools at very reasonable prices like a click stop torque wrench for my on board tool box.

Also had to drain and take the radiator off once for a repair (had a pin hole). A local radiator shop did the repair. Real nice guys. The new tires I got this past summer I had my dealer mount. I'm looking to do mods as time permits. I know of a website where this guy has done a whole bunch of stuff with his Burgy, like simple instructions for a front fender mud flap. Did that one too. I'd like to do running lights. Convert the turn signal lights or mount something. Have to research that more.

I mounted the Bestem top box per his instructions. Came out real nice.

I know we don't have as many scoot choices as you all do across the pond. At the motorcycle show last month, I saw the T-Max. My dealer has a Honda DN-01. I think the Kymco Xciting is a good choice as well as others, but I have yet to see a scoot that would change my mind on the Lardy. If anything, I might consider trading her in on an exec model just for the ABS.

Again, real glad to be part of the Burgman family here. Look forward to chewin' the fat, shootin' the breeze and talking everything and anything Burgy.

Z

Nige, we could all use a bit o' mad now and then. I'll fit in just fine, lol.

Good to hear from you Z. In fact it's good to hear from anyone from the US. It seems very quiet on your side of the pond. I was beginning to wonder if you had all hibernated until spring because of the appalling weather! Lol!

I can see your going to be a regular contributor on here and will soon be our resident expert on all maintenance matters as well as riding apparel and scoot fashion!

Feel free to join in the banter with us mad limeys.

Ride safe mate.

Nige.