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  1. nigel whitehead

    nigel whitehead Well-Known Member

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    #1 nigel whitehead, Dec 11, 2020
    Thought I would say Hi.
    I have never thought to join a bike forum before, but came across this earlier today.
    I have a 790, pre-ordered at the launch in late 2000. The bike turned up to Fowlers, Bristol, in Feb 2001 and they delivered it to my home a week or so later. It was registered for the 1st March as I took a bike related reg. number - Y2BON. (year 2000 bonnie!)
    I still have it of course, and it has under 10k miles on the clock. But due to stuff and a heart problem, it has not been used for a couple of years.
    I had my heart op a couple of weeks ago so getting excited to get on with stuff once fully recovered. We have a motorhome, which is great, but better if you have another form of transport. So I have just ordered a transverse trailer from CMF.
    The plan is to get the bike on the road and take it with us next year.
     
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  2. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    #2 David Cooper, Dec 11, 2020
    Hello and welcome to the forum Nigel.

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  3. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    #3 steve lovatt, Dec 11, 2020
    Welcome to the forum :cool:
     
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  4. dilligaf

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    #4 dilligaf, Dec 11, 2020
    Hi mate and welcome
     
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  5. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    #5 Dartplayer, Dec 11, 2020
    Hi Nigel and welcome to the forum :cool:
     
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  6. joe mc donald

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    #6 joe mc donald, Dec 11, 2020
    Nigel Whitehead
    Welcome to the family. Sorry to hear about your woe's. And yes do hope you are on the mend again. Yes take it slow and it will be great again with the bike. In the meantime do keep us all informed as to how you are progressing and get yourself ready to ride.
    Joe.
     
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  7. Nicholaj

    Nicholaj Noble Member

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    #7 Nicholaj, Dec 12, 2020
    Welcome Nigel. Sorry to hear about the hart surgery, but good you are recovering :)
    Cool reg number :cool:
    Sounds like a great idea to have a trailer for the Bonnie when traveling with the motorhome :) Hope you will enjoy the forum :sun:
     
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  8. Winglad

    Winglad Crème de la Crème

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    #8 Winglad, Dec 12, 2020
    Welcome Nigel!

    My heart also let me down in 2014...
    And likewise I motivated myself with buying bikes! ;)
    It is the BEST therapy! Believe me, I am officially dispatched to advise our government in health-care-issues!
    Most important, I told them, always wear a mask when robbing a bank...
    They seemed to have misunderstood and from there it all went downhill... :mask:

    NURSE, where‘s my enemy... uuhh enema???
     
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  9. Riggers

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    #9 Riggers, Dec 12, 2020
    Welcome Nigel. Here's wishing you a full recovery and many more years of happy motorcycling.
     
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  10. OsteKuste

    OsteKuste Intergalactic Warlord
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    #10 OsteKuste, Dec 12, 2020
    Welcome and good luck! We all live by each other’s pics so please share!
     
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  11. Winglad

    Winglad Crème de la Crème

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    #11 Winglad, Dec 12, 2020
    YES, pics Nigel!

    Triumph rules!

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    Oh, and in case, you should wonder: I am the designated German without humor on this forum and therefore on sufferance... ;)
     
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  12. joe mc donald

    joe mc donald Joe
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    #12 joe mc donald, Dec 12, 2020
    Winglad
    That's good enough to improve your humour rating. Alought I have see that mode just yet.
    Joe.
     
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  13. maddanstevo

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    #13 maddanstevo, Dec 14, 2020
    Hello and welcome
     
  14. Tigcraft

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    #14 Tigcraft, Dec 14, 2020
    And another late welcome in to the madhouse
     
  15. andyc1

    andyc1 Lunarville 7, Airlock 3

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    #15 andyc1, Dec 14, 2020
    Welcome to the forum Nigel :)
     
  16. TEZ 217

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    #16 TEZ 217, Dec 14, 2020
    Welcome to the forum Nigel, hope the inmates haven't put you off two much :cool:
     
  17. unclescratch

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    #17 unclescratch, Dec 14, 2020
    Bloor's Triumphs stay together much better than the Meriden offerings, probably can dispatch the 'accessories for keeping things gathered'. (How did I do for a yank?)
     
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  18. 357sigman

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    #18 357sigman, Dec 16, 2020
    Welcome from another forum newbie
     
  19. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    #19 Sandi T, Dec 16, 2020
    Not to derail the thread, but where in NW AZ are you from, @unclescratch? I hail from Tucson.
     
  20. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    #20 Sandi T, Dec 16, 2020
    Welcome to the forum, nigel! We're glad to have you aboard. Glad, also, that you kept that Bonnie through thick and thin and that you're excited to get on with riding it again and taking it along on those motorhome adventures. Please share a photo or two of your bike with us, if you would be so kind. Hope you recover fully and smoothly from your heart op!!
     
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