Hello, firstly thanks to @Octoberon for your efforts - the lure of an ad - free, spam free forum was immense.
In a nutshell for those who do not already know me from elsewhere I am a new rider, having passed my test at the end of January and am fortunate enough to be riding a Street Triple R which I love. My only regret is having not got around to doing this many years ago as it has been an ambition of mine for a very long time. But now I have done it, I am on my bike whenever I can be (and utterly over enthused about the whole subject at times - steer clear when I come back from a great ride is my advice as I am at DEFCON 1 jabber level for a while 
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