GSXR Rider, Essex

My name is Sam, i’m 36 and live in Romford, Essex and i’ve been a GSXR Addict for 20 years now…(I hate these intro’s, always feels like an AA meeting, Not that i’ve been to one!! lol)

Anyway…

I’ve been riding Bikes since i was about 14/15 (Crossers etc). I Passed my test when i was 21 and have had many bikes in that time from 400’s right up to 1000’s. My main love is GSXR’s (Mainly the 750) which is what i currently ride.

I have a 2004 GSXR 750 Which is custom Painted in Lamborghini Pearl Orange. It is the nicest bike to ride i’ve owned and probably my Favorite looking Gixxer they have made today (Apart from the old Slab side). I find the 1000’s amazing to ride Fast and in straight lines, But the 750 is so much more useable and you can throw it around so much better. I’m a little bored of the lack of Exhaust Grunt and straight line speed, but the Cornering ability and out and out fun factor of the 750 makes up for it no end.

I have done some great things on my Bikes, I’ve Toured some of the countries finest Race Tracks following BSB and done Donnington countless times for the MOTO GP when it was there,

I’ve Toured Europe on the bikes (France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Spain) Mainly following Moto Gp but also done Euro Holidays on the Bike to Monaco & Barcelona and have been lucky enough to ride through the Alps & Pyranees as well as other amazing European Roads on my way to these places.

But that all had to stop when the Kids came along as my Priorities had to change, But now they are older and my Personal life has changed, it’s time to start enjoying the Bike properly again. My main Love with Bikes is Race Bred Bikes, I have a real love of Race Rep Bikes on the road (Probably the Essex in me!!) and my next bike will definately be having a Race Rep paint Job doing again (Had a Kenny Roberts Telephonica Movistar GSXR 750 about 10 years ago).

Anyway, That’s me… enough of the story telling :slight_smile: lol

I found this Site by Chance as met a few of you at High Beach yesterday and Tagged along on your ride out as i was a Billy No Mates!! (I know Slan & GixxerNinja already so they invited me along on the ride when i unknowingly bumped into them at High Beach) Seems a very friendly place and the ride out was Awesome so seems only right i join up and get to know you all properly as i fully expect to join up on more Ride outs in the future as i had such a good day yesterday and hope to have many more.

Hope you like my Introduction and look forward to meeting up with you all for more Rideouts and Meet Ups.

Cheers

Sam

Hi Sam welcome to the LB.

R

Hi Sam
Glad you enjoyed yesterdays little jaunt :slight_smile:

Welcome to LB proper!

Welcome stranger! :slight_smile:

YAAAAY we have another east London joiner makes a change from the endless westerners :laugh:

welcome to the forum

Welcome!
look forward to seeing your bike, thats a great colour :slight_smile:

LOL, Cheers everyone.

Great another Essex bouy & a joiner cant be bad

Welcome

Cheers, It needs a respray at the moment as i dropped it just after Christmas, went out and didn’t realise how Icy it was and lost the back end, luckily enough only doing about 5mph. I’m going to wait till the weather picks up a bit first so it is all nice and shiny for the start of the rideout season.
A friend of mine owns a BMW Tuning Garage and has an M3 in the same colour and has said he will paint it, sticker it up and laquer over the stickers for me for £250 or £300 if i do the tank too.

Welcome from another Essex boy (well, only a boy in my heart)
I live in Hainault so not too far from you

You hate intros but I can see you made quite an effort there :smiley:

Cool, welcome to the madhouse

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I’m an Essex Boy so tend to talk lots without actually realising i’m doing it!! lol

Welcome to the asylum! :slight_smile:

hi mate… that gixxer sure looks sick

Ml :slight_smile:

According to MrsB talking a lot is an Essex boy trait. That coming from an Eastender!! go figure

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I’ve got the worst of it. Born and raised in Bethnal Green then moved to Essex as a School Boy so i have the Cockney/Essex Mix!!

You’ve got no hope, I’m worse when I drink, and yes I do get banned from drinking, always the designated driver

lol.

think yourself lucky I was born in a place called whyalla Oz

& my family moved to Hornchurch when I was 6months old

I now live in Maldon