Dear members,
I came to my first club meeting with Claire, who surprisingly helped me get through DAS about a month ago, I say surprisingly because all I can remember about the 4 training days is lots of singing in my ear, and lots of feet down on Uies! God knows how I passed!
I ride a black Triupmh Daytona 675, and 3 days after I picked it up, drop it doing a slow left manuver pulling away from my house! infront of my next door neighbours! whom I’m very grateful for helping me pick up my bike! thankfully I’ve invested in some good crash protectors so the bike is OK.
I am still in the process of bonding with my bike, as I’ve never been on a sports bike before! getting used to the hunched position was weired at first, but turning into quite a pleasurable experience, the more I ride it, the better it feels, and the more confidence I have with it’s abilities! but like most new riders, I’m most wobbly at slow speed, particularly stopping at traffic lights! thankfully, I haven’t dropped it at the lights yet, and hopefully won’t, but I get the feeling it’s bound to happen sooner or later!
I live in Dulwich, that’s South East London for you posh people who live north of the river, but am found regularly around London’s west end meeting friends etc. Would definitely be keen on getting together for rides if anyone’s interested, as non of my friends are bikers, yet! I’d love to explore more biker cafes and hangouts, and generally learn the ropes!
For those of you I’ve met at the Brazen Head on Wed, thank you for making me feel welcome, a particular thank you to Claire, who was patient with me all day wed and for taking me to the Ace Cafe, and also to Adam ( hope I didn’t get your name wrong!) for also being patient with me on the ride back to Dulwich, nice wheelies by the way, but take it easy!
And I hope to meet more club members in the future.
Melda
paul