Hi All ... From Jacksonville, Florida

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by DesmoJAX, Sep 17, 2015.

  1. Just thought I'd say hello to everyone! My first bike was an '03 VFR800, which ultimately ended up on it's side after hitting a patch of grass about a foot wide (long story for another time). My broken hand healed, I was ready to get back in the game and started looking for more of a cruiser vs sport bike/tourer. Was looking for something a bit more exotic than the sea of Harleys (I'm about an hour from Daytona Beach) and Jap bikes in general, so checked out a used 2003 620ie on Craigslist up in Savannah, GA. It had GPR exhausts, 12k miles and was in overall great shape for a 12 year old bike, so I pulled the trigger back in March of this year. Definitely a better feel of being "connected" to the bike and the GPR exhaust sounds fantastic vs the VFR. Even now, every time I take her out for a ride, I get nothing but compliments and thumbs up from people. I'm not one to seek approval from others, but, hey - it's something I can get used to! :)

    It didn't take me long to think about maybe a bit more power (the VFR had way more than I needed in that department), so I added a 2005 S2R800 Dark to the stable. Thanks to the tank expansion problem, it now has a proper S2R Silver/Black stripe from an S2R1k. I just had the valves and belts replaced, but now having electrical issues with the '05 S2R, so primarily the reason I'm here. I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

    Cheers,
    Shane

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    #1 DesmoJAX, Sep 17, 2015
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  2. morning, evening?
    how do.
     
    #2 finm, Sep 17, 2015
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  3. Welcome Dave. If you see a big fat bloke in Jacksonville called Randy (lawyer) then feel free to hoof him in the balls, several times, and tell him that was from me :)
     
    #3 El Toro, Sep 17, 2015
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  4. aye, he wont be so randy efter yon.
     
    #4 finm, Sep 17, 2015
  5. Hello and welcome into the mad house Shane :)

    You have met a couple of the locals already
    I'm the sane one :Clown:
    I have a passion for red I like it very much and I noticed you don't have a red one :Writing::Bookworm:
     
    #5 Ducbird, Sep 17, 2015
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  6. randy is gonna have a couple of red ones shortly.
     
    #6 finm, Sep 17, 2015
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  7. So I see
     
    #7 Ducbird, Sep 17, 2015
  8. Hello & welcome
     
    #8 bettes, Sep 17, 2015
  9. welcome - I love going for vacations to Florida, but every time I go, my photos are invaded by a fat fecker wanting to get in on the shot.

    next time, I'm gonna leave the wife at home
     
    #9 wroughtironron, Sep 17, 2015
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  10. Hello :Wideyed:
     
    #10 Exige, Sep 18, 2015
  11. Hi
     
    #11 Advikaz, Sep 18, 2015
  12. Hi and welcome to the forum :) black is best ;)
     
    #12 JenC, Sep 18, 2015
  13. Yep - even her nose is red :upyeah:
     
    #13 wroughtironron, Sep 18, 2015
  14. Hello DesmoJAX and welcome. My mother-in-law lives in Gainesville, Florida*. So I very rarely go there.
    (*This is not a joke, by the way, it's true).
     
    #14 Pete1950, Sep 18, 2015
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  15. Welcome DesmoJAx to a brilliant forum with a very knowledgable group of people(not me a newbie to Ducati by a month):upyeah:
     
    #15 Bandit, Sep 18, 2015
  16. Welcome Shane. I spent last Easter at Jax with an old friend who's retired there (Orange Park).
     
    #16 Cobbett, Sep 19, 2015
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