The BSA A7-A10 Forum
Bikes, Pictures, Stories & more => Introductions, Stories, Meetings & Pictures => Topic started by: chasm on 25.05. 2024 21:59
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As a newly registered member of this forum I would like to introduce myself.
My friends call me Charlie. I live in the UK. I’m a proud, bona fide ‘Geordie’, originally from beautiful Northumberland, but have lived in South Wales for the last few years (50+). I’m what you might call ‘of mature age’.
I first got involved with BSAs during National Service, when I needed a more reliable set of wheels and I bought a brand new 1959 BSA B31, a much more sublime mode of transport than my previous Excelsior 250 Talisman Twin! After demob I bought the bike of my dreams, a brand new 1962 BSA A10 Golden Flash. One of the last, I suppose, because a month later they announced the A65! This saw me through courtship and marriage until it was part exchanged in 1965 for our first car. I am sure I’m not the first to have regretted such foolhardiness for the decades that followed!
The Japanese boom years largely passed me by until the late 90s, when my daughter treated me to a day’s motorcycle experience course and I found my youth again! This led to a string of Honda VFR 750s until I found them too heavy for me to manage.
I moved back to BSA A10s a few years ago with a rather dishy 1960 Nutley Blue one with Borrani alloys, TLS brake, upgraded suspension, etc. I have also just recently bought a doppelgänger of my very first Golden Flash. It was a largely impulsive purchase, but it just took me back 60 years and I couldn’t resist it. Well, what else is a guy supposed to do?
Cheers, to everyone who’ve read this far! I hope to make your acquaintances too.
Charlie.
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Adm edit: Pictures added as forum attachments. see https://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?topic=2545.0/index.php?topic=2545.0
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Gday Charlie. Welcome. You'll be listening to Jimmy Nail's 'Big River' then, being an ol' Geordie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_519h95XFs
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Very familiar story. A great intro. *smile*
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Hi Charlie, great to have you on board. We're a friendly and helpful bunch. The A10 is usually a very reliable bike. Change the oil regularly, don't thrash it, and it will repay you with many happy (s)miles!
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G'day Charlie *welcome*
I bet it's all coming back to you already.
Cheers
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G'day cobber, as fictional Aussie blokes say 👍
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Hi Charlie, a very nice intro. Same as you I had 'an almost new' Nutley Blue Golden Flash in the mid 60s and 70s, it's the one you can see in my avatar. Then our first came along and I sold it for £75.00 to buy my first car.
Rog.
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Great intro, welcome!
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nice bikes , welcome from Canada
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Hi guys.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I think that initially I’ll be a receiver and not a provider! I’ve been spending time going through some of the threads I am interested in to make sure I don’t raise topics which have already been comprehensively covered and I’m amazed at the wide ranging wealth of information available here, by some very knowledgeable members. What strikes me most is the willingness of members to come to the aid of others seeking help or advice. There is a real sense of camaraderie, which will make this a great place to immerse myself in.
Cheers, Charlie.
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Hi guys.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I think that initially I’ll be a receiver and not a provider! I’ve been spending time going through some of the threads I am interested in to make sure I don’t raise topics which have already been comprehensively covered and I’m amazed at the wide ranging wealth of information available here, by some very knowledgeable members. What strikes me most is the willingness of members to come to the aid of others seeking help or advice. There is a real sense of camaraderie, which will make this a great place to immerse myself in.
Cheers, Charlie.
The A7A10 Forum, probably the best lager forum in the World
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Welcome mate - crackin' bikes *ex*
Just goes to show, like most of us on here, once you get bikes in yer blood, it never really leaves.
For me, 20 year hiatus before the cravings started again. *eek*