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Offline Tomcat

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« on: 04.06. 2011 10:27 »
Hi, my intro and first post.  I just found your forum and it was a pleasant suprise as I have an A7 ('48) and an A10 GF ('56) and am interested in all things BSA.  I come from a land down under, in the bush east of Melbourne. Cheers Tomcat
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #1 on: 04.06. 2011 10:47 »
Welcome aboard Tomcat, there's quite a few of us Aussies on the forum. I'm in South Aus, Mt Gambier. Good to see another longstroke on the road.

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #2 on: 04.06. 2011 10:58 »
Hi Tomcat from the up over branch
All the best - Bill
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #3 on: 04.06. 2011 13:10 »
G'day Tomcat, welcome to the forum.
                                                   We're gona out # the EU soon. There must be more A's down here because it's not as wet and no salt on the roads.
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #4 on: 05.06. 2011 08:35 »
Gday Tomcat, I'm up Townsville Nth QLD I have a number of longstroke A7s and plunger A7/10s welcome to the forum.  This is the best place you will ever come across for help and advice for your BSA A7 and A10.
cheers Terry
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #5 on: 07.06. 2011 08:43 »
Welcome Tomcat. You will find this a very helpful place.

BTW musky, theres no such place as the EU.  ;)
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #6 on: 07.06. 2011 13:04 »
OK, so there's Europe and the bit on the left  *smile*
I don't think Oz is part of Asia either. ;)
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #7 on: 08.06. 2011 13:45 »
Sorry OT.

Musky, Yes correct, Europe is a continent of individual sovereign countries. Some are republics with their citizens, some are Kingdoms with their subjects. But there is nowt in the imaginary land of the EU.  *smile*
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #8 on: 08.06. 2011 13:58 »
Welcome Tomcat,

I'm in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne.  How far out east are you???
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #9 on: 10.06. 2011 11:43 »
Thanks for the welcome.  Ive had a bit of a look around and can see a lot of Beeza experience here, and I hope some of it rubs off on me ;) Hubie I'm up the warby highway where all the good riding roads are. *smile* A happy snap of the A10, it has been laid up for 30 years after the engine was removed and dismantled. I've got it on the lift for rebuilding and am also collecting a few missing parts Cheers Tomcat
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #10 on: 10.06. 2011 11:50 »
Lovely bars & tankpaint!  I'd guess this bike would have lots of fascinating stories to tell if it could talk *smile*
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #11 on: 10.06. 2011 23:44 »
Is that hotel near Warburton? I used to ride around there in ye olden days!

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Re: Newbie
« Reply #12 on: 11.06. 2011 08:52 »
That's the Railway Hotel Wilko, it's walking distance from the All British Rally at Newstead. No better place to be than sitting out front watching lots of Brit bikes go up and down all day *wave* An A65 was the gate prize at the ABR this year *eek*
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Re: Newbie
« Reply #13 on: 12.06. 2011 00:51 »
I was there, i probably rode straight past you if it was Friday arvo!!     That's not me, iy's a mate of mine!