New guy.

[Manx71]

Hi Fellas,

Just a quick intro... My name is Rob live in Norway and i ve got a background from Lambretta`s.
I can swing a spanner pretty good but this is my first plunge into the world of British motorbikes.

I live in Norway, moved over here after my stint in the the British army about 20 years ago.

I have done loads of homework and decided that a A10 or A7 are proberbly one of the best bikes to start on so after a lot of back and forth with the seller, I will be picking up this Golden Flash on Saturday. The seller has had it for sale for about 2 years and I alone know 2 guys that have tried to buy it off him and been declined. Some guys just can`t part with stuff and this has huge sentimeltal value to him. It has been inherited but he has dodgy Health so its been stood around for a few years... First job is cleaning the sump and New oil... Anyway, here she is.

[muskrat]

G'day Rob,  .
Nice pick up mate. From the look of it you won't be swinging too many spanners on her at all.
We're all here to help if you run into any problems, so keep us posted on your findings.
Cheers

[Greybeard]

Hi. Welcome.

[a10 gf]

Welcome aboard, thanks for the intro post. Bike looks great+++.

[Manx71]

Another viking. Do you do the Lucas Rally?

[RichardL]

Whoa! That is very nice, indeed. Welcome to the forum. We will all look forward to more pictures and stories as you dig in. Did you get a chance to hear the bike run before the purchase, and has it been ridden recently? As Muskrat implied, if you were looking for a big project to throw yourself into right away, you might have to ride this baby out to find one. 

Mind sharing your first name so we don't have to address you by the name of a different brand? Otherwise, I'm going to call you "Max".

Richard L.

[a10 gf]

Another viking. Do you do the Lucas Rally?

Must be this: http://www.lucasrally.com/  never heard of it before! Great project. Would be very nice to partcicipate, but for some time, neither bike nor man is in any particular good condition. Hoping for better times :O)

[Greybeard]

...neither bike nor man is in any particular good condition. Hoping for better times :O)

Very sorry to hear that. I hope you and your motorcycle feel better very soon. 

[Manx71]

Mind sharing your first name so we don't have to address you by the name of a different brand? Otherwise, I'm going to call you "Max".

Richard L.

Rob, Manx is my real life nick-name. Not derrived from what I ride, but where I was born. Unfortunatly not from the Island but a derivitive of Mancunian, from Manchester.

[a10 gf]

& now I learned were Søgne is located :O) Added link to your profile.
Must be much fine weather + good roads for biking in that area.

[Manx71]

Yup... Fantastic weather and great riding roads with very little traffic.

[metalflake11]

Mind sharing your first name so we don't have to address you by the name of a different brand? Otherwise, I'm going to call you "Max".

Richard L.

Rob, Manx is my real life nick-name. Not derrived from what I ride, but where I was born. Unfortunatly not from the Island but a derivitive of Mancunian, from Manchester.

You wont be surprised to know it's raining in your home City just now!

[Manx71]

Haha... Ive been out on my Lambretta today for coffee and cars Meeting. Lovely sunshine, although dtill a little nippy.

[Greybeard]

I hope we can soon see an appropriate avatar. 😀

[Manx71]

Thats settled then... Avatar is staying