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[Chris AustinMember]

Hey Folks,
My name is Chris (or kwis if you like).
46yo. Married but allowed out to Ride whenever.. ! :woohoo:

Recently just bought a New XT250 & renewed my Learners lic.
I can get my P’s in a fortnite.. :blink:
(I was a slack ass back in the day & let the L’s run out)
Anyway regardless of that..,
I grew up loving Bikes & Riding.. Was lucky enough to live on 5 acres most my younger life.
Adulthood & Children came & I had to sell my toys etc & do the mundane thing for a few years..
Then Got Divorced, oddly enough was 1 of the Lucky Dads that got to keep & raise his Kids.. Mr Mom style.
Though that was fairly Hectic.. Got my Son riding for a while but the Waves had a bigger pull on him.
(He is keen to get a Bike again soon now that I’m riding again)
Did most of that on the NSW Central Coast but moved up to Newcastle 18 months ago with my New Wife.
I play in a Band as a living at present & that work is most usually always down in Syd. Usually always on Weekends too..
It does leave the Tracks & Trails uncrowded during the Week when I get playtime.
But I don’t have any Mates to Ride with & although riding Solo is still great fun..
It’d be much cooler to go on some Group Rides with you Folks & make some good friends along the way..

So being a Learner I had to get a 250…
Plan on moving up to a 450 as soon as I’m legally able to..
Probably a Grade 2-3 rider at present but working on getting my mojo back.. lol
So I’ll be watching the RIDES threads & try to be an active Member here..
I’ve been checking some other threads out too & seems like a great Forum, Cool Members, with some funny & cool posts.

Glad I found this Place & Rock on for now!

[Dwayne OMember]

G`day Kwis :laugh:
I too am from Newy , have been hangin` out with some of these guys for about 4 years now :woohoo:
Great fun to be had, awsome rides & weekends away (Birthday ride is a cracker in June)

Anyway, might see you on the trails someday. I don`t really get out thru the week `cause my job is Mon-Fri

BTW, you can legally have a larger capacity bike on L`s mate, it`s called the LAM`s certification. Even up to 650cc is ok in some models now, it all changed back in about 2002 I think it was :whistle:

Sorry to burst your bubble :laugh:

Cheers mate

[Chris AustinMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

BTW, you can legally have a larger capacity bike on L`s mate, it`s called the LAM`s certification. Even up to 650cc is ok in some models now, it all changed back in about 2002 I think it was :whistle:

Sorry to burst your bubble :laugh:

Cheers mate

:pinch:
Really?? :blush:
wtf..

I’m going to have to suss that out.. Goddammit!
Thanks for the Heads up & Welcome though Eagle.
I still get weekends free here n there btw.., so hopefully yeah, we can catch up!
Just been reading the 18 pages of posts about the B’day Bash… Sounds awesome.

[Dwayne OMember]

Here mate, read this http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/tests/motorcycleridertrainingscheme/motorcyclesnoviceriders.html

And yeah,, The annual Birthday ride is right up there on the to do list for all OBT`s
Some great riding, awsome prizes and charity auctions, big hangovers, terrific people and this year even Boony will be there :laugh:

Seriously mate, you have to get yourself along to it one day (all the other OBT events are ok too) 😆
Cheers

[scott bockingMember]

Hey Chris,
Welcome to the site mate!
Thats a great intro and it sounds like you will fit right in. You have already contributed more useful info on your first post than some of the dribblers on here have done in hundreds of posts :laugh:
Keep your eye on the ride gatherings and I may see you at an OBT ride one day.

STM

[Nick JacksonMember]

Hi Chris ,
Welcome to Old Bulls mate , your in a great area to get on some top rides !

Thanks for the intro and enjoy the site.

See you on the trails sometime

Nick

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

G’day Chris, I am another Newy rider and with a similar story to you with divorce and having the kids.

Welcome to the site.

I get Fridays and Mondays off every second week so we may be able to organise something in the near future when your weekends are too full.

[glennMember]

Hey bloke ,, welcome to the nut house,,, play in a band hey ?????? mate you really need to get to the birthday ride,, apparently they rock, I am sure someone from the castle will get yah bike on a trailor for the trip matey.. sign up now and bring yah geeetar.

Hey TB, I have booked the entertainment for the burfday ride.

god I`m good.

Boony

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh:
I see Kram on the list too, so hopefully Moose will come too, they both rock on the geetars

That`d be cool after the Spit Roast Dinner

[AlyssaMember]

Hey there chris
Welcome
We are 2 other new newy members, only recently stumbling across obt

My partner (wrsteve) and i are from the kurri area

I only just upgrade from the xt 250 ,i loved her, she went everywhere and anywhere
clearance/bottoming out was the only thing that stopped us!!
Good luck with your P’s
hopefully we can catch up on a ride in the area soon

Alyssa & stephen

[simon burkeMember]

Gday kwis
I really enjoyed your intro mate :cheer: :laugh:
Welcome to obt,I think you will fit in well here
Cya on the track roota !!!
Bol :woohoo:

[Chris AustinMember]

Wow Thanks for all the Welcomes Everyone..
Thanks for that Link too Eagle
Guess I’ll stick with the XT for a while though.. See how things go.
Pumped that theres so many Newy Folks here!! Really can’t wait to meet up with you all on some rides soon.
Off to Syd again this Weekend then I think I have the following W/E off.
Will suss out my Work dates with the Birthday weekend dates.. Hell keen to go to that!!
(lol..& I’ll bring my Bass)

Well Cheers Everyone & Hope you all have a Great Weekend!

[Mick DMember]

Hi Chris, thanks for the intro and welcome to OBT. It really is a nut house at times as you have already discovered no doubt. :unsure: :S
You cant go wrong hooking up the Newy crew, all good blokes in my opinion.

Cheers
Mick

[GregMember]

Welcome champ plenty going on here, enjoy yourself and watch out for Eagle although he has been ok since the court order but if you wake up and he is sitting staring at you don’t panic he is harmless :laugh: :whistle: :pinch: :S

TB

[Dwayne OMember]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Now the secrets out, what am I gonna do next :whistle:

:silly: :silly: :silly:

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