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  1. rchmontreal

    rchmontreal New Member

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    Greetings to the members from Toronto, Canada.

    I've been riding motorcycles since I was 16 years old. Just turned 61 this year. Started riding two wheels with an engine in 1977 with a Honda PC50. My first motorcycle was a 1979 Honda Hawk 400. Kept that bike until I moved to Toronto in 1986. Bought a 1978 Suzuki GS750 in 1987. Sold that one in 1991 and bought a 1991 Harley Davidson FLHS, to which I later added an old police sidecar for early spring and late fall riding. Travelled all over Canada and the United States with that machine, putting on over 180,000km. Sold the sidecar rig and bough a 2012 Triumph Sprint GT. The Sprint left the paddock in 2015, due to family and other responsibilities.

    I was without a bike until I retired in 2020, when with the encouragement of my wife, I bought a new 2019 Triumph Bonneville T120 which is my main ride. Since then I have also added a 1979 Yamaha XS650 and a 2022 Royal Enfield Continental GT, which my younger daughter enjoys riding.

    Looking forward to meeting the members!
     
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  2. Markus

    Markus Crème de la Crème
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    Hi there! Welcome to the forum! ;)
     
  3. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome, great introduction, enjoy the forum :)
     
  4. Bikerman

    Bikerman Life's not a dress rehearsal.
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    Greetings from Lincolnshire.
    Smile.gif Pictures please. :)
     
  5. Boothman

    Boothman Noble Member

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    Hi and welcome to the forum :cool:.
     
  6. Glenn2926

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  8. rchmontreal

    rchmontreal New Member

    Oct 17, 2023
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    Thanks for the warm welcome. Per Bikerman's request, here are some pics:
    IMG_6350.JPG signal-2023-08-01-140644_002.jpeg IMG_4558.jpeg
     
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  9. Bikerman

    Bikerman Life's not a dress rehearsal.
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    Love the XS always wanted one, but never got round to it. Thanks for posting these.:):)
    Love the Enfield too. Well all of them really.
    :joy:
     
  10. rchmontreal

    rchmontreal New Member

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    There's just something about a parallel twin motorcycle engine....
     
  11. Phil Bowden

    Phil Bowden New Member

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    Welcome from Warwickshire.
     
  12. littleade

    littleade The only sane one here
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    Welcome in rch, enjoy the forum
     
  13. Patrick G Whitehead

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    Welcome! Toronto is a great place!
     

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