Tis been a while... not sure where all the years went

**Ghost Lemur** · 5th August 2017, 20:08

After over 10 years (10 years and 3 months), managed to still remember my log in details.

What have I been up to since the old CRM250 busted and started it's long sad journey of sittting in bits in the garage? Working, seeing the kids become teenagers, marriage, divorce, more work, girlfriend, travel, more work, getting older, somehow never managing to either fix my baby or buy a new one.

This year I retrieved the CRM (or bits there of) from the ex's garage and took them to a Mechanic mate to see what if anything can be done with them.

So what brings me back? Turning the big 40 this year and with the encouragement of my lovely GF (any woman who calls you at work and says "skip work this afternoon so we can go bike shopping" is a keeper) I've pulled the trigger on a brand spanking new 2017 Yamaha R3. Hopefully will have my leg over by next weekend.

Will be good to see who's still lurking around here.

**caseye** · 5th August 2017, 20:21

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

After over 10 years (10 years and 3 months), managed to still remember my log in details.

What have I been up to since the old CRM250 busted and started it's long sad journey of sittting in bits in the garage? Working, seeing the kids become teenagers, marriage, divorce, more work, girlfriend, travel, more work, getting older, somehow never managing to either fix my baby or buy a new one.

This year I retrieved the CRM (or bits there of) from the ex's garage and took them to a Mechanic mate to see what if anything can be done with them.

So what brings me back? Turning the big 40 this year and with the encouragement of my lovely GF (any woman who calls you at work and says "skip work this afternoon so we can go bike shopping" is a keeper) I've pulled the trigger on a brand spanking new 2017 Yamaha R3. Hopefully will have my leg over by next weekend.

Will be good to see who's still lurking around here.

Cripes, "slower than Ixion"Now thats saying somehting. Welcome home. Good choice of bike and lady friend I'd say.

**tigertim20** · 5th August 2017, 21:11

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

After over 10 years . . . . . . . . . . . .
(any woman who calls you at work and says "skip work this afternoon so we can go bike shopping" is a keeper.

at least those ten years werent wasted if you finally found a woman who knows what's really important.

welcome back

**Ghost Lemur** · 5th August 2017, 23:08

Originally Posted by tigertim20

at least those ten years werent wasted if you finally found a woman who knows what's really important.

welcome back

Haha too right, and she's Thai so she can probably fit on the back of the R3 too.

**Maha** · 6th August 2017, 08:19

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

After over 10 years (10 years and 3 months), managed to still remember my log in details.

What have I been up to since the old CRM250 busted and started it's long sad journey of sittting in bits in the garage? Working, seeing the kids become teenagers, marriage, divorce, more work, girlfriend, travel, more work, getting older, somehow never managing to either fix my baby or buy a new one.

This year I retrieved the CRM (or bits there of) from the ex's garage and took them to a Mechanic mate to see what if anything can be done with them.

So what brings me back? Turning the big 40 this year and with the encouragement of my lovely GF (any woman who calls you at work and says "skip work this afternoon so we can go bike shopping" is a keeper) I've pulled the trigger on a brand spanking new 2017 Yamaha R3. Hopefully will have my leg over by next weekend.

Will be good to see who's still lurking around here.

I never skipped work to go bike shopping (I always finished early

) and it happened three years in a row on or around my birthday, never organised that way, it was just pure coincidence. My wife was so encouraging ''if you must'' was translated into ''go on you know you want to''. Anyhow I sold the last bike I owned a short while ago, no time to ride anymore with our work commitments, we're working 40 (14 hour) days straight at the moment, then we'll take five days off, but all we want to then is nothing. So work will be like that for next however long. We''ll buy another bike at some stage just wont wait 10 years to do so...fingers crossed.

**Ghost Lemur** · 7th August 2017, 20:11

Originally Posted by Maha

I never skipped work to go bike shopping (I always finished early

) and it happened three years in a row on or around my birthday, never organised that way, it was just pure coincidence. My wife was so encouraging ''if you must'' was translated into ''go on you know you want to''. Anyhow I sold the last bike I owned a short while ago, no time to ride anymore with our work commitments, we're working 40 (14 hour) days straight at the moment, then we'll take five days off, but all we want to then is nothing. So work will be like that for next however long. We''ll buy another bike at some stage just wont wait 10 years to do so...fingers crossed.

It's always a shame when life gets in the way of riding. Hopefully it's a brief break.

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**Maha** · 8th August 2017, 09:23

I am sure it will be, I never assumed that riding a motorcycle would be a finite situation.

**Transalper** · 8th August 2017, 18:53

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

After over 10 years ....a brand spanking new 2017 Yamaha R3. .....

Will be good to see who's still lurking around here.

Long time, big change of pace for your riding.
I'm still lurking but of course more so in the dirty Adventure section.
Facebook has all but killed forums.
Welcome back.

**Ghost Lemur** · 8th August 2017, 18:56

Originally Posted by Transalper

Long time, big change of pace for your riding.
I'm still lurking but of course more so in the dirty Adventure section.
Facebook has all but killed forums.
Welcome back.

Good stuff. Glad to see some things don't change.

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**Big Dog** · 11th August 2017, 07:35

Welcome back GL.

**Ghost Lemur** · 11th August 2017, 22:57

Originally Posted by Big Dog

Welcome back GL.

Thanks Big Dog. Might not be the quickest but I get there in the end. Much like my riding. Haha

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**YellowDog** · 12th August 2017, 07:52

Originally Posted by Ghost Lemur

Haha too right, and she's Thai so she can probably fit on the back of the R3 too.

Never mind all that: Can she cook?

Thai ladies can usually do amazing things with fresh fish

Oh... and welcome back

**Ghost Lemur** · 12th August 2017, 08:17

Originally Posted by YellowDog

Never mind all that: Can she cook?

Thai ladies can usually do amazing things with fresh fish

Oh... and welcome back

As she's a chef I'd say the answer is yes, yes she can cook.

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**Ghost Lemur** · 16th August 2017, 18:29

Picked up my baby this morning. Nursed her to work, then brought her home. ODO still in single figures.

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**riffer** · 17th August 2017, 16:34

Hey man, good to see you back on bikes and back here.

A number of us have taken breaks from KB and come back. Being a moderator killed KB for me, and I took a fair break too. Didn't stop riding but.

I now have a motorcycle mad 18 year old (he was a four year old when I first joined KB) who's well into his second year of riding, and having all sorts of fun. He's on here too (Pediigru). He's happily riding a Hyosung GT250 (and sneaking a ride on my Aprilia when he can get away with it).

Good to see there's still a heap of the guys I got on well with all those years ago (and some of the dickheads I didn't) still here too.

What I do like about forums as opposed to Facebook is how much easier it is to find old information.