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Many thanks for the comments. Can't wait to follow in your footsteps. Took the GT out for a ride today. So much to learn about riding and overcoming my initial apprehension.
I'm inpsired by the content on UH and the almost universal dissaproval of family and friends. Time for some new friends me thinks.
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Mark
Many thanks for the comments. Can't wait to follow in your footsteps. Took the GT out for a ride today. So much to learn about riding and overcoming my initial apprehension.
I'm inpsired by the content on UH and the almost universal dissaproval of family and friends. Time for some new friends me thinks. 
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Hi, it's great to see another Scottish Triumph owner on HU  All you need now is to get to some of the meets.
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Hi, it's great to see another Scottish Triumph owner on HU  All you need now is to get to some of the meets.
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That would be great. Will keep an eye out for any dates.
Cheers
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Mark
.............I'm inpsired by the content on UH and the almost universal dissaproval of family and friends. Time for some new friends me thinks. 
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You might want to think about joining the Ulysses Club where you will find a lot of like-minded folk. It started in Australia where it has over 28,000 members and there is now a Ulysses Club in the UK. Membership is limited to motorcyclists and their partners who are over 50, though over 40's can be junior members. The tongue in cheek motto is "Growing Old Disgracefully". The website is Ulysses > Home from which there is a link to the UK club and also a link to a BBC interview with the UK president.
My wife and I are both members of the Australian club, as I know, are many other Hubbers.
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John (Ulysses member # 25076)
p.s. I have found the UK website: Welcome to Ulysses-UK
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You might want to think about joining the Ulysses Club where you will find a lot of like-minded folk. It started in Australia where it has over 28,000 members and there is now a Ulysses Club in the UK. Membership is limited to motorcyclists and their partners who are over 50, though over 40's can be junior members. The tongue in cheek motto is "Growing Old Disgracefully". The website is Ulysses > Home from which there is a link to the UK club and also a link to a BBC interview with the UK president.
My wife and I are both members of the Australian club, as I know, are many other Hubbers.
Cheers
John (Ulysses member # 25076)
p.s. I have found the UK website: Welcome to Ulysses-UK
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John
Many thanks for that. I'll have a look and let you know. The idea of being a Junior is a novel one and meeting like minded souls is exactly what I'm after. Many thanks again.
Cheers
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You might want to think about joining the Ulysses Club where you will find a lot of like-minded folk. It started in Australia where it has over 28,000 members and there is now a Ulysses Club in the UK. Membership is limited to motorcyclists and their partners who are over 50, though over 40's can be junior members. The tongue in cheek motto is "Growing Old Disgracefully". The website is Ulysses > Home from which there is a link to the UK club and also a link to a BBC interview with the UK president.
My wife and I are both members of the Australian club, as I know, are many other Hubbers.
Cheers
John (Ulysses member # 25076)
p.s. I have found the UK website: Welcome to Ulysses-UK
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John I have joined the UK site. A small niggle but probably a deal breaker is that to join I have to send a cheque to the secretary. I havent had a cheque book in over 10 years. Being self critical I just don't see me getting one. I'm a total geek/gadget freak, not sure even how to fill a cheque in.
Will have to work out some sort of solution.
Cheers for now.
Palamie
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John I have joined the UK site. A small niggle but probably a deal breaker is that to join I have to send a cheque to the secretary. I havent had a cheque book in over 10 years. Being self critical I just don't see me getting one. I'm a total geek/gadget freak, not sure even how to fill a cheque in.
Will have to work out some sort of solution.
Cheers for now.
Palamie
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I have decided to join the UK Ulysses Club in addition to the Oz version so I can continue to get access to their forum after the 21 day trial period. You've probably seen some posts there from me using my real name - John Dean. I'll have to get a foreign currency cheque from my bank - which is a bit pricey - so I'm waiting until I'm sure I'll be going to their Gathering at Moreton-in-Marsh and then I'll pay for both in one hit. Perhaps I'll see you there, though I won't be on a Triumph this trip - having just bought a Honda ST 1100 on UK ebay. It's sitting in a UK Ulysseans garage waiting for me to arrive next year.
Cheers
John
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