New member introductions

[Mr Rizla]

Aimed at new forum members, why not post up an introduction to yourselfs as well as any questions you would like answered..

[Hugh Terry]

Hello I am Hugh Terry I passed my bike test back in the 60's and rode regularly till the early 70's then domestic responsibilities took over and my beloved Mini, rebuilt from a shell and highly tuned.about twelve years ago I got back into biking with a Thundercat. That was fine until I took it for a service, the dealer had a blue sports bike at a reasonable price so I put a deposit down and went home clutching the bumph. Well it turned out I had bought an R1! The R1 was fantastic only to be destroyed by white van Man six months later. Eventually I was able to replace it and started to train for my Advanced Test which I passed in 2009.


Currently I ride regularly for SERV S&SL and act as their Safety Advisor. Why? We'll it is my day job - sorry someone has to do it!


Why have I joined USR? The experience and more reasons to go biking!

[Mr Rizla]

HI Hugh, welcome on board, as you may already be aware we have several of your SERV buddies already on board and I look forward to meeting up with you and welcoming you in person, so is your R1 a serve bike, express deliveries

Am sure you will be a great addition to the team, and maybe can help us polish our stewarding and incident managment

[Graham Maclean]

Welcome!

[Hugh Terry]

Thanks, no the R1 is for fun, I use my Fazer for SERV duties.


I am happy to help in any way that I can, I look forward to Thursday so that I can experience the role.

[STEM]

Welcome Hugh.


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[DJ Graham Smith]

Welcome to the team Hugh


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[datsunfan]

Hi -  I am Pat King - or "Happy Pat" just a quick intro - heard about USR last July and have finally joined.... cut my teeth on late seventies jap multis,  till now - on an old Africa Twin -


based in Bournemouth  - Dorchester and West Dorset IAM- SERV Wessex
I'll hoping to meet up with someone at the Harbour Ride on Sunday...

[Chris Pine USR09]

Hi Datsunfan
welcome aboard, Look forward to meeting you on Sunday
chris

[Mr Rizla]

Hey Pat, Look forward to catching you up at a rest stop on Sunday, just look for some overheating bikers in Orange

[DJ Graham Smith]

Hi -  I am Pat King - or "Happy Pat" just a quick intro - heard about USR last July and have finally joined.... cut my teeth on late seventies jap multis,  till now - on an old Africa Twin -


based in Bournemouth  - Dorchester and West Dorset IAM- SERV Wessex
I'll hoping to meet up with someone at the Harbour Ride on Sunday...

Welcome aboard Pat 

Pat if your attending on Sunday could I take your mobile number as I am lead USR on this event.

Look forward to meeting you on Sunday


Dj Graham (also serv Wessex)


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[bazza1946]

Hi All
Thanks for the reminder to post an intro......I am Bazza (Barrie) and I am the leader of Bikemarshals , a fairly well long established team of motorcycle marshals who are based in the north west uk.    We do mainly sportive cycle events but some athletic and marathon events.   The reason I signed up for Unity Riders Forum is that firstly I am nosey and like to learn what others are up to.....I believe that its vital for us to share good practise and learn from each other....and I often receive enquiries for work down in the south of England and also from riders who would like to take up marshalling and are located in the southern counties....I am most happy to refer on.
On a personal note, I live in Northwich, Cheshire and work in the Community Safety Dept of Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service and I ride a partially liveried Pan 1300.
Feel free to have a look at our website   bikemarshals.co.uk
Bazza 
 

[Magic Man]

Greetings and Felicitations fellows and fellowesses,

I'm Terry (AKA Magic Man, AKA Tigger).

Born again biker comes to mind ........ passed my test back in the day when "gay" meant happy and Triumph was a British bike (no I'm not and yes that long ago). 

Got back into bikes a few years ago and rather than go out and kill myself on a "1000cc Kamawaker jingjong" decided to build up to a big bike slowly.  So got myself a 50cc AJS Regal Raptor.  Sold that after a little while (like when I got overtaken by mobility scooters) and moved up to a 125 Cruiser (Pioneer Nevada).  It was cheap, reliable and was only meant as a stepping stone. 

This year I moved up to a Honda 650 Deauville (2nd hand of course) and will probably stick with that.  Not into these street racer type bikes, I know that I couldn't handle the power and the very thought of going 140+ on two wheels terrifies me.  (4 wheels? any day of the week  )

If you've read this far you probably need to do something with your life! No! seriously, you've probably gathered that I don't take myself too seriously.  I've got work for that (Information Security and Data Protection Consultant - yes it's really that boring). 

Apart from the bike my other main hobby is I'm a semi pro magician.
No, I can't make something disappear; and
Yes, I can cut people in half (I just gotta finish the course so I learn how to put them back together).

That's me, nice to meet you all, and if I say something that can be taken two ways and one of those ways causes offence, I meant the other one!

About my Ride As previously mentioned it's a Honda Deauville 650 (T Reg) that, I got earlier this year.  When I got her she was pretty standard but, I've put a few toys on her since. 

• Switch for heated grips (having left them on and flattened by battery that was a must!)
• Indicator warning buzzer and LED (I regularly forgot them - why oh why can't they make the dashboard lights brighter?)
• Hazard warning lights
• 2 power sockets (switched)
• 66 DRL LEDs on the front (48 on the chin grill and 18 on the forks) (switched)
• Small strobes (to be switched) (Does anyone know how to waterproof the control box so it can be externally mounted?)

I'm also looking at the ubiquitous comms gear when we get recommendations!

I'm not IAM, RoSPA or any of those other things, but I will be working towards achieving that (as well as FBOS).

I had the good fortune to attend the USR Machine Control Day in April and was made to feel very welcome.  Albeit I, initially, felt quite intimidated thinking "all these people are clearly skilled riders and I'm not".  But I was soon put at my ease by everyone.

My next USR outing was the Ride of Respect on 1st June.  Last year I rode as a participant.  This year, I was very proud to be part of the USR team!  It was good to meet a lot more people and be part of such a great event. 

I'm down for 13/7 and 27/7 so if you're there, I'll see you there

[Mr Rizla]

Hi Barrie, it is good to network as we all have things we can learn/tweak, were you at this years ROR?

[Magic Man]

Hey Barrie,

Welcome mate, ex Fire Service myself (16 years North Yorkshire).

Terry

[morseman2003]

Hi

Recently joined USR following about a decade of Advanced riding and years of riding prior to that, mostly on Honda's.

Currently riding a Honda Goldwing F6B, mostly for pleasure but still observing with TVAM and help out on a number of their courses. Always looking for new skills and ways of enjoying the bike and thought this may be a way of doing that while putting something back as well.

Live in Bracknell but ride as far and wide as I can...


Regards

Trevor

[bazza1946]

Thanks for that gents....No...didnt do the RoR unfortunately.....would have loved to.
Terry...I first started in the service at Teesside FB, now Cleveland and was stationed at Middlesborough.

[HampshireBob]

Have I done this already? Can't remember. So anyhow, hi all. I'm Bob. Came along to the Machine Control Day and assisted Tail End Charlie on the Berks air ambulance ride. For my sins I'm an ex traffic plod and will be starting as a Highways Agency Traffic Officer in the next few weeks. I ride an ST1100 for this and SERV Wessex and have a VTX 1300 cruiser as a club bike. Looking forward to getting involved and would like to know more about the mentoring program. Hoping to be at Round The Harbours at the weekend. I'm RoSPA Gold and IAM F1rst but need to do an FBOS course.


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[HampshireBob]

I'm USR 52 btw


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[Pete]

Hi I am Peter,


I have been riding for  a few years currently booking a date to take my IAM. I have a Honda CBR 1000 f and my tourer Yamaha XJ Diversion 900. One day stuck on a train thought get a bike and loved it. last year went to Germany, this month going to Ireland.


I commute to central London an my Yamaha but really enjoy the twisties and touring, have done a few charity runs

[Magic Man]

Hi

Recently joined USR following about a decade of Advanced riding and years of riding prior to that, mostly on Honda's.

Currently riding a Honda Goldwing F6B, mostly for pleasure but still observing with TVAM and help out on a number of their courses. Always looking for new skills and ways of enjoying the bike and thought this may be a way of doing that while putting something back as well.

Live in Bracknell but ride as far and wide as I can...


Regards

Trevor

Hey Trevor,

I'm not so far from you, I'm in Camberley.   

I will be joining TVAM as soon as I can get enough dosh in my 'slush fund'.  So I'll be coming to you for 'observing'.

If you're doing either 13/7 or 27/7 I'll ride there with you if you wish. 

Terry

[TallGuy - USR11]

Bob good luck with the HATO job, a very misunderstood but now vital job.

[fjrpip1300]

Hi one and all.
My name is Paul.
My rides are a Yamaha FJR 1300 and a Yamaha Fazer 800.
Held a full bike licence for some 28 years.
I am an observer with the Kent Advanced Motorcycle Group and very active within that group with the assistance of machine control days, observed ride etc and serve on their committee.
I enjoy very much helping others to become advanced motorcyclists, it is very rewarding, if you can show some one one thing in life and it makes a difference to the way they ride, then its been all worth while.
I have been associated with the USR's for a number of years and assisted when I have had the time which to be honest has not been that often.
I have a passion for riding and enjoy that great feeling of escaping from the rat race, when it me and the bike.
I enjoy touring and group riding with various other groups.
Look forward to working with you guys and girls.


Regards
Paul

[DJ Graham Smith]

Hi one and all.
My name is Paul.
My rides are a Yamaha FJR 1300 and a Yamaha Fazer 800.
Held a full bike licence for some 28 years.
I am an observer with the Kent Advanced Motorcycle Group and very active within that group with the assistance of machine control days, observed ride etc and serve on their committee.
I enjoy very much helping others to become advanced motorcyclists, it is very rewarding, if you can show some one one thing in life and it makes a difference to the way they ride, then its been all worth while.
I have been associated with the USR's for a number of years and assisted when I have had the time which to be honest has not been that often.
I have a passion for riding and enjoy that great feeling of escaping from the rat race, when it me and the bike.
I enjoy touring and group riding with various other groups.
Look forward to working with you guys and girls.


Regards
Paul

Welcome to the team Paul we look forward to joining us at some of the events.

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[deekhubert]

Dam I thought I had added my details to the new members page; either my PC is deleting all my work that I am putting onto the web site or my memory is failing, probably the latter!!!

Geordie Herbert

Been riding for 10 years

I currently own an old Yamaha XJ900 Diversion - looking to upgrade on completion of my IAM test to a Triumph Sprint 1050 or Blackbird

Just started my IAM trg with Wey Valley and I have just completed a BikeSafe training day with Surrey Police, excellent day...

I will be looking forward to meeting you all on my first session in July

Regards

Geordie