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Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« on: May 24, 2018, 03:00:56 PM »
Hello eh!

I'm new here and thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a 60 yr old moto sport gear head that's been riding for 48 years. I first started riding my brother's Rabbit 90 (import from France, I believe) up and down our gravel back lane. I've since graduated to all kinds of bikes except crotch rockets. I currently have 3 bikes. A C3 Yamaha 50cc, A Kymco Downtown 300i and a Suzuki V-Strom 650.

My wife had bought the 300i 6 years ago and parked it 3 years back, with only 2500 kms on the odometer. I recently dusted it off, installed a new battery and drained/rinsed out the gas tank. It started right up and is working great.

I'm looking forward to chatting in the near future.

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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2018, 04:20:46 PM »
Howdy and welcome! There are a bunch of "gramps" here that ride the DT and other things. We have lotsa fun!
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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2018, 05:01:14 PM »
Welcome from a former Winterpegger now in Oklahoma .
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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2018, 11:40:30 PM »
Thanks guys...why in the world would someone ever leave "Winterpeg"? ::)

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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2018, 09:19:55 AM »
I like this site very much. I did not make that kind of thing. Now it's all learned.
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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2018, 05:47:48 PM »
Hello Sarabine.

It is good to know that this forum is helping you learn to fix and service your scooter.

Where are you from?

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Hi and welcome
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2018, 01:18:58 AM »
We love our Canadian neighbors.
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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2018, 01:18:13 PM »
You speak pretty good English for Canadian!😊
Welcome, welcome!

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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2018, 08:15:31 PM »
I can talk English pretty goodly, eh?

Seeing that we are part of the English Commonwealth...

Here, we are a bilingual country with English and French as our official languages. We can get by quite well with either. I speak both, but neither perfectly. I can surely curse in both and that's all that really matters to me! ;)

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Re: Hi and welcome
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2018, 08:20:55 PM »
Quote from: boo on June 21, 2018, 01:18:58 AM
We love our Canadian neighbors.

That's good to hear these days!

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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2018, 09:52:45 PM »
Quote from: kymcogrampa on June 22, 2018, 08:15:31 PM
I can talk English pretty goodly, eh?

Seeing that we are part of the English Commonwealth...

Here, we are a bilingual country with English and French as our official languages. We can get by quite well with either. I speak both, but neither perfectly. I can surely curse in both and that's all that really matters to me! ;)

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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2018, 01:17:49 AM »
Quote from: Stig on June 22, 2018, 09:52:45 PM
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you said it   ;'\,./3#@%from a old great grandpa from Regina  now in Ottawa and I speak Canadian American, and a little English and  got by in France, & Germany even Scotland,
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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2018, 03:51:04 AM »
Quote from: de dee on June 24, 2018, 01:17:49 AM
you said it   ;'\,./3#@%from a old great grandpa from Regina  now in Ottawa and I speak Canadian American, and a little English and  got by in France, & Germany even Scotland,

I too would like to be a great grandpa, but so far I've only been able to be a good one!

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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2018, 11:53:57 AM »
you have the makings for a great grandpa , I had to wait till I was 75,  now he is 10 years old, 
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Re: Hello from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2018, 02:03:37 PM »
I think I have 14 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. Hard to get them all to stand still for a count.
...my wife even knows all their names!
I do know my teenaged daughter's name, most days.
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