New member from West Country

[ntv650]

Hello everyone

Just to say I've looked in here a few times and think I should introduce myself too. The technical section has been really useful and you have 2 very active and very knowledgeable Dutch members!!

As for myself my 1995 ntv650 had a problem in May this year which led me to contemplate seriously going out to get a new bike as I had by coincidence been looking with interest at the new zero-interest deals on Yamahas and also the new 700cc transalp. Even my missus was supportive of this idea, but after a lot of introspection including my anxiety about being seen on a new bike at a time of economic recession I just couldn't bring myself to do it and finally settled on another ntv650!! It's the same colour too but 2 years younger and has only done about 1/8th the mileage. I've already added another 1000 miles since May. So now I'll need to find time to fix the first bike and then decide on what to do with it. However it's the growing season and I'm really quite involved in my allotment - hence my username - so this may take most of August when I have some holidays planned.

I have a question about this forum. Why can't the backgound be an ntv instead of a suzuki?? I would dearly like to see this changed. In terms of PR or promoting this website surely the main picture must be relevant and arresting? The suzuki looks quite forlorn and misplaced here.

Anyway, cheers everyone!

[givepeasachance]

Sorry, there seemed to be an error as the post section wouldn't allow me to post without renaming myslf and I put in ntv650 instread. The original post was mine - givepeasachance.

Cheers.

[McF]

Hi Givepeasachance and welcome aboard
congrats on your first (and second!!) post

I like your username and the background to it - you'll fit in well with the other misfits on here (like me ;D).

Anything we can help with to get your aNTy 1 on the road again?

Good point on the background photo - it's about time we changed it. The original plan was to update this every month, but the admins (I'm one) seem to be busy with a lot of other things.
We set up a voting system with member polls for the image; the one used when we change it is the most popular; this one got a lot of votes (despite it being a Suzuki) - what we were generally looking for was something that gave the spirit of the open road (many choices didn't even have a bike in them).
Personally I agree that it's best to have an aNTy in the background photo, but we seem to get few of them posted.

So here is the challenge - post in a piccy of your aNTy V at the allotment, and it can be the next background photo.

Admins - time to get sorted and a new one up for August!

Everyone - come on and take some photos of your dearly beloved aNTy.

[rj2para (Bisto)]

Welcome to the club.

My first thought was a John Lenon fan. Veg rather than a song. It all makes sense now. ;D

If we ask buzz and he has time maybe we could add a background vote to the front page under the big Popham NTV link.

;D

[Buzzin (^_^)]

I'll see what I can do tomorrow

ps. the bike might be a suzuki...but it's the closest you can get to an NTV without it being a honda (I like the gs500...to bad it has a chain....)