Hello all,
Got back into biking about 4 years ago by way of a 1986 connie (a winter project ) The bike was an american import to England where it had an engine transplant and from there imported to Ireland so she is well travelled
I added 25000 miles to her and she sits in my shed now as I purchased a spotless 1996 with 13000 miles and rode it 300 miles home last october.
These bikes are pretty rare over here and I have seen just one on the roads here in the past 5 years.
I love the simple and solid engineering of the bike and its utter dependability and the wealth of knowledge provided by everybody on this forum. The shape and lines of the bike are timeless( some would say dated) in the same way as 190E mercedes cars from the 80's to early 90's (another lasting example of simple and solid engineering)
It has taken a long time for me to get round to register here so I must say many thanks for all the interest and depth of knowledge on here that enables people to keep these great bikes on the roads of the world for many years to come.
