FIN-Monster says hello!

[AmoK]

Hey all!
First of all thanks for having me at the UK monster forums.
I'm 28 years old guy from Finland and I got my first ever bike last September, I thought to start easy so I got myself a M900Sie :biggrin:
I'm glad that I found an active Ducati forum, that is not mainly based on US, cause shipping of used parts is much cheaper from UK :) Also I'm very interested in learning as much as possible about my bike, and I believe here I can find a lot of interesting information.
At the moment in Finland we have about -20C and lots of snow, so I'm just waiting it to get better, so I could get enjoying my Monster.

-Aimo

[Blah blah]

Hello from snowless Cornwall, it was sunny and about 4 degrees earlier today but it's just dark now !!

[Yorkie]

Welcome to the club - from a snowy Hampshire!

Yorkie

[Rally]

Welcome from snowy and -3 Wiltshire at present

[buzzbomb]

Welcome to the :ukm: Aimo, it's great to have you onboard...:thumbsup:

So thats you in Finland and Lar's (stopintime) in Norway...:hail:

[Geoff Ives]

Snow and -3 in Oxford.:cool:

[Mohawk]

Hi and welcome Aimo

[AmoK]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

[Marsh...]

Yes welcome, your location made me smile as a few years ago I had a wobble around Norway Sweden and Finland on a 600 fazer! Went over to Finland to lay flowers on the grave of a hero of mine Jarno Saarinen. Google him as you may be to young to know him.
Anyhow enjoy the forum I'm sure you will, and it will soon be Spring.

Regards Marsh

[Haynee]

Aimo - welcome from another non-UK member......can I ask you about what your choice of clothing is for the bike ? I think I will need to get proper waterproof(goretex type) textiles soon. I am looking at Halvarssons , Rukka and Hein-Gericke but would love to know what works in Finland ?

[Char]

welcome :)

[pegboy]

Welcome, there is a load of information on here, just use the search option or if that fails just post a new thread a helpful bunch on here.

[chris yeatman]

Hi and welcome.

[Wasta]

Welcome from a snowless Kuwait

[Paivi]

Huomenta, ja tervetuloa lumisesta plus/miinus nolla-asteisesta Lontoosta. Monsteri nukkuu talviunta, skootteri on lepaamassa ja itse teen duunia kotoa kasin, Lontoohan menee kiinni heti kun tulee yksikin lumihiutale.

[FLATTOP]

Welcome Aimo from a sunny 26c slightly windy Cape Verde :ukm:.

[utopia]

Hello and welcome.
I think that the 900ie is probably a good choice....the carby models would surely ice their carbs in your climate.

Marsh....I remember Saarinen too....he was special. Probably would be as famous as Sheene, if he'd survived. Phil Haslam is another somewhat forgotten hero from those days who was also destined for legendary status.

[AmoK]

Marsh, Now that you said, I remember hearing about Saarinen before. He was also mentioned in a book that I just finished, Keith Code's Twist Of The wrist.

Haynee, Sorry but I'm not able to answer your question just yet. The truth is that as I got the bike last September and I was able to ride it just 2 days. (I left it to my parents warm garage to sleep through the arctic wintertime) :( So pretty new to this =)

Paivi, heipä hei ja hyvää iltaa! Enpä sitten onnistunutkaan olemaan eka meiltäpäin tällä hirviöfoorumilla =)

And again, all the rest of you, thank you!

It is really nice to join a forum where you truly can feel welcome!

[Paivi]

Paivi, heipä hei ja hyvää iltaa! Enpä sitten onnistunutkaan olemaan eka meiltäpäin tällä hirviöfoorumilla =)
No, ma oon ollut taalla Lontoossa jo 20v, Suomessa en koskaan ajanutkaan muilla kaksipyoraisilla kuin Helkamalla. :biggrin:

Ehka olet muuten eka manselainen taalla, ma oon Stadin friidu. :thumbsup: