Thread: Hi everybody - another newbie to the fold...

Originally Posted by chee16

i am a huge motorcycle fan!!! the pic on my avatar (if you can't recognize it) is colin edwards on the Aprillia Cube when it set fire at 160mph. just a great pic. i have a custom Harley Sportster i built from the ground up that is really close to being finished, and an SV650 track bike that i may put back on the road as i really don't have time or money right now to get to the track. my street bike was a GS500E that i did a bunch of custom work to but i recently sold it.

so are you a biker? what kind of bike do you have? are you into watching the races? (i am a rabid fan )

oh, and this is all off topic but i don't care

Originally Posted by ben.mid

Hello!
Great to have yet another member from sunny England! Our numbers continue to grow! There is a huge amount of information here. You can get by with a small proportion of it but it get's kind of addictive & you keep wanting to know more about all aspects of shaving with a straight!

Hi Chee and Ben
Thanks for the warm welcome. Bought another razor today from an antique err junk shop. Just five quid (seven and a half of your bucks!!) just to practice stropping and all things maintenanace. The scary part was that this guy had a drawer full of them . I might go back after a bit more research around these parts...

Ben, it's good to know that there's a strong UK representation here. Any gatherings/ fairs that you know of?

Chee - I have a gsxr1000 (super machine with trouser-moment acceleration) and I ride an emergency services courier bike BMW R1150RT(P) with full blues and twos for a voluntary charity service to our hospitals. All good fun!

Now, excuse me while I have a look around the forum for anything that looks remotely like what I've seen today. Take care -and stick to the grey bits Chee...

Hiya mate

Another newbie from the midlands here, a brummie as it goes, hope we're not competing for the same junk shops

Oh and I have a big yearning to pick up an old airhead boxer of some form as well

Originally Posted by Jason01

Hiya mate

Another newbie from the midlands here, a brummie as it goes, hope we're not competing for the same junk shops

Oh and I have a big yearning to pick up an old airhead boxer of some form as well

Hi Jase

Eeek! Scary - straight razor and Beemer appreciation society (though I would warn that the big boxers are still a bit 'agricultural' imho). Was in Birmingham jewellery quarter today too, on another mission. Anywhere you'd recommend 'browsing' for new or used shave stuff?

Originally Posted by Moggs

Hi Jase

Eeek! Scary - straight razor and Beemer appreciation society (though I would warn that the big boxers are still a bit 'agricultural' imho). Was in Birmingham jewellery quarter today too, on another mission. Anywhere you'd recommend 'browsing' for new or used shave stuff?

LOL I know theyre a bit agricultural but Im done with going silly fast on two wheels just want something with a bit of character to plod around on

I dont know any good browsing places as such, there is a house clearance/junk stall in the rag market that seems likely to me but Ive yet to catch him with any straights though he had a dirty old brush for sale last time I was there , Ive tried a couple of antique/junk shops with no luck. Best bet IMO is the car boot sales through the summer but thats not everyones cup of tea, lot of effort if youre not a boot sale browser already, otherwise just keep your eyes peeled for junk shops when youre out and about.

For new, there is a tobacconist in the Great Western Arcade (Hollingsworth), middle of Brum that has a few Dovos in the window and some soaps but his razor prices are out of my league and Im mostly interested in old stuff, my budget is small and I just like old things!

welome to srp glad to have you on board