Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by MotoSquirrel » Thu Jul 26, 2018 3:23 pm

Complacency has been known to cause the death of many a vehicle. . .
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by snowymonkey » Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:31 pm

Amen
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by SemperFiUral » Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:00 pm

Hi Jon - there's a handful of us here in Hillsborough Co - four of us within about three miles out near Valrico. Happy to let you take my 2011 for a spin and show you the ropes. Shoot me a PM. We are running up to Z-hills Saturday morning (7/28) via 301 and eating breakfast at the Sugar Shack. Welcome to join us - I'll probably be the only one riding hack. PM me if you're interested. Doug
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by hotflash44 » Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:12 am

now there is the hospitality that Ural drivers are famous for! what a great bunch! :) :) :cheers:
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by MotoSquirrel » Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:57 am

Doug has been really pleasant to speak with, so I hope to be able to see what it's like to wrestle that monster around!
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by snowymonkey » Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:35 am

Have fun. I’m sure you’ll love it.

Haven’t got a chance to ride one myself yet :( Supposedly there is a Ural running around Lake City here.... but I have yet to see it.
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by MotoSquirrel » Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:57 am

Take out a billboard ad. . . LOL
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by snowymonkey » Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:13 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:

If I see it I’m chasing him down to talk..... which could prove interesting because two out of every three days I’m in a fire truck or ambulance at work :lol:
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by MotoSquirrel » Fri Jul 27, 2018 12:38 pm

Hopefully he's not a very old man. . . might cause him some cardiac stress. . . LOL
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by snowymonkey » Fri Jul 27, 2018 1:14 pm

:shock:
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by MotoSquirrel » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:11 pm

Had a guy stop by on a Ural Classic yesterday (I work at Tampa Harley-Davidson)! Black with pin-striping. Looked damned good! I told him about the forum and about Gene in Holopaw. Nothing like getting the bug to bite me again. . .
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by snowymonkey » Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:55 pm

Sweet
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by mjrally » Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:42 pm

Florida folks. Check out the Black Market section of the forum. 2 bikes in Georgia are for sale. Might be able to get a deal, learn from a knowledgeable owner and have a killer road trip home?!?
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by snowymonkey » Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:53 pm

Thanks for the heads up. It is not yet my time. Maybe one of the other guys will grab em :)
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Re: Potential Newbie in Tampa, FL

Post by CarlS » Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:51 pm

mjrally wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 11, 2018 7:42 pm
 Florida folks. Check out the Black Market section of the forum. 2 bikes in Georgia are for sale. Might be able to get a deal, learn from a knowledgeable owner and have a killer road trip home?!?
Thank you for the tip. I have to wait until the fall. I am paying off some medical bills.
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