als1953

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Nickname: 
Albert Stapert

Motorcycle Model:

Gender: 
Male
Website: 
Cruiser
About me: 

Aged 58, retired, live with my wife Coralie 60kms out of Sydney Australia. Currently have a '99 Honda Valkyrie and recently bought a Honda VT1100 Shadow Sabre also.  Started out in 1970 on a 1963 Honda 50 scooter. Then another Honda 50, BSA Bantam125, Honda CB350, Honda CB175, Honda CB500/4, another CB500/4, Suzuki GS1000S, Yamaha XS250 Special, Suzuki VS750 Intruder, Honda VT1100, another VT1100, BMW K100RT, Kawasaki BR250, Honda CX500, 1971 Honda z50 ( have had it for 30 years now) Kawasaki GTR1000, Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe XVZ1300, Kawasaki 1500 Vulcan Classic, Sachs 150 Express. Honda Valk and recently another VT1100 (Sabre this time).Have another CB500/4, 1977 Suzuki GS750 and a Yamaha SR500 which are retirement projects. My wife and I enjoy travelling around Australia on our bikes and we tow a camper trailer with our  Valk. We belong to a club for bikers aged over 40. The club (Ulysses club) mainly raises money for arthritis research but also other charities Haven't touched the projects yet. Been too busy since I retired. Don't know how I fitted in work! lol Have had a great year so far with a couple of trips . One of those was the MT Gambier  trip to meet up with some other Australian members. What a great weekend!

History

Member for
5 years 5 months
Reviews: 
29
Birthday: 
Thursday, May 28, 1953
Model Year: 
2000 Honda VT1100 Sabre, orange/black
Last Updated: 
Friday, December 30, 2011 - 00:00
Picture URL: 
http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/22960/photos/PHOTO_14702933_22960_3112074_ap_160X120.jpg
Location: 
Sydney  NM  2750
Australia
Points: 
101465
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23134
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Personal motto:
I've become an oxygen thief!

Occupation:
Retired

High school:
20 years in Kindergarten

Skype username:
albert stapert

Interest and hobbies:
Bikes, cars, most music, gardening, travelling the country, oh....and the wife.

(These have not been listed in any priority order)

I would like to meet:
My sanity

Best attribute:
400 characters is insufficient! lol
Coz (the wife) is my best attribute.

Worst attribute:
0 (But don't ask the wife to confirm this)

Favorite bands and musicians:
Jethro Tull, Cold Chisel, AC/DC, Dire Straits, CCR.. and more

Favorite movies:
Lord of the Rings, Wild Hogs, Easy Rider, Stone, Little Nicky

Favorite TV shows:
CSI series, The Bill,'Allo, 'Allo, Bones, Big Bang Theory, 2 and a half men, Top Gear

Favorite books, magazines, and writers:
Anything thick enough to stop the table wobbling....

Favorite blogs and websites:
CCC, ebay.....CCC...ebay......Facebook....CCC ....ebay CCC on Facebook....

Favorite games, sports, and teams:
Motor racing...any sort

Scary stuff:
Visits to the cardiologist........

My Pet:
concrere wombats. Easy to care for and not needy

Status:
In a relationship

user_id: 
1625668