Hey.
I almost missed to introduce myself.
Now I'm going to make up my mistake.
My name is Ralph.I'm living in Essen/Germany.
I ride and work on motorcycles more than 30 years now.

Way back in 1975 I saw "Easy Rider".From that day on I wanted a Harley.

Being not old enough for a Pan or Shovel,I'm riding a tuber Buell and a Sporty.

For me, the X-engine is the best motorcycle engine ever invented.
It's as brilliant as it is simple.It's so easy to work on and has almost unlimited possibilies.I really like working on it as much as I enjoy riding it.

Not to forget, that the way this high torque V-twin produces its power is incomparable.It's the last surviving long stroker dinosaur in this world of boring short strokers.

I hope you will forgive any current or future misspelling and strange phrases that I might use,but I'm not a native english speaker.

Ralph

Welcome to the Forum from Middle Tennessee, Defeated Creek, Difficult and Hoggtown. Don't worry about the English, we got you covered, we don't get it straight ourselves.

Welcome from Canada, my parents imigrated to Kanada in 1956, I have many relatives in Deutschland. Near Hanover.

Hi Ralph,
welcome, I am new here also.
I used to live near Essen, in Dusseldorf. We used to go to Essen for concerts.
This was late 70's early 80's.
I used to ride a tiny Honda "monkey" to school!
Nice to "meet" you.

Hi Ralph, and welcome to the forum. I'm heading your way in a couple months; moving to Bitburg. I'll be living there for 4 years. Really looking forward to it!

Welcome from eugene oregon.

Welcome from Georgia! Your English is better than 50% of the people in my state!
Matt
Benzin im Blut! Ja!

Welcome from Nebraska.

Ralph,


Welcome to the XL Forum from Louisville Ky.

Also welcome from Switzerland.

Wir kennen uns doch schon von wo, gelle.

CU later.

Ciao Alex

Hallo Ralph, welcome! Ich wohnte in Kaiserslautern und in Bad Duerkheim bis 2002, als ich zu den Staten für Arbeit zurückkommen mußte. Deutchland is zehr schoene!

(verzeihen Sie meiner schrecklichen rechtschreibung)


Tschuss! Craig

Hi.
Thanks a lot for your welcome!
@Aldra treibst Dich auch überall rum:)
@Matt &Snuffy,special thanks for you.
@Sean,if you intend to ride a bike in Germany;beware of the german cops.They are always after bikers,especially when riding loud pipes on Harleys.
Maybe you would like to join a very nice german HD forum.
Let me know.That would give you some infos in advance.
If you will need any support or like to meet some kind HD and Buell riders during your stay in Deutschland,send me an email.
@paralegalpete,lucky you,I would really love to live in the US or Canada.
@em,have you been to the Essen Rockpalst concert nights in the 70's?
I have been to FL in 1993,what a beautiful state.
My sister lived in Tampa for a long time.She moved to New Orleans 5 years ago.She sill lives there.
@Craig.Don't worry.I got you.You have to pratice if you want to improve.Never use translation programs.They are bullsh..


Ralph

@em,have you been to the Essen Rockpalst concert nights in the 70's?

Hi Ralph, yes!! I went to one. We saw, if you can believe this, The Grateful Dead opening for the WHO! I also think we saw Donovan open for YES with Rock Wakefield.
Not sure if that 2nd one was a RockPalasstNacht or not. I think that's what they called it, no?
We went to other concerts at the place there in Essen. "Grugehalle?"
Good memories. Long ago.
Again, nice to meet you.
:)
Em

Welcome to the darkside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banana :tour

:welcome! Deutchland is zehr schoene!:spineyes

welcome ralph, from lincoln in wyoming, USA

Welcome from Pottstown, PA USA. I was in Bad Soden, 3x for work. Think that's about 200 mi from you. Always found the German folks most welcoming. Glad to have you here.

Welcome from Virginia. Glad to have you with us.

Hey Ralph,
Welcome to the forum from Key West Florida. I hope to tour Europe the summer of 08 on my bike.
Blue

Servus aus der Haßberge and welcome to the forum.Bert it looks like if we get a few more people from Germany here in the forum we will have to make a European XLF tour!!!!

Welcome from California!

I'm from the South Eastern United States and now living in the South. I sure don't speak good English myself. So no worries here! And welcome to the forums!

Thanks again for being so well recieved in this community.
That's one reason why I love your country-most americans are so genial.
To be honest,if anyone would offer me a job in my business in the US, I would leave Germany right away.
Ralph