New member from Shetland

[ChrisGT]

Hi all,

Just bought myself a 2007 black MK5 golf gt tdi 170 with 60k miles on it. Wanted one ever since they came out and finally had the spare funds to buy one. Here's a rubbish iPhone photo as I've not had a chance to get a proper one.



Been looking about on the forum for a week or so and looks like a really good forum, loads of info and really active so wanted to join in the fun.

I'll be starting a project/members ride thread as have a few things I want to do to it as well as just giving It a super good clean.

Think that's all about the car now so feel free to skip the next bit about me 

I live in Shetland and I'm 28. Have been, and still am, a member on several car, bike and detailing forums.

I'm super into detailing, bikes, cars and music (play bass in a local band)

I've owned a few vag cars:

My first car was a 1997 bright green polo 1.0l known as the green bean:


Second car was a 1997 mk3 golf gti 2.0l 8v


Followed by a 2004 Audi A4 2.0l sport:


Then unfortunately due to financial circumstances I had to sell the audi and bought myself a 2004 ford fiesta 1.4tdci 68bhp... I've had that for almost 4 years now as a cheap little run about and to be fair it's been cheap to run and insure and tax but is gutless and boring so time for a change!

Here's a pic of my bike too for anyone who's interested or made it reading this far! haha!
It's a 2002 Yamaha FZS600 fazer which I have modded quite a bit over the last 3 years of ownership.


Thanks for looking, hope to get stuck into the forum!

Cheers,

Chris

[AlexPWallace]

Nice...what plans do you have?

[TAPPY]

Welcome along. Nice to see another biker on the forum 

[r5gtt]

Everybody's welcome 

Have a nice stay.

R5

[ChrisGT]

Thanks,

First thing is replace a few parts to smarten it up and give it a good service, boot struts need replacing as have gone quite rusty, debadge the back, seat adjustment inserts, stubby ariel, gti headlights, possibly black front badge, smoked indicator lenses, LED interior lights, rubber/plastic boot liner, GT engraved door sill protectors, carbon effect wing mirror covers... Oils and filters etc, Might get some of the paintwork resprayed, bonnet has a few bad stone chips on it. Going to be giving it a good detail too wet/damp sand and polish then protected with mostly Gtechniq products.

Longer term - nicer wheels, been looking at gloss black audi rotor style ones in either 18" or 19". R32/S3/TTrs brake upgrade, Probably R32 rear bumper and exhaust with carbon valance, R32 rear lights, Coilovers... maybe a remap... Having said that it's got plenty power compared to the fiesta I've had for the last few years... No cars really feel quick anyway after having the motorbike so not that bothered about upping the power... 170 is plenty for the roads up here.

Cheers,

Chris

[ChrisGT]

Welcome along. Nice to see another biker on the forum 

Cheers! Always nice to have more bikers about! haha! What kind of bike you got? Go to any rallys?

Chris

[Andy]

Welcome to the forum Chris and a nice good intro to the forum,good to see another sooty owner on here

[ChrisGT]

Everybody's welcome 

Have a nice stay.

R5

Thanks very much 

[ChrisGT]

Welcome to the forum Chris and a nice good intro to the forum,good to see another sooty owner on here

Thanks very much maxitrol!

Chris

[TAPPY]

Welcome along. Nice to see another biker on the forum 

Cheers! Always nice to have more bikers about! haha! What kind of bike you got? Go to any rallys?

Chris

I have a yamaha R6 which I've owned for nearly 4 years but thinking of getting a gsxr 1000 next year depending on £££.
I don't really go to any rally's just like to head out to ace cafe on a Friday weather dependant but am taking it to the Isle of Man for the tt races this year in June 

How about your self mate do you go to many rally's?

[Beej]

Welcome along, another fellow biker here!

[ChrisGT]

Cheers Beej, what kind of bike you got?

Sounds good Tappy, I'd love to go to the IOM TT sometime, there is usually a group that head down each year from Shetland to go to it so will go with them sometime when funds allow.  We have a bike rally in Shetland called the simmer dim rally each year, it's an amazing week/weekend if you're ever thinking of coming. Usually get a couple of hundred bikes up from south/all over the world for it plus a couple of hundred local bikers.

I've not been to any bike rallys on mainland uk but, like the TT then, there are usually groups that go from here to a lot of them so will tag along at some point.

[Beej]

Cheers Beej, what kind of bike you got?

Sounds good Tappy, I'd love to go to the IOM TT sometime, there is usually a group that head down each year from Shetland to go to it so will go with them sometime when funds allow.  We have a bike rally in Shetland called the simmer dim rally each year, it's an amazing week/weekend if you're ever thinking of coming. Usually get a couple of hundred bikes up from south/all over the world for it plus a couple of hundred local bikers.

I've not been to any bike rallys on mainland uk but, like the TT then, there are usually groups that go from here to a lot of them so will tag along at some point.

I currently have a Kawasaki Z1000, previous bike are Yamaha YZF600R thundercat, Kawasaki er6n and a Suzuki GSXR 750.

Love my Zed though

[prp74]

Welcome. Some good mods planned. Nice car will low miles, good find 

[ChrisGT]

Not surprised Beej, zed is a great bike. Had a go of a friends one last year and it blew my socks off! haha, such a smooth torquey engine.

Cheers prp74, it was owned by a friend of a friend for the last 6 years and he's looked after it well. Any advisory or thing it's ever needed it went straight to the garage and got sorted so know it's been well kept. Not quite the attention to detail I would have regarding bodywork and mods etc but still mechanically sound.

Cheers,

Chris