N00b saying hi

[Scort 7]

Thought I'd sign up, after seeing this place as a suggestion on OcUK's forums.

 

I play PS4, not been online for a while though, as the weather has been too good to game!

 

MP games owned that might be relevant: GTAV, Division, CoD WW2, R6 Siege - probably more, not really played much of GTAV online, a few heists when they came out, but that's it. Division, done a bit on that, but not much in the DZ, a few of the big raids with randoms mainly. CoD WW2 I played a lot of when it was out, but then prestige'd and lost my guns And R6 - unlocked most of the original operators, but too lazy to work for 250k points to get the new ones.

 

Anyway, I'm TheScort on PSN.

 

Off of the PS4, it's mainly riding bikes for me - not pedal power, engine power 😄 That's when the Wife isn't giving me things to do around the house or garden - and at this time of year, I try to duck out of as much of these jobs as possible; certainly with my new bike - Triumph Street Triple RS if anyone is interested.

 

Work in IT, and have done for the last 17 years, though still not specialised in anything, happy to be a jack of all trades. Have two dogs (border terriers), own home (thanks to the bank of Mum and Dad!), and have had three motorcycle accidents - one pretty serious back in 2008; car hitting me and busting me up, leading to 10 days in hospital (4 in intensive care), and 13 weeks off of work - 8 of which were non-weight-bearing.

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[Diddums 4,305]

Hello mate, welcome to the forum. I saw your post on OcUK, good to see you over here. I'll add you on PSN this evening if I'm on, otherwise I'm sure some of the others might get there before me.

[GazzaGarratt 10,867]

Nice to see you here @Scort! Or Scott from Scotland on how I read it! 😂🖒

 

Tbh, your RB6 quick summary sounds like mine. Great game though and trying to get back into it myself.

 

Tell us abit about your IRL self if you want to mate? Stuff you do and what hobbies/interests youve got outside of gaming? There's a good bunch of people here, special you could say.

 

I'll do the same as Didds tonight, but feel free to grab some PSNs off others profiles and get involved in other things here if/when you can.

 

Great to have you aboard Scort, hope you enjoy your stay with FG.

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10 minutes ago, GazzaGarratt said:

Nice to see you here @Scort! Or Scott from Scotland on how I read it! 😂🖒

 

Tbh, your RB6 quick summary sounds like mine. Great game though and trying to get back into it myself.

 

Tell us abit about your IRL self if you want to mate? Stuff you do and what hobbies/interests youve got outside of gaming? There's a good bunch of people here, special you could say.

 

I'll do the same as Didds tonight, but feel free to grab some PSNs off others profiles and get involved in other things here if/when you can.

 

Great to have you aboard Scort, hope you enjoy your stay with FG.

As you asked, I have now put some non gaming info on 🙂

[GazzaGarratt 10,867]

Awesome!

 

Now you have @Diddums and @techno attention with the bikes. Also @crispymorgan with the dogs. He likes dogs.

 

Geez, you've been in the wars haven't you?! Its probably why I don't trust myself on a bike!

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Welcome 

[NCA-Paendrag 2,662]

Welcome mate! 

[Spacedeck 915]

Hey, will add you on PS4!

 

I love bikes but lack too much confidence to fullfill my dream of owning a bike.  I did complete my CBT once but I didn't buy a bike, I just used the same provider to do rides out.  One time I committed to a turn on a tight road without paths and walls on both sides, couldn't see around the bend.  I ended up smashing into a wall due to an oncoming large white van starling me half way around and seeming a little close.  Luckily wasn't any damage to me or the bike, just a few grazes.

 

Never want to give up the hope of making it some day.

[techno 3,466]

Hey welcome scort, nice bike, had a few offs myself in the early days nowt as bad as yours thankfully, i run an fz1 these days and im a massive Moto GP fan. Was wondering which part of the country your from, im in Yorkshire so im pretty spoilt as a biker.

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16 hours ago, GazzaGarratt said:

Awesome!

 

Now you have @Diddums and @techno attention with the bikes. Also @crispymorgan with the dogs. He likes dogs.

 

Geez, you've been in the wars haven't you?! Its probably why I don't trust myself on a bike!

It's all part of the fun - my family weren't too happy, as I was laying in A&E being cut out of my kit, whilst planning my next bike purchase 😄 Think my Dad was even less happy, when I jumped onto a superbike three months of healing later!

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11 hours ago, Spacedeck said:

Hey, will add you on PS4!

 

I love bikes but lack too much confidence to fullfill my dream of owning a bike.  I did complete my CBT once but I didn't buy a bike, I just used the same provider to do rides out.  One time I committed to a turn on a tight road without paths and walls on both sides, couldn't see around the bend.  I ended up smashing into a wall due to an oncoming large white van starling me half way around and seeming a little close.  Luckily wasn't any damage to me or the bike, just a few grazes.

 

Never want to give up the hope of making it some day.

Yikes! Sounds like a rough introduction to riding, and something that will certainly knock your confidence.

 

My wife has done the CBT twice now, first time she (and the other learner) were deemed unsafe to ride on he road; so spent the whole time in the training area. Second time, she was better and out on the road - but managed to crash into a rock on a u-turn; lucky I had put better armour in her riding jeans the day before - as her knee hit this huge rock, and she took a chunk of it out! Ended up with a huge bruise for about a month - but she wanted to get back on a bike.

 

If you can, I'd say get a few sessions on a big bike - if you have your CBT and theory, I think most schools will allow this. A big bike makes the word of difference, it blew me away when I did my direct access back in 2007, having never ridden before, I wondered why we even bothered with the horrid 125 bikes 🙂 As the bigger bikes did everything better, and were much easier to ride.

 

Don't give up on the dream though.

[Diddums 4,305]

The Triple RS is such a ridiculous bike, it's really such a hooligan machine with some of the best components in the business. Would love one. I'll get back in to biking in the next couple of years, hopefully I'll be mature enough to not kill myself on one  

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15 minutes ago, Diddums said:

The Triple RS is such a ridiculous bike, it's really such a hooligan machine with some of the best components in the business. Would love one. I'll get back in to biking in the next couple of years, hopefully I'll be mature enough to not kill myself on one  

The components certainly drew me to it, though the Öhlins rear needs some tweaking, as it keeps kicking me out of the seat!

 

You quickly learn to respect a bike, a mate of mine was always mad in cars when we were younger - had a couple of Cavalier SRIs that he drove like they were stolen, along with a few other high performance cars - we always said that he'd be dead if he passed his bike test; but he's (thankfully) still with us and completely unscathed.

 

I think you just tune into the whole 'my body is my crumple zone' mentality, along with the fact that even a lowly 500cc bike will beat pretty much everything at the TLGP - that acceleration with almost zero protection, makes to sit up and pay attention.

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2 hours ago, Diddums said:

 I'll get back in to biking in the next couple of years, hopefully I'll be mature enough to not kill myself on one  

Yeah, like that's gonna happen 😄

[Greboth 2,705]

Nice introduction! I’m far more into my cars than bikes but anything with an engine and wheels is an interest so good to have more petrolheads on here.

 

You seem to have a hood selection of games which overlaps with most if what we play.  I’ll try to remember to add you later on PS