Greetings Enfield friends in Greece from REOC Finland.

 

Funny, I was just having a look at your site and the great pictures. Google translate tells me you're thinking of getting some foreign members for a ride next year?

 

I'm definitely interested in riding down to Greece for that. It's been my intention to visit your beautiful country again on my EFI Bullet for the last few years.

 

We're having our annual rally this weekend. Hoping to see about 20 bikes this year. Bit late to invite you - sorry! Its's every year at this time though.

 

OK. Kind regards to you all

 

Matt

 

Google tells me:

Χαιρετισμούς Enfield φίλους στην Ελλάδα από REOC Φινλανδία. 

 

Αστεία, ήμουν απλά ρίχνοντας μια ματιά στο site σας και τις μεγάλες εικόνες. Google μεταφράζει, μου είπε ότι σκέφτεται να πάρει κάποια ξένα μέλη για μια βόλτα το επόμενο έτος; 

 

Είμαι σίγουρα ενδιαφέρονται για την οδήγηση κάτω στην Ελλάδα γι 'αυτό. Είναι πρόθεσή μου ήταν να επισκεφθείτε την όμορφη χώρα σας και πάλι στο EFI Bullet μου για τα τελευταία λίγα χρόνια. 

 

Είμαστε έχοντας ετήσιο ράλι μας αυτό το Σαββατοκύριακο. Ελπίζοντας να δείτε περίπου 20 ποδήλατα φέτος. Λίγο αργά για να σας προσκαλέσουμε - συγγνώμη! Της είναι κάθε χρόνο αυτή τη στιγμή όμως. 

 

OK. Αφορά το είδος σε όλους σας 

 

Matt

 

Greetings Enfield friends in Greece from REOC Finland.

 

Funny, I was just having a look at your site and the great pictures. Google translate tells me you're thinking of getting some foreign members for a ride next year?

 

I'm definitely interested in riding down to Greece for that. It's been my intention to visit your beautiful country again on my EFI Bullet for the last few years.

 

We're having our annual rally this weekend. Hoping to see about 20 bikes this year. Bit late to invite you - sorry! Its's every year at this time though.

 

OK. Kind regards to you all

 

Matt

 

 

 

Hey Matt!

 

Welcome to our little Enfield Club in Greece. 

 

You would like to know that you are the first foreign member in our community!  :bike:

We thank you for this honour!

 

It would be a nice idea to be able to organize something like that, especially if there are going to be people from other countries.

It will take some time and effort to do that but I guess it will be worth it.

 

ANyway, we would like to see how you spend your time in your annual rallies in your country.

Please, post a few links of your expeditions over there and perhaps we could swap our email addresses, as I think it's rather diffficult for you to navigate in a Greek site.

 

Waiting to hear from you

 

Stelios 

Matt, 

 

Take a look at the following screen shot. 

By selecting the language of the layout, it will be easier for you to navigate this forum. 

This thread is all yours :)

 

 

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Thanks Stelios for the tip. Much easier! 

 

Well, thank you for the warm welcome. What an honour for me to be the first foreigner on your site.

I just wonder, however, if one day there will be millions of us here and then there'll be no room for yourselves?

We'll then take over the site and make you pay huge amounts of tax or give us your islands to even read archived messages.

 

Beware..

 

Hey, but honestly.. None of that is going to happen. Honestly. Probably.

 

I found your site whilst looking at Enfield rally videos on YouTube. Somehow I saw one of yours and there was a link, so I checked out your message board. What pictures! I've been many times to Greece and these days the desire to ride down on my motorcycle becomes stronger with each passing year. I'm 52 now and the clock isn't going backwards! When I was younger, I travelled to Athens from Amsterdam on a bus on at least 5 occasions through  France, Italy and Yugoslavia. Crazy Greek bus drivers chain smoking the whole way and changing driver - when the bus was still moving.. Ahh too many memories.

 

So. That's enough bloody tourist nostalgia!

 

Here in Finland we have a nice owners' club. Quite typically Finnish. Only contact each other if something is broken and needs repairing. Just once a year with a "big" rally - The "King's Road Rally.". This year we're meeting in the pretty town of Hamina, on the south coast of Finland, between Helsinki and the Russian border. It's a town wehre, as you'll see, they seem to have a lot of dog shows.. Hmm.. Hope they're not the pretty girls we were hoping for..

https://www.google.com/search?q=kaunis+hamina&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Q0bFU9HdPIe6ygPKkIKQAg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1400&bih=925

 

Anyway. I'll let you know. The King's Road Rally is named thus, because we often ride parts of the old King's Road that in old times ran from Turku, in the south-west of Finland (nearest to Sweden) to St Petersburg (big place in Russia). This year we're well on track to do a big part of it and a ride around the beautiful coast roads near Hamina.

 

One thing we don't have here is and mountains. A few hills that I could even to this day go down on a skateboard, but nothing seriously steep, sadly. Still, Finland is a pretty place. Our bike season is so damn short. This year I wheeled-out in April - very early for us - and I'll probably have to put bike away again in early October, at the latest. SHIT!!

 

Well, here's a link to our website. No pictures, nothing! Sorry. It's something I'll be talking about this weekend with the boys - and girls. I may have to take matters into my own hands ;-)

 

Hey Greek friends. What a funny thing that I am writing to you. I was thinking about it today - as I took a ride.. How to explain the internet to my, sadly, departed father:

 

Dad! I had this dream last night that was typing messages to people in Greece from my typewriter with this little TV screen in front and the people in Greece could rread it immediately!

 

The Greeks don't even have the same alphabet!

 

Yeah, yeah, but the TV took care of it.

 

And what were you writing about?

 

About Royal Enfields!

 

Royal Enfields?! Are you mental? The don't exist in the future!

 

...

 

;-) REgards

Matt

 

REOC Finland website. 

http://enfield.top-me.com/

Επεξεργάσθηκε Ιούλιος 15, 201411 χρόνια από το μέλος Finnish Matt

 

Thanks Stelios for the tip. Much easier! 

 

Well, thank you for the warm welcome. What an honour for me to be the first foreigner on your site.

I just wonder, however, if one day there will be millions of us here and then there'll be no room for yourselves?

We'll then take over the site and make you pay huge amounts of tax or give us your islands to even read archived messages.

 

 

 

 

I guess I have already been assigned the English speaking department of the forum :)

 

 

 

As for conquering Greece, just get in line or hurry up. 

Mrs Merkel from Deutchland has thought about that, long time ago and if you don't hurry up, there won't be anything left for you to take.

 

 

 

Conquering Greece? 

What are you? Savages? Are you drinking wine in human skulls, too ?

The last time I read about something similar was in "Asterix and the Vikings" and I really enjoyed that. 

You should search that issue... 

It makes some good fun about the Scandinavian races..... 

 

 

 

I am not really worried about you taking all of our space in the forum. 

In the worst scenario, our moderator will buy the newer software version for more people to register. 

Try your best, though :D

 

 

 

 

 

I'm 52 now and the clock isn't going backwards! When I was younger, I travelled to Athens from Amsterdam on a bus on at least 5 occasions through  France, Italy and Yugoslavia. Crazy Greek bus drivers chain smoking the whole way and changing driver - when the bus was still moving.. Ahh too many memories.

 

So. That's enough bloody tourist nostalgia!

 

 

 

I am sure that you alone have visited Greece more times than we ALL together in the forum have visited Finland :(

If you ask any of us, we will say unfortunately for the above statement. 

 

We would love to visit your country preferably with our Enfields.

Even if you don't have any mountains at all. 

We will bring there some of ours. 

Or we can bring our skateboards. 

Whatever is handier, anyway :)

 

 

Our riding season is short, too, in Greece. 

It last only 12 months  a year and we usually have to winter store our bikes during the nights :)

Damn winter :cold:

 

We try hard though, to take advantage of our short riding season, taking quite often daily trips or short excursions, combined with a beer or a cup of  coffee etc.  :coffee:

So, we have created a strong group with not only RE Owners but friends, instead. 

 

 

 

The bus drivers you met during your trips to Greece, those specific ones you met were just incompetent. 

Usually, they do these swaps while  joggling, riding mono cycles and swallowing swords of fire, in the same time. 

You should see something like that at least once!!!!

 

 

Lately they are not allowed to smoke any more while driving. 

As for the rest (joggling etc.) the tradition keeps on :lol

 

 

 

 

 

Well, here's a link to our website. No pictures, nothing! Sorry. It's something I'll be talking about this weekend with the boys - and girls. I may have to take matters into my own hands ;-)

 

 

I have to admit it's a nicely designed site. 

If only you hadn't forgot to put the link :D

 

 

 

 

Dad! I had this dream last night that was typing messages to people in Greece from my typewriter with this little TV screen in front and the people in Greece could rread it immediately!

 

The Greeks don't even have the same alphabet!

 

Yeah, yeah, but the TV took care of it.

 

And what were you writing about?

 

About Royal Enfields!

 

Royal Enfields?! Are you mental? The don't exist in the future!

 

 

 

In your next dream with your dad, tell him that he is wrong.... :)

 

 

For the next year, we are planning (not just the 1st European but) the 1st Universal REOC Meeting, held in Greece. 

We already have the first member from outside Greece, more specifically from Finland and there is interest from REOC Mars and REOC  Betelgeuse, pending for checking in. :)

Have you seen the new Bullet 500 for the intergalactic market?

It will be there!!!   :bike:  :bike:

 

 

I am sure that other English speaking members will chime in to contribute in our little conversation here, to make it more interesting, as I get quickly bored with what I write   :D

 

Just make sure that you will have pictures for linking  in your next group riding to the King's Road Rally, even if it's dogs the only thing we see!!!

Just put an Enfield here and there with Photoshop and everything will be just fine!!! ;))   :bow:

 

Really anticipating your experiences after your annual trip. 

Hope you will get more people to participate in our forum and share your pictures with us. 

 

Waiting for your site link.... 

 

Cheers :thumbsup:  :bike:  :cheers:

 

And if you get to Amsterdam any soon, get us some of the best stuff  :ssmokeit:  :smoking:

 

 

Edit:

Just saw your link at the end of your post...

Sorry :)

Επεξεργάσθηκε Ιούλιος 15, 201411 χρόνια από το μέλος Gigas

 

REOC Finland website. 

http://enfield.top-me.com/

 

Just dropped a quick glance in your site. 

Give me some time and I think we'll get to talk in there, too as you have a English part.   :)

It wil be nice!!!

We will bring lots of pictures to enhance it a bit and make it somewhat more fancy!!!!!!!

Επεξεργάσθηκε Ιούλιος 15, 201411 χρόνια από το μέλος Gigas

Boys, this is so nice we have established contact with Planet Greece.

So. We all know here that you are so poor. 

Can we send you any sandwiches or something?

Wait. Before you do. 

I'd like to declare a Greece / Finland REOC day. 

Next Saturday.

We'll take a pic on Saturday of us all.

Rain IS forecast..

 

Boys, this is so nice we have established contact with Planet Greece.

 

 

This is such a positive comment and we are glad we got that connection, too

 

So. We all know here that you are so poor. 

Can we send you any sandwiches or something?

 

To be honest, this one could be really insulting for a lot of my friends and people I know. 

 

Well, I am much more humorous tolerant and I will take it as a rather failing attempt to be funny. 

Things are difficult in Greece but fortunately we haven't  got to be begging for food. 

Talking about food, you are well aware of the things you can taste in Greece, things you can't find anywhere else in the world. 

 

Even for things you find disgusting, such as Trachana and Patsa you mentioned in the shoutbox, there are people that find them really tasty and I am one of them. 

 

Anyway... 

If you insist about the sandwiches, make mine with some mayonnaise :)

 

Wait. Before you do. 

I'd like to declare a Greece / Finland REOC day. 

Next Saturday.

We'll take a pic on Saturday of us all.

Rain IS forecast..

 

This would be great.

We would love to see you  and your friends in action. 

Even with rainy conditions, it will be a hell of a ride, I am sure. 

And don't limit yourself to just one pic. 

You can take more, you know... 

Pictures of your ride, the roads, the bikes, the riders... Anything....

 

If you need any help for hosting those pics and in case you don't know how to do it (which I doubt) let us know... 

Hey Matt!
Welcome to the club! I have a couple of musician friends from your parts, whom I met during their visit to Greece. Tuomas Saukkonen is one. I was hoping to return the visit, and on my bullet it would be great. Probably by the time I get 52... (!)
We have made european cross country travelling seem difficult and rare, whereas our fellows in America cover thousands of miles with the blink of an eye.
I really hope we meet in person and ride together, in your parts and in ours both.

My best regards
Byron

 

Greetings Enfield friends in Greece from REOC Finland.

 

Funny, I was just having a look at your site and the great pictures. Google translate tells me you're thinking of getting some foreign members for a ride next year?

 

I'm definitely interested in riding down to Greece for that. It's been my intention to visit your beautiful country again on my EFI Bullet for the last few years.

 

We're having our annual rally this weekend. Hoping to see about 20 bikes this year. Bit late to invite you - sorry! Its's every year at this time though.

 

OK. Kind regards to you all

 

Matt

 

Google tells me:

Χαιρετισμούς Enfield φίλους στην Ελλάδα από REOC Φινλανδία. 

 

Αστεία, ήμουν απλά ρίχνοντας μια ματιά στο site σας και τις μεγάλες εικόνες. Google μεταφράζει, μου είπε ότι σκέφτεται να πάρει κάποια ξένα μέλη για μια βόλτα το επόμενο έτος; 

 

Είμαι σίγουρα ενδιαφέρονται για την οδήγηση κάτω στην Ελλάδα γι 'αυτό. Είναι πρόθεσή μου ήταν να επισκεφθείτε την όμορφη χώρα σας και πάλι στο EFI Bullet μου για τα τελευταία λίγα χρόνια. 

 

Είμαστε έχοντας ετήσιο ράλι μας αυτό το Σαββατοκύριακο. Ελπίζοντας να δείτε περίπου 20 ποδήλατα φέτος. Λίγο αργά για να σας προσκαλέσουμε - συγγνώμη! Της είναι κάθε χρόνο αυτή τη στιγμή όμως. 

 

OK. Αφορά το είδος σε όλους σας 

 

Matt

 

Hi Matt and welcome to our club. I'll give you a piece of advice here, DO NOT TRUST the google engine translation. It can't provide a full human translation and it even gives funny or bad meanings. It translates only words, not meanings. You better try to learn Greek to communicate. If not then leave it to our english knowledge. The bad thing is that not all members speak or read english so they will be asking "what do you mean by this Matt?". 

Welcome to the RE Greek community forum. It would be nice if you and your friends could make the trip to Greece sometime to enjoy what we enjoy all our lives ;)) .

Welcome Matt!
Don't believe the news and the white whiners, everyone has its own problems and measure them by their own experiences.

Ride safe!

Hi Matt !!!! hope to see you in Greece and then our club will come  on Christmas to visit Santa Claus's village in Finland !!!after all your country is very close to my wife's city and for me is gonna be double holiday , she is from Saint Petersburg Russia  :thumbsup:

Επεξεργάσθηκε Ιούλιος 22, 201411 χρόνια από το μέλος χρηστος

Hey there, Matt!!!

 

What's up, man?

Where have you been?

 

We are still waiting for the pics you promised us from your King's Road Rally!

 

Hope we'll see you soon!!!!!

Επεξεργάσθηκε Αύγουστος 3, 201411 χρόνια από το μέλος Gigas

Μου βγήκε το Matt με τα αγγλικά σας,

επιδειξίες..!! :tongue0013:

 

I took out my eye with your English,
Exhibitionists..!! :tongue0013: