No more Sherpa 😭

[Thorn Sherpa]

Hi all it's been a while, change of location and 2 more additions to the family meant I parted with my Sherpa a few years back. Brilliant bike the new owner seemed really keen and hoping he's been getting good use out of it. Wondered if the guy was on here by any chance?

 

[biggs682]

Who knows if they are on cycle chatt
Hopefully it's being used and enjoyed

 

[Blue Hills]

Curious post.
One for the personal columns where folk look back wondering about lost loves?
Time for a forum name change?

 

[I like Skol]

Time for a forum name change?

No, not a name change!

We all know you as Thorn Sherpa so no reason to lose that history. The name change is the action of the desperate and insecure, I'm sure you are neither of those.

 

[Rocky]

No, not a name change!

We all know you as Thorn Sherpa so no reason to lose that history. The name change is the action of the desperate and insecure, I'm sure you are neither of those.

Mmmmm....I've changed my name a few times. I blame my lack of creativity not my insecurity - if only I could think of a really good username. Has The Regulator been used before?

True, I'm desperate but that desperation is for a nice pie and a strong G&T, which is completely forgivable.




Oh, sorry to the OP for going OT........I remember your Sherpa - it was a lovely bike and you took some great photos, particularly of night rides as I recall. I hope the new owner is enjoying it as much as you.

 

[Cycleops]

Could be worse, could have ended up like this Sherpa:

 

[roadrash]

Could be worse, could have ended up like this Sherpa:

or this one

 

[Cycleops]

Ah, but that's meat and potatoes to a proper sherpa.

 

[biggs682]

Could be worse, could have ended up like this Sherpa:

I drove one of those Sherpa's around Cyprus and the Lebanon many years ago it even went into Beirut

 

[tribanjules]

I drove one of those Sherpa's around Cyprus and the Lebanon many years ago it even went into Beirut

We called them ‘Tillies when I was in uniform: always smelled v rich as exhaust was below offside passenger windows.. didn’t seem to break despite the way they were driven by average matelot

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

Curious post.
One for the personal columns where folk look back wondering about lost loves?
Time for a forum name change?

Yes a lost love indeed 😂 regret it now but for the last 2 or so years have barely ridden! On the look out for an inexpensive steel framed bike to get back into the swing of things.

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

Mmmmm....I've changed my name a few times. I blame my lack of creativity not my insecurity - if only I could think of a really good username. Has The Regulator been used before?

True, I'm desperate but that desperation is for a nice pie and a strong G&T, which is completely forgivable.




Oh, sorry to the OP for going OT........I remember your Sherpa - it was a lovely bike and you took some great photos, particularly of night rides as I recall. I hope the new owner is enjoying it as much as you.

Yes unfortunately no more night shifts my work was badly effected by covid as many businesses and people were.

 

[biggs682]

Yes a lost love indeed 😂 regret it now but for the last 2 or so years have barely ridden! On the look out for an inexpensive steel framed bike to get back into the swing of things.

Always a few in my garage in Northamptonshire

 

[Blue Hills]

Always a few in my garage in Northamptonshire

You little Cupid you.

 

[DRM]

Could be worse, could have ended up like this Sherpa:

That looks factory fresh! My mates dad had one as a company van, it kept dropping valves into the cylinders, the local BL garage had it longer then he did, the firm gave up on it and sent his old Transit back up.