Hi Mike......and a very warm welcome to this great Forum. There are some wonderful and very helpful folk on here and I'm sure you'll find lots of useful information, knowledge and friendship.
I'm in Lytham St Annes and have made contact with members in Poulton, Swinton and Thornton Cleveleys, but there are also many others who have also given me valuable help and support.
I don't think that there is any 'daft question' so don't be afraid to ask. Some other bike Forums have some real anoraks who just want to snipe from the sidelines, but I'm glad to say that you won't find that here. You often find that a question is answered by a few different members and some of the debates are quite interesting.......but you will always get the benefit of other peoples experiences......good and bad.
No doubt we'll meet up sometime as we are only a few miles apart. Mine's a lager! LOL.