Yesterday I finally paid for and collected my new mode of transport. It's not actually new, in fact it's 13 years old, but it's new to me. It's almost exactly the same as my previous bike that died on the A9 just south of Amsterdam in 2002. This one is one year and two versions newer than my old bike bt as far as I can see this translates into me getting a clock on the dash.
The important thing though is that it rides just like my old one and feels the same. It's wonderful in a straight line, as sports tourers should be and therefore a bugger to get around a corner. Not too many sharp corners on the M1 though, so that's good. I do have to do a few wiggly bits around London but nothing that we can't handle together.
So, all I have to do is my best to keep the speed down and keep a constant eye out for dozy car drivers trying to kill me and all will be well. And for the record, there is someone else that seemed to quite like the bike...
5 comments:
Yep, looks like you may have a rival for your new toy! Still, it has to be said that said rival looks quite comfortable on it. It's a little while yet until she can legally borrow it from you though isn't it?
I'm glad you've managed to get this sorted in time for the new job. Best of luck with that and, of course, enjoy the high-speed commute :-)
You look extremely pleased! And that young lady is eying the road already, I can see.
Keep your eyes open and don't get wiped out by anyone! Good luck with the new job too... you start tomorrow, right? (Which is today when this is posted, as it is 11:05 pm here and I am six hours behind you.)
Have fun with both, Fammy! :-)
It looks great! And it looks like a lot of fun! I hope you get to enjoy many smooth miles of cruising on your new ride.
Enjoy the open road.
I see your mate made the Beeb news today...
This mate - http://coppercounter.blogspot.com/
and this is the article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8288608.stm
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