2 Apr
…The sniff of motorbike fumes. I don’t know what it is but I’m REALLY missing my motorbike just lately. More than at any other time in the last 3 years since I sold it to finance more immediate priorities, i.e. Baby Ben. It’s a killer when you’re stuck in slow moving traffic on a sunny spring day and you see bike after bike just cruise past you on a rideout. That used to be me :0( And to be brutally honest, that situation is probably not going to be redressed anytime soon. But hey, you can dream, and there’s no harm in looking!
What a gorgeous bike. A featherweight 163Kg, it’s even lighter than my Honda CBR 600F was! But, as much as you can’t beat the buzz of rolling that throttle back of a supersports on what seems unending and fierce acceleration, I think my next bike (and there will be a next bike) will have to be something a little less lethal, a little more comfortable, and I’m leaning towards something with some serious bottom end grunt instead of 180mph redlines. I’m thinking V-Twin. Or am I just under the influence of too many episodes of OCC?
Whenever it happens, whatever I choose, I definitely wont be doing 130mph wheelies and 180mph on the motorway:
4 Responses for "The sniff of summer…"
crazy bastard!!!!!. great vid. i was just sayin to cliff while fishing on saturday, how much i miss the bikes and that someday i could well see a yammy Fazer on the horizon…..
Yeah, have you seen the 2006 Fazer? Gorgeous. Hardest decision would be whether to go for the Ocean Depth or Lava Red! It’s a shame it’s not a V-Twin, but the Fazer Thou at 199Kg is only 12Kg heavier than the Fazer 6. I think the Thou would be the way to go. Mind you, under the skin it’s basically an R1, and I don’t know if I’d be cacking my pants thinking I’m sat on a comfy R1! Definitely worth further investigation though.
LAVA RED DEFO!!!!
Yep, me too!
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