Hi everyone. This is my first post here. I'm defecting from the Deauville owners forum. The deau got me back into biking 3 years ago after a 20 year layoff and I have really enjoyed it but a little more get up and go was needed. Once I'd overcome my predjudice against chain drive ( the deau and my previous moto guzzy being shafties of course) the TDM seemed like a good bet. I obviously don't want too much excitment going from dullsville to tedium! Any way last week I bought a 2007 black ABS with 6273 miles on it - only 1350 in the last 2 years. Its got all the extras I need - Yamaha panniers and topbox, centre stand, heated grips, handguards, fenda extenda, alarm, HID lights, scotoiler. Only problem was it was in Edinburgh and I live in Nottingham but last week I was on holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. Halfway there so I took a train north and rode the bike back to the holiday cottage. Very surprised how good that little fairing keeps the worst of the (extremely cold) wind off and very comfortable for a 6 fter (but of course you all know that already). Planned to ride it home the next day but of course that's when the snow started (falling horizontally). Seemed like a suicide mission to ride in those conditions so it's staying in the local garage until I can get back up there to collect it, hopefully next week.Fortunately, being an old git, I don't have to do awkward things like going to work so I just have to wait for a slight improvement in the weather. Really looking forward to a great bike and of course this forum.
I'll be back. I might even change my picture to one with the TDM in it.
I'll be back. I might even change my picture to one with the TDM in it.

