New Bike

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But have you thrown it in a river yet Len, apparently you have to do that on its first outing!

Ouch. That was a bit harsh, Chris. First day out in the Scottish Borders I was crossing a ford. There were cobbles at the exit and the front wheel just slipped away and down I went. The cobbles seemed to be covered in moss but my buddy followed on his Super Ten and he dropped it at exactly the same place. It was a lot easier to pick up the Himalayan than the Ten. On examination I realised that my handlebars were bent on the fall so she is now sporting nice new shiny Yamaha bars, which I had in the garage.

I am enjoying the bike. It is a blast on the country roads up here and there are no motorways here anyway. There is a lot of fun to be had with a small bike, but I wouldn't part with my TDM.