At the moment, Gs550 1978. Came as two for £100. Was a mess. A real mess. Very fine now.
My 1987 fzr1000 genesis awaits a swingarm pivot shaft liner. Bout £60 worth. Be done for summer proper. It's a genuine beast, 160+. I've nailed it to the stop many times. Terrifies the kak out of mere mortals. Eats £30g sports cars for breakfast. Also have sr250, a tidy little thing, and very underrated. Have owned/ridden shedloads in past 28 yrs riding, all sizes, most makes. I do all my own work. Prefer Japanese. I don't pray for safety, I rely mostly on instantaneous reaction and anticipation. And competent spannering. I've taken more risks than I could count, have never had a landing I couldn't walk away from, and have accomplished long, fast rides solo that have had more experienced riders picking their jaws up off the floor. No shit. My favourite game is heavy traffic. How risky is that? I've had some small experience of risk-assessment. If I risk assesed I'd never get on one. No one would. Faith is what keeps me riding, not what I rely on. I accept that my fate is out of my hands sometimes, and entrust my life to a greater purpose. Because I Love it.
And anyway, Moses had a Triumph, didn't he?
My 1987 fzr1000 genesis awaits a swingarm pivot shaft liner. Bout £60 worth. Be done for summer proper. It's a genuine beast, 160+. I've nailed it to the stop many times. Terrifies the kak out of mere mortals. Eats £30g sports cars for breakfast. Also have sr250, a tidy little thing, and very underrated. Have owned/ridden shedloads in past 28 yrs riding, all sizes, most makes. I do all my own work. Prefer Japanese. I don't pray for safety, I rely mostly on instantaneous reaction and anticipation. And competent spannering. I've taken more risks than I could count, have never had a landing I couldn't walk away from, and have accomplished long, fast rides solo that have had more experienced riders picking their jaws up off the floor. No shit. My favourite game is heavy traffic. How risky is that? I've had some small experience of risk-assessment. If I risk assesed I'd never get on one. No one would. Faith is what keeps me riding, not what I rely on. I accept that my fate is out of my hands sometimes, and entrust my life to a greater purpose. Because I Love it.
And anyway, Moses had a Triumph, didn't he?