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lynx
Not sure anyone could pick up a Goldwing.
There was a specific unfaired detuned Vfr400f which was used in rising schools, it had massive crash bars maybe a foot each side with different coloured lights on them that lit in sequence according to your speed. The bars were so wide I doubt it could have fallen over to be picked up.
Some schools in city’s were on top of buildings to add a bit of spice to the emergency stop.
I read in one of the Grey Bike magazines to go up on capacity you had to pass tests in sequence and they got more expensive so most stopped at 400cc.
I despatched a string of Bros400s, CB-1s and CBR 400s, they were all around the same age and mileage as the MOT (Shaken) became stricter with age and eventually involved a partial engine strip.
You can fit a 750cc AfricaTwin engine in a Bros400 if you try