Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

You probably dodged a bullet.

Probably, but that doesn’t stop the little dream.

Easy lightweight bikes are where my heart lies, and even when tired the height/weight of the DR isn’t much issue to manoeuvre into the shed, or lift the wheel to shunt into position.

I got stuck sideways on a byway at the weekend, cross-rutted going uphill, tried to save it, the more I tried the more the rear slipped sending me sideways. Stopped and climbed off before I fell off. The bike felt so heavy trying to rock back and forth giving some gas to climb out and straighten up, I wished I had an even lighter 2T enduro.

Still, that was way less exhausting than moving a Bandit 600 15ft around a gentle incline during the Module 1 test!

I’d love me a super light little bullet, but it’s just asking for trouble. Someone in traffic was on their phone and didn’t pull off on the green light at a crossing. Car behind me was beeping, so pulled around the car and went to get by. Realised I must have had the front wheel in the air quite a bit as it slammed back down a few yards further along the road.

Can imagine the 2T race bikes just want power wheelies all day long, as per your 100mph cornering anecdote!