Hi all.
I'm returning to biking after a lay-off of more than 15 years. In my youth I progressed through a DT50 at 16, then up to a KDX125 at 17, a KLX250 at 18 (which was soon traded in, horrible bike
) followed by a RF600 for a couple of years, before I gave it up for cars.
The cost of petrol and a commute that's about to get longer (actually, it doesn't help that my daily driver is a 12mpg, 6.6 litre Chevy Camaro, but enough of that, this is a bike forum), I've gone back to the
econonmy thrill of 2 wheel transport.
I picked up a 2000 FZS600 in Silver on Friday night, with just 47K on the clock. An absolute bargin, considering it's had a FSH, and the April service/MOT was more then 2/3 of the purchase price, and it included a nice new set of Motad downpipes. It's also got heated grips (not working, but I hope to be able to sort that), and a Scottoiler with the large capacity reservoir too.
It a bit scary with my first riding in 15 years being on a big bike in London rush hour traffic, and I spent the whole time just following the queues, with hand permanently on the levers. Once I got out of London and the traffic eased a bit I was able to relax a bit more and start to enjoy it. I've covered about 70 miles now, and am much more relaxed - things are starting to come back to me.
I've not done any maintenance on bikes, but with plenty of experience on the cars, there is nothing that will scare me on this. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions as I start delving into it. In fact there's one on the way now...
Cheers,
Jamie
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