Ooops!! That came out a bit big!
Yes, I'm a big Honda fan but have to admit that the CBF Thou is a dullard and the standard of finish leaves a lot to be desired. Things started to change when production left japan on certain models and moved to the hands of the Spanish and Italians. Even my VFR800 needed constant attention to avoid losing the finish. Then again, there's not many bikes out there that can stand the rigours of a British
Summer Winter! To coin an old phrase, they just don't make them like they used to!
Needless to say, there'll always be blokes who wrap their bikes in cotton wool and treat them better than their wifes, but should that really be necessary?? My car is 10 years old now and looks
brilliant without being washed and waxed every two minutes and spending most its life in a warm, dry garage! Should we expect the same of our bikes?
In 2008 I bought a "second" bike, a Triumph TT600.
It was totally and utterly MINT!!! It was exactly the same when I sold it on. I spotted it up at Rivington Barn a couple of weeks ago and I was shocked at how fooked the bike was. I mean TOTALLY KNACKERED! It looked like one of those horrible matt black winter hacks that you see knobheads riding around on, making some sort of
"I'm a real biker" statement
I waited around for a while to see who the owner was so I could punch his face (as long as he was smaller than me), but he was probably too ashamed to approach the bike while someone was stood next to it.