22-01-13, 12:16 AM
(21-12-12, 10:34 AM)Dave48 link Wrote: 10 years ago today the first owner of my bike rode out of George Whites Swindon on his shiny new bike. Just a thank you to him & the other two subsequent owners for looking after my pride & joy so well before i brought her home in August 2011. Thank you for all the aftermarket items & the service stamps in the book & for all the meticulous & thorough cleaning.If only, GW delivered it to Bolton with a dud battery and 2 small scratches on the frame, one near the allen screw top of the tank, the other on the right hand cross member frame type thingy that I covered with a alarm sticker. I didn't get to ride it until they sent a fresh battery up, then it snowed for what seemed like months, I think I get the first service done about 4 month after I bought it.
I remember seeing the new FZS thou in a showroom in 2001 & lusting after one but was shocked at the asking price which was way beyod my means then. 9 years later the price was affordable & the bike positively beckoned me into the shop! Like most I regret a few things in life but this was one of the best decisions Ive ever made.
Thanks for all the helpful advice & (mostly) friendly banter on the forum. Have a very Happy Christmas & hopefully a really good 2013! :lol The days will start to get lighter after today.
Fair play to them though they did offer to replace the frame, then came and picked it up for the first service and left me with a CB500 until they dropped it off again a week or so later.
We defo hve to meet up come summer, the brews are on me.
I think ESB serviced it for a while after that.