Thanks for all the replies.
I'm a born again biker, passing my test in 1979. Was a lot easier then
I initially bought a 300cc vespa on a whim and had a lot of fun.
I got knocked off that in my home town at 10 mph which wrote it off !
My next strange purchase was a piagio mp3 400 LT. Three wheels and what a hoot.
I changed this to the 500cc version. Local people said I looked like judge dread
Time to get serious and I swapped for a Suzuki 1250 FA. A bandit but your not supposed to call it that.
Had a year on Simon the Suzuki and it did everything required but it didn't stir my soul.
Had a do on a mates R1 and liked the power and handling but not keen on being bent over ;-)
Decided I wanted a naked and started looking. The other bikes except the Suzuki came from a triumph dealer,
and had found them to be excellent so went looking at street triples. Had a test ride and liked it.
Went to look at the new Bmw s1000r , liked this as well, but quite a waiting list.
Then I went to the rocket centre with a mate who was buying some clothing. Was just having a nosey round and
looking at the demo tuono as it had come tops in a couple of bike mag reviews. Got offered a test ride and the rest is history.
It blew me away ! Power , noise , handling , the only decision left to make was the colour ;-)
My mate was sat outside on my return and said I was grinning like an ***** as I came round the corner.
Luckily I got a decent trade in price as I think I would have agreed to anything at that point to get my paws on one.
Just checked the weather forecast, Saturday is looking good
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