Bikeless...

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Well, after a LOT of worrying (mostly caused by my own stupidity) my bike sale went perfectly - they were supposed to call last night and didn't because I'd somehow left the last digit off the phone number I'd sent them, but some emails this morning sorted it. Two guys with a moving van turned up half an hour ago, gave me the money, and loaded it, bound for Poland.

So now I'm looking for a new bike. One that I've seen on eBay and might be able to afford is a 2004 Honda NT 650 Deauville; it's shaft drive and most of the reviews I've seen describe the model as boring but reliable, which suits me down to the ground, the problem is that it has 70K miles on the clock and there's no warranty. Anyone know anything about them?

never mind, they sold it but didn't pull the ad until this afternoon.

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Cash it is - all twenties, and different serial numbers / degrees of wear so hopefully not forgeries.

What I'd really like is another shaft-drive BMW, but most of the ones I can afford are 20+ years old. My last one was made in 1991, I'd really prefer to get something a bit more recent.

The Honda looks quite good as a replacement, though obviously I'll need to see it for myself and take a test drive. It isn't far from work, which is one of the reasons why I'm interested. But 70K miles is nearly 10K a year, say 40 miles a day five days a week, and that's quite a lot for a bike. Not necessarily a problem but I'd want to be sure it isn't on the verge of needing expensive servicing.