So I got another bike...

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Needless to say it isn't a scooter - I just couldn't force myself to like the idea. Instead I got a 1993 BMW R80RT, similar to my last R80 but with the full touring fairing, windshield, and better brakes and suspension - also somewhat newer and with much lower mileage, and in very good condition. I need to get an alarm/immobiliser fitted; insurance is hideously expensive without it, and it will pay for itself in a couple of years. I managed to get the price down considerably by spotting a couple of small defects which will be fixed before I pay the balance, so I'm feeling reasonably happy. I've put a deposit on it tonight, hopefully I'll be able to collect it at the end of next week.

Since it's scarlet I'm tentatively calling it Big Red (not necessarily a Hellboy reference) - I'll have to see if its personality suits that when I've been riding it for a while.
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Comments

[johnreiher.livejournal.com]

Nice midlife crisis red there Marcus. :-)

Though I should talk. My first scooter was also red, and I bought it when I turned 40...

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My first R80 was much the same, except it had the sports fairing, and I was only about 35 then.

Basically, I want some sort of transport, it might as well be something I like; not the cheapest option, but I'll enjoy it a lot more than a scooter, I think.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh yes - that is much more you than a scooter would be...

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I think so - it seems to be in VERY good condition and there are a lot of old MOTs that show the mileage is accurate, so I'm hoping it'll see me through to when I'm too old and feeble to ride a bike.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that looks more fun than walking, right enough.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Definitely.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Plus you'll have additional mobility to escape the city when the zombies arrive.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

True - though now that you've said that, why are there no biker zombie movies?

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

There was a biker gang in the original Romero Day Of The Dead, but they were of the apocalyptic villian variety.

There's not many biker movies full stop. God, what was that Biker movie I saw once based on Arthurian legend...