Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

True Blue!

Age and experience has taught me that it’s usually one of the same three things that drive me to buy a new motorcycle: 1) Being flush 2) Being depressed or 3) Being shown something which is ‘really good value’.

Recent separation from my wife had two main effects – it had dragged my wellbeing down to new levels of glum, but also released a small savings pot. Thus, the first two boxes on my ‘buy a new motorcycle’ checklist were already firmly ticked. Although that’s double the amount of ticks I usually require to make a purchase, I had spent many recuperative hours online looking

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