@downer That looks rather nice.

scooter

scooter wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 6:44 pm @downer That looks rather nice.

scooter

It was very nice up there. Quiet too.

Great ride out on The Monkey today.

As a matter of interest I have now covered 10735 miles since April 2019 when bought new. I have used a total of 64.85 gallons at a cost of £395.31. The amazing fact is that means I get an average of 166 mpg at a cost of 3.7p per mile.

What a brilliant bike The Monkey is. The smiles per mile are pretty high as well.
scooter

^^^ That's an amazing consumption figure, scooter! Incredible.

The Honda figure is 189 mpg but I'm really not complaining.

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scooter wrote: ↑Sun May 21, 2023 8:45 pm The Honda figure is 189 mpg but I'm really not complaining.

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This reminds me many years ago a colleague at work commuted on a Honda 90 and was constantly telling all and sundry about his amazing fuel consumption. The fuel filler was under the seat and accessible without a key so myself and another colleague decided to have a bit of fun. Every day we would add a small amount of fuel to his tank and his consumption was becoming more and more unbelievable, but we would be sure to ask for an update daily .
With the price of fuel nowadays we couldn't afford to do it!

Out for a 30 miler on The Focus electric bike taking me to Alfred's Tower at Stourton.

The bike can be 'seen' in full stealth mode in both photographs.
scooter

After my 11 month/11,000 mile Triumph Tiger experiment, it feels great to be back on a GS. Hopefully I learned something!

Here's a picture before it gets too mucky.

Are you something of a motorbike flipper @downer ??

missF wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 6:04 pm Are you something of a motorbike flipper @downer ??

That is what is known as a daft question!

Yes, since re-starting biking when I retired (2018), this is the 9th bike. Ridiculous, but there you go. Much like watches, it's tough to find "the one".

If I rode a proper motorcycle it would probably be a GS.

That said I did take a trip to Fowlers this morning and find myself in a bit of a quandary.

Not that I am proposing selling The Monkey.

scooter

scooter wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 6:58 pm If I rode a proper motorcycle it would probably be a GS.

That said I did take a trip to Fowlers this morning and find myself in a bit of a quandary.

Not that I am proposing selling The Monkey.

scooter

What's the quandary, scooter?
Does it involve something electric?

@downer

I looked seriously at what was available electrically back in 2019. I wasn't overly impressed with those out there. Until an electric bike can do at least 150 mile range I'm not interested.

My problem is that as I get older I am struggling post hernia operation to lift my leg over a bike. I actually have trouble sometimes getting on a bicycle.

The obvious answer to that is to return to scootering and so I have been looking at new Vespas. My quandary is what would I do with The Monkey as I absolutely love owning and riding it.

If, and it's a big if, I get a Vespa I will definitely be keeping The Monkey.

scooter

^^^ I can see a scooter in my own future, and owning both a bike and scooter seems fine to me.

A mate of mine who has a Tiger 1200 has just ordered a Forza ADV 350 for commuting etc, although I think he has to wait several months before he will get it.



Nice, but no Vespa.