03-17-2014, 08:28 AM
I feel a it out of place here amongst such dedicated bike owners but, who I got back into riding at 55, I thought the VT750C I bought would see me out. But at about the same time Honda released the CB1100 in Australia, I sat on one and wanted it, but wasn't prepared to pay the A$15,000 asking price. So I resigned myself not unhappily to the Shadow. Then, last year, a mate persuaded me that, if I really, really wanted the CB1100, I should buy a second hand one. It took a bit of work to persuade my wife, but I bought the CB and I think I hope it will last until I no longer want or am able to ride.
Any of you who have ever read "The Wind in the Willows" will recall Mr Toad, a chap who flitted from one obsession to the next. I've a sense that I've more than a little of Mr Toad in me, so it remains to be seen whether some new obsession emerges.
For those of you wrestling with the same demons, good luck!
Any of you who have ever read "The Wind in the Willows" will recall Mr Toad, a chap who flitted from one obsession to the next. I've a sense that I've more than a little of Mr Toad in me, so it remains to be seen whether some new obsession emerges.
For those of you wrestling with the same demons, good luck!