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Doubleplusgood - first impressions
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From: "Minx" <sass_my_fr...@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Doubleplusgood - first impressions
Date: 14 Feb 2007 20:23:33 -0800
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The brief:
- buy a motorbike for me
Specifications:
- up to $12K
- around 600cc
- pretty
Assumptions:
- new > used
- I'm lazy
- I'm nervous about taking responsibility for other peoples property
- everything I take for a spin will be virtually indistinguishable
So after less research on my part than I have put into the purchase of
shoes, this was delivered on Saturday, in safety red:
http://www.hyosungmotors.com.au/gt650r.html
I was too scared to take it home so BT did the honours, and summed up
the short trip with "it's a delight". We then went out to Honeysuckle
Creek (site of the Apollo rally and for those who remember, the real
Dish, when it had a staff of not four lovable oddballs but around
120). I was happy to follow BT on the postie on the way out as not
only is it very new and strange, it's been nearly a year since Minx
(the bike) was sold. I got the brass to overtake him on the trip back
and got home a little pale and shaky. I've taken it to work a few
times this week and it's getting a lot better now though.
Things I have noticed so far:
- Brand-new vehicles really do have 0km on the odometer
- keeping the revs under 7K for the first 1000km isn't a handicap
- mere mm of twist on the throttle smokes everybody
- confidence is mostly about skill which is mostly about mileage
Potential issues:
- the riders seat came unstuck this morning as I was backing out of
the driveway; it's possible that the lock I store in the little trunk
under the pillion seat has released the seat lock lever, or it could
be a problem.
- small children like to touch the fairing
The bike was going to be named whatever the Korean translation for
"Extra Happiness" is, but instead we have settled on
"Doubleplusgood". This is a reference to the novel 1984 by George
Orwell and the successful escape of one person from an insidious
control regime.
http://www.online-literature.com/view.php/1984/5?term=doubleplusgood
But it's more of a reference to how great life is!
Cheers and Beers
Minx
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