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Tuesday
Victoria Beckham wrote a 'cough' book, "That Extra Half Inch". It refers to high heels and not what you’re all thinking.
Well, if I wrote a book, I think I might call it "That Extra 10 Foot (Room to Fuck-Up and Get Away With It)" … Catchy, huh?

Recently I told you about my mate who sold his soul for a Daytona and promptly managed to come off it 2 weeks later. Well, he’s done it again and this time it’s properly written off.
And he was very shifty about the whole thing too.

"Lost it under heavy braking again"
*sigh* Again? Did you not learn from last time?
"I was trying to steer it and brake heavily at the same time and it went from underneath me"
You don’t say? Well known fact that bikes don’t like to turn and stop at the same time.
"Well, when you’re approaching the back of a stationary car at speed, instinct sort of kicks in"
The plot thickens…
"I did my life saver then looked back and the car in front had stopped"
How fast were you going?
"Well… you know…"
No, but I can guess. How close were you to the car in front?
"Ermm… too close?"
So, if you had been looking further ahead than the rear lights in front of you, not going quite so fast and had about an extra 10 foot ‘fuck-up’ room, you may still have a Daytona today?
"Yes"
Have you learned something now?
"Yes. Never to tell you when I’ve trashed my bike".

Sunday
Wet and miserable weekend in Torquay. (Are there any other types?)
Looking around the local dealers for a trailie/motard type thing.
(Had no luck with the Human Growth Hormone, just gave me a bit of a headache and made me feel sick)
Ignoring the guffaws of laughter and the pointing fingers along with, "You? Trials bike?" I indignantly soldiered on
Came across a Derbi dealer with a rather nice selection of 2-stokes but they were all proper off-road bikes and nothing bigger than a 50cc.
They did have a couple of really nice styled 125’s that I could actually get on and keep upright so maybe I will need to compromise and get a 125.
"It’s for both of us", I announced to Hornet Boy.
His enthusiasm was outshone by the weather.

Saturday
Back in London and I’ve found a Derbi dealer out in the sticks.
I do quite like the little 125’s, in particular the Mulhacén.
Hornet Boy is very non-committal about this and I’m beginning to think he’s not as excited as I am at the prospect of a new bike.
"If you want a hoolie-mobile, why are you contemplating a 125? It’s not what you want"
I know, but I can’t ride any other style of motard/trailie! I’m too short!
"How are you going to feel, at the Traffic Light Moto GP on a 125, after being on an R6"?
Yeah, good point well made. It’s one thing being a girl on a bike, it’s another thing being a girl on a 125 getting in everyone’s way.
"You won’t be happy"
I know that too – I want something that will challenge me.
"Come on, lets go buy the one you really want".
Que???
"The Gas Gas"
Holy shit!
two wheel passion
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