Makes sense. Gear and a bike adds up quickly. Riding is an awesome hobby, that soon becomes a way of life.

Excellent goal, but I would suggest getting the bike now 😉 that is what I did 15 years ago. Turns out that riding is excellent exercise and kept me so busy that I barely noticed losing my 50 kilogram spare tyre over the following year. At least do a safety course now to make sure you want to ride.

Good album. I thought her voice worked very well with the material.

I found a design on Thingiverse, which is lucky because I suck at modeling. Tested it this weekend and it works great.

I have both, A K100RS in an RT suite and a K1300R. The 1300 is a lot harder to work on. But it is day and night to ride. 20+ years of development between them. Jaw dropping difference in power. I love them both and would not sell either.

I would add, ask about oil consumption. I have one that works perfectly and rides like a dream, but the bike likes to burn oil. Still within tolerance, but a bit more than I would like. There was also a factory fix for a bad ground. It makes the bike hard to start when hot. Had mine now for 7 years.

Hope all goes well.

Orange bikes for the win.

I destroyed my phone's camera over a 2000km road trip. It made it all the way through the trip, but broke shortly afterwards. That was with a cheap ball mount. I would recommend investigating dampened mounts to protect the phone from vibration.

I have a soft spot for a bike that makes the engine its centre piece, no frills, no fairings, just an engine and a frame. That machine looks menacing and amazing at the same time. Great bike. The sheer presence of the wind and the world, when you find a quiet road and open up is unsurpassed.

Mine is a 2010. It was love at first sight 😁

This side we are in early summer. With summer holidays starting for the kids. Easiest commuting in the year for Cape Town. Almost no traffic. Work has been keeping me from riding for pleasure. Looking forward to getting out tomorrow. Are you commuting through snow? Something we don't get this side.

Hoping for Sunday this side. Rain predicted, but that will just make things more interesting. 😁