Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:35:55 -0000 - Message No. 5298
From: clonghur@es.com

Subject: An @ with an MOT is a happy @


For those of you in the UK, here's a little update on my @, and why I love
it to pieces.
I've been away for all of January and February on business. My @ was left
outside, with nothing between it and the weather but a bike cover. I cleaned
it all off before I left and sprayed some WD40 on the alloy parts, took the
battery out and then left for two months. In America, they've never heard of
super enduro/tourer/rallye bikes, and I missed my @  badly.
Got back, uncovered the bike - no extra rot or rust - still nice and clean.
Popped the battery back in and it started after about 5 seconds of cranking
with the starter motor. Better still, this last weekend, I took it for it's
annual MOT (roadworthiness test, for those not in the UK), and it sailed
through without a single problem. 49,000 miles on the clock and all is well.
And as a complete bonus, the last two weeks have been dry and warm (for
March) so I've been able to really have some fun on it every day, commuting
to work :-)

Now how many people with 9 year old sportsbikes do you know that could say
the same for all those things I've listed above?

Ooh - one more thing - has anyone else noticed what a bitch it is to get to
the right headlight behind the fairing to change bulbs?

Chris Longhurst
Flight Simulator Graphics Modeller.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/
Work:clonghur@es.com
Home:chrisl@audicoupe.demon.co.uk
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