Eunos Chump

  First group ride out for the 'Ceptor, has now reached 600 miles so I'm able to take it to 6000 rpm (~90mph), so was able to keep up with this lot... mostly. Was using pretty much everything it had though, excellent fun and so engaging.

 It's exactly 10 years since I bought my first bike, a YBR125.  Here are some stats: Number of accidents: 3 Number of bones broken: 1 (though I did break the same bone in 2 places, so let's call that 1.5) Number of penalty points: 3 Number of bikes bought: 10 That's a total score of 17.5, excellent,  Anyway, here's another photo of my current favourite bike.

  That's my old house in the background, my yellow Capri 2.0S used to sit where that Micra is, 30 years ago.

After much procrastination, I bought this today: Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, it's the least powerful bike I've owned since my YBR125 but it's just charming.  In fact it's quite like a 125, light and easy going but with pretty decent performance (it's torquey and fast enough to satisfy my inner twat). Been thinking about one since they first appeared, but needed a test ride to ensure it didn't feel cheap and nasty - I'd read about weak brakes, poor suspension and tacky switchgear but it's all good.  Even came with this welcome pack - didn't get a mug when I bought the Kwak!