Sold my Honda Hornet today, to my local Honda dealer. Got a price that I was very happy with, especially considering that I would have to get the bike serviced if I was going to sell it privately. Am a bit sad that it's gone - it was my first "big bike" after my DAS. Hopefully it will go to someone else who has just passed their test and needs a first bike Here she is earlier in the summer - pretty old girl! :wub: Left with the Triumph Speed Triple now, which is an amazing bike :biggrin1:
well done on the sale sossige, makes a change for a dealer to give a good price! Know how you feel, I was sad to see my Thundercat ride off with its new owner.. that was my first ever bike.
I've been looking at getting something along the lines of a hornet just to get to and from work, as i'm likely to be losing the use of my works van at some point. Can I ask what kind of mpg you got from it on sensible runs?
Of course, no problems. I reckon I got late 40s mpg wise when commuting sensibly. It was a 17 litre tank and I always used to fill up after 100 miles so, usually sticking between 9 and 12 litres in. It does go through petrol quicker than that when in the "business end" of the rev range - which is where it liked to be and I was happy to oblige!
Cheers for the reply, i've been looking at a few different models and i'm still unsure which way to go and also if a 600 is a bit of a case of overkill for a 20 mile each way commute
I did my test on one of those, I loved it great all rounder glad you sold it, sorry you had to let her go
Bless all you youngsters. Took my test on a CB200. Had to drive figure of eights around trading estate while the examiner sat on a wall and watched me, with a clipboard in his hand. He stepped out and waved it from about 40 yards away when he wanted me to do an emmergency stop, so not a massive amount of pressure for the cable operated front disc to cope with. And no, Giv', there was nobody with a red flag walking in front of me. They'd abolished that the year before. 90bhp bikes were considered exotica then.
When I took mine test I think they'd not long started following you on a bike with a one way radio, so i'm guessing i'm a tad younger than you! I think I took my test on a NSR125.
Your a tad older than me then, I didn't spring up untill 1973! You must have only just missed out on grand dad's rights !!! :haha:
1973, swwweeeeeeeeeeeeet. Now you are making me feel old, Andrew. I've got scar tissue older than you, mate.
Haha ... same here .. figure of eights around local roads on an RD200 about 4 years before you .. :whistle:
Yikes, I am a youngster compared to you two (arrived in 1975, a fine year). Didn't get my bike licence until I was 32
I've been riding bikes since I was 16 took my test at 17 and haven't really had any major time without a bike since!
