So having hung up my moped boots at 17 when I got a car, I finally took my Direct Access last Summer, a two wheel gap of 37 years! Was talked into doing it with the incentive offer of a virtually free but immaculate GPZ500 which has been fun but borrowed a '52 plate GS1150A early this year from a work chum to try something bigger.
Inevitably, I bought it! With a pampered history, full luggage and only 29,000 miles it was hard to resist. I still struggle at times with the sheer bulk but it's getting easier and having family in Normandy has given me the chance to take it to France a few times this Summer and stretch it's legs a on empty roads doing what it's obviously designed for.
So if you see a scared looking 50 something on a big yellow GSA dotting around Somerset, it could well be me!
Inevitably, I bought it! With a pampered history, full luggage and only 29,000 miles it was hard to resist. I still struggle at times with the sheer bulk but it's getting easier and having family in Normandy has given me the chance to take it to France a few times this Summer and stretch it's legs a on empty roads doing what it's obviously designed for.
So if you see a scared looking 50 something on a big yellow GSA dotting around Somerset, it could well be me!