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Took out a Valedaro to start with (it was cold, wet, salty and its been a while since I've ventured out). Nice enough bike, got me back into the swing nicely. Decided I don't like tall trailies and the first nail was laid in the V Twin coffin. Moving quickly on....
Next up the new VFR1200. Looks far nicer in the flesh than the photos. Its fast, very fast, it took a bit of time to summon up the courage to open it up. Handles very well though can skip across fast bumps. Its smooth and refined, so much so that its a bike that would definately get me into trouble. Across a range of roads and speeds, whenever I looked I was doing +25% of the speed I thought I was! Nice bike, very expensive.
Then the main event, Fireblade time. Christ it goes! Absolutely superb, not even that uncomfortable a riding position. Didn't even scratch the surface of its potential, couldn't bring myself to fully open the throttle, even so the back wheel span up twice under power. Breathtaking, but utterly bonkers! Jumping back into the diesel Mondeo was a strange experience, like someone had slo-mowed the world.
Anyway, back to bicycles, no good can come of this.....
