I had a CG125 for ages, it was new, shiny, and get me to all those places a 17yr old needs to go, still never had soul though?
Now, see, I had a CG125 too. It cost me £160 and a bit extra to MoT. It was slooooow, noisy, vibrated like a jackhammer, was very uncomfortable, it handled like poo and had tyres like wood, with about as much grip. And as for brakes? You're havin' a laff, right?
But it DID have soul!
I used to call it 'The Rocket' and once I gave Mrs PP a lift home on the back of it, she spent the entire time in fits of laughter because it was sooooooooo crap. I once lost the back end on a wet roundabout (wooden tyres!) and thought right up until I was flat on my back that I could save the slide! I just lay there laughing as a bloke in a transit stared at me, got up, and kicked it into life and rode off.
Clubber's right. It's the experience.
But sometimes, it's the machine that makes the experience, like my Monster. The noise it made from the airbox? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes! I used to just sit looking at it. It's the only bike I've ever given a name to as well....
