Tango

The first 7" single that I bought with my own money from my Saturday job. I still have it too!

Comparisons could be drawn! However, I'm not a ginge!

No need, it's got a flip down sun visor.

Yes, I guess that song has been somewhat tainted now! But, the song is really about Marilyn Munro, and that's how I still see it.

The only downside to the bike so far, is that it's got a custom seat on it, because it would appear that the previous owner was a short arse! So, at some point I'll need to look at either getting this seat modified or getting a standard seat to put on it.

My face is in shadow though. I have got a photo where my face is clearer, but I just couldn't bring myself to subject you all to it!

This was from the BMW dealer in Narbonne. The Triumph dealer in Montpellier took the piss when I looked at trading in the Scrambler for a Tiger 850 Sport, so I walked away from them!

No, we're keeping Mandy's bike, but she said a little while ago about going on pillion if we head slightly farther afield, as her bike isn't really a distance machine. 200km tank range, if you're lucky!

It was a good song, even before a certain ex-royal had her "accident"!

Yes, it was a good movie. And, yes, great songs! I was surprised that Candle In The Wind wasn't in the soundtrack.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the bike had a full tank of fuel when I picked it up! Every other bike that I've bought from a dealer has had just enough fuel in the tank to get to the nearest filling station! Top marks BMW Narbonne!

I'm surprised that the V-Strom 650 XT didn't get any love! I seriously considered it and, if this Tiger hadn't come up at this time, I probably would have gone for one. Triumph 400X - very new, I'd probably wait until it was a year or two old to see if there were any bugs with it. Honda Transalp 750 - dunno. Nice bike, but a bit bland? Suzuki V-Strom 650 XT - was a serious contender. Who needs 20 rider modes? Triumph Tiger Sport 660 - nice bike, not so nice for a pillion though! Voge 300 Rally - maybe one day, as a second bike.

Just watched Rocket Man on Netflix.

Good call, mate!

It came with the bike.

Is it time to put you all out of your misery?

Difficult to tell from a video, but if it's not just round the corner, where you can pop over to look and listen to it, you're probably better off looking elsewhere.

Prefer this one. The white one is not really different enough from your Ducati?

That's because they can't afford the fares on their pensions!

Are you going for the most coffee stops record or something?

I blame Ewan and Charlie!

Another friend had a Honda CBR600RR a few years back. I tried to sit on it, but it was excruciating, even without actually riding it! He said that he liked it, but couldn't do more than an hour on it because of the riding position and the noise from the exhaust he had on it. He's got a Honda 800 Crossrunner now, which his missus actually enjoys going on the back of!