GentlyBentley

Yes and the latest graphics really accentuate that look.

Okay, as a newbie here I'm submitting my new bike. At just three weeks old, I present my Yamaha XSR700.

Thanks. I definitely want to get a Classic 350 some day but the current plan is to keep the XSR and (when I can afford it) get the RE as a second (well fourth) bike.

Hey friends! Strange thing...took the XSR out for a nice run to the coast today...and had a really great ride! Thoroughly enjoyed it. It felt lighter, less awkward, I felt more confident and at one with it, I was banking it properly into the bends, I enjoyed blasting past slow traffic. On the way home I enjoyed it even more! It's all since the first service. The bike feels more like it's mine. My bike. Could it be that I'm getting used to it and (dare I say it) starting to love it? Certainly makes me feel better about buying it and (for now) keeping it.

Hunstanton in Norfolk. One of my favourite little jaunts.

Yes, in good original condition (although mine's not perfect) it could fetch around £5K. Not a bad profit considering it cost £400 new!

Yes. For some reason (probably laziness) I never got around to selling it so it just stayed in my parents' garage until I got my own house, then it lived with me where I got it back up and running and road legal again. It's very slow but a lot of fun. Makes me feel 16 again!

And in case anyone's interested, this is my 1980 Suzuki ZR50X1. Bought new when I was just 16, ridden hard for a year (until I turned 17 and got a CB250N Superdream!) and been kept all these years. For the last two years it's been back on the road in all its 30mph, all original glory!

Ah I see. Here you go then! My 2022 Yamaha XSR700. Just 3 weeks old and a little over 800 miles on the clock. First service done this morning.

Not sure what you mean by Skyrider but my profile pic shows my XSR.

Update: So this morning I took the XSR in for its first service. I spoke to the salesman and voiced my feelings about the bike. He said they could probably buy the bike back from me and would come up with a best price later in the day. Meanwhile, they gave me a courtesy bike (MT-07) and I took a trip over to the nearby Royal Enfield dealers and had a test ride on the 350 Classic (took a pic on the test ride). I loved it! and that is so clearly the bike I should have bought in the first place - especially as it's half the price of mine! Unfortunately both the Yamaha and the Royal Enfield dealers couldn't offer me more than £6K for my bike - that's a full £2K less than I paid for it! I was very shocked and disappointed. It's all about what they could sell it for, as against a new one. I understand their position but I'm gutted to find my mistake is so much more costly than I had feared. I guessed I'd lose a thousand in a few weeks but not two thousand! So rather than just accept that and make another impetuous mistake (I so wanted to put a deposit on the 350 Classic) I have decided to wait a bit. Apparently I've already taken the biggest depreciation hit so I could wait some months - even a year - and they would offer me the same price for my bike. So I might as well use the extra performance of mine while I have it and consider the Royal Enfield in the not too distant future. Interestingly, on the journey home the XSR felt a bit more comfortable, a bit easier and looser (maybe due to the service) and I took a detour to the coast. So while I do intend to get the Royal Enfield as soon as I can, at least I feel a bit better about the XSR for now. Thanks all for your advice. This is a great forum! Cheers!

I'm under 60 myself but not by much and appreciate the input of all ages.

Still working - got about 9 years left hopefully. (of working that is not living!)

Last time I looked, yes.

I saw it years ago on Facebook I think. Possibly from the MCN page. Sorry I can't be more help. I only remember it because it amused me that my riding habits afforded me such a title.