Sold!

Yesterday we sold my GSF 400 Suzuki Bandit. It was a good idea to sell it - I'm not riding it and it last got a WOF in 2004. And the money will come in handy. But it was still a bit of a wrench to see it go.

My GSF was my first "big" bike after the GN250 that I learnt to ride on (still have the GN). It is a great bike. Goes like the clappers and, with a good rider on it, is even a match for Brendon's Ducati at road legal speeds. (When we would ride together, he would get ahead, but he's a more experienced and better rider than me). It is as big a bike as I need - being reasonably short, bigger bikes don't really fit me anyway. I like to be able to touch the ground at stop lights without leaning the bike over at a precarious angle!

We had some great adventures on our bikes - but this was before pregnancy and children! For me, pregnancy and motorbike riding do not match. And I've decided that what free time I have now I would rather spend with my children than on a solo bike mission. Motorbikes are also expensive to keep - registration costs just keep rising, then there's insurance, warrants, general upkeep, etc etc.

So, it was bye-bye GSF. There will still be motorbikes around to buy when I ride again.