Got rid of the 1st new motorcycle I bought
That must have been a wrench on the heart strings.
My cousin Patrick still has the BMW R80 which he bought new in 1985. I well remember sailing down to Cornwall and back with him just before he collected it from the dealer, and how dizzy with excitement he was at the prospect.
He was complaining to me the other day that from April next year he won't be able to use it in London without paying the congestion charge, to "save the environment", when in reality by keeping a well maintained motorcycle for 33 years he's been doing the environment a favour.
