Long awaited VFR test 2
After being inspired by K.G's fair and honest review of the red VFR, i thought it was time to give the blue one a bit of a test ride, after all the VFR and the Blackcurrant share a garage so should be easy enough then.
I wheeled the bike out, prodded the starter, mmmmm sounds nice, snicked it into first and the bike fairly bloody flew, wow, into second and no let up, this is a very fast bike and no mistake a couple of B roads are despatched with ease so i stop in a layby to catch my breath, another biker is there, "hey nice Blackbird mate" Shit!!!! i'd jumped on the wrong bike, oh well try again.
This time i have the VFR in front me, i push it out of the garage, push it onto the road, push it a bit further, then a bit further. In case you are wondering what i'm doing, Zippy says the VFR likes to be pushed, he pushes his quite a lot. I start up the engine, mmmmm sounds like a washing machine on spin cycle. Jump on the bike and knock it into first, the bike moves off, into second then third, oh wait someone is flashing me and wants to overtake, tut those bloody disabled shopping carts are a nuisance. I get into a bit of a duel, this time with a road roller, its tight but the roller wins. all in all i've been out 25 mins and i've got to the bottom of Zippy's road, time to head back.
i enjoyed my ride on the VFR very relaxing, it felt like wating for a beard to grow or a custodial sentence. I hope to repeat the experience some time in the future, if i can get a week off work.
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