Re: FN-FORUM: OT Yamaha TDM

date posted 20th August 2004 15:09

Stewart Guyan wrote:

> Did a 4 day Direct Access course on a 500 recently and passed the
> test (the theory test has changed a bit since I passed the car test
> in '78!).

> Driving and parking in Saff London by car is a bl**dy nightmare,
> hence the bike. The BMW is a bit out of my price range as I suspect
> your Honda would be. I can pick up a 1998 TDM for about £2300. A big
> jump from a Honda CLR 125 though!


Heh, my Honda would be well within your budget - it's even older than
that TDM. However, it's not entirely suited to what you want, and I
wasn't being particularly serious. TBH it's not worth selling unless
I could find someone really, really stupid with pots of cash and no
idea of what it's worth ;)

If you want something for scooting about That London I'd have thought
any trailie, or even a mid-weight "sensible" bike would be ideal.
IME of driving around Town once you get above a reasonable 250/500
it's all academic anyway. What you want is light, narrow, and
preferably tall for good visibility - if anything the TDM is going to
be OTT if it's purely for London work.

Whatever, bike purchases are normally heart not head decisions, so
just get what you fancy, enjoy, and keep it shiny side up :)

Cheers,

Pete
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Peter Croft
PC Associates