I will try to be at the start of this run tomorrow morning to help you punters organise yourselves, I will be a non-participant.I became the meat in the sandwich between two cages this morning, one stationary at a pedestrian crossing, as was I, and one moving at a fair old clip that shunted the Sex Toy into the other car. The dunken b***h driving the people mover then hit the car she'd pushed me into and tried to do a runner - all this at 0900 in the morning.When I eventually came round, got my wits back, oriented myself and persuaded my first aiders to let me get up under my own steam and walk over to what was left of my bike and shut down the motor, I realised I wasn't feeling too flash. Shortly thereafter, I walked into the back of the first meat wagon to arrive without argument, a personal first. Musta been crook.Middlemore have now let me go, after realising they won't find brain damage on a brainless person. Huge thanks to Team Foley for providing transport home: the Librarian only holds a bike license, so she had to ring round to get in touch with International Rescue, who did the biz - F.A.B.I don't think the bike will be repaired, from what I saw of it, so it could be a 650 V-Strom is in the offing, or maybe I'd like a 650 Hyosung? We will see. :'( :'( :'(

Let's not count our chickens before they hatch! First, I only lasted two hours at work today before my noggin reminded me I had a hiding and I had to head back home, and who knows how long a decent tap on the bonce-box will last. Second, the eleven-hundy was covered for “current market value”, so I might not get even enough to upgrade my pushbike.Might be a 250 Hyosung, not the flash 650 with the bikini, let alone a V-strom. And I would have to test ride a V-strom, 'cos my back doesn't do to well on "sit up and beg" machines.

I was in Holeshot Suzuki

That sounds like a personal problem, Malcolm, which I have cured myself of. Unfortunately for Jean and me Haldanes are no longer dealers: the Haldane Suzuki experience (for us, anyway) was waaaaaay better than Colemans or Holeshot.I'll go South, to Pukekohe, if I go Suzuki, which I'd like to do (my preferred brand, over the years). Dollars may well mean I go South to Takanini for a Korean cheapie. Whatever I buy, it'll either be new or I won't bother - I'm tired of inheriting problems, though I have no objection to creating my own.