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However through all those bikes my favourite was the last one an ER6N.
Small, not particularly powerful, but so light, so forgiving, like a BMX with an engine, I cannot recommend it highly enough
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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Studio: https://www.voltperoctave.com
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Much will come down to personal taste but as I was earning my living riding I needed bikes that were going to be comfortable (cos I was riding 8-10 hours a day); and very reliable; and economical.
Having tried all sizes I settled on a string of mid-range Japs. All around the 500-650 cc mark. For despatch work I came to strongly prefer shaft drives. For commuting it wasn't so important.
I don't know what the favoured despatch bikes are now but if I were looking to get a bike again that's where I'd start looking. My last commuter bike was a Honda CB 500. Boringly reliable. Plenty rapid up to 60mph (obviously it goes faster, about 110mph iirc, but that was where the quick acceleration ran out on the stock bike). Economical. Cheap enough and parts cheap too. The only problem with it was journeys over 100 miles in length felt a bit cramped, but there was no problem at all with comfort with journeys below that distance.
The kidneys would be better, thanks.
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