Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown

[Mr. Dazzle]

How about "modern classics" like the Bonneville etc?

[Rockburner]

Something with clip ons so you can spin them round to make it narrower

Too much faff for a 20 minute ride, I'm lazy.

Or a Transit van so you can park the Rockstar in the back overnight

What? and make it EVEN EASIER to steal?

How high is the gate. Would the bars on a tall dirt bike go over the gate posts?

6 foot. (well - about 5 and half, but the same effect).

[Druid]

You are approaching this the wrong way. You don't need a new bike, you need a new house

[Rockburner]

You are approaching this the wrong way. You don't need a new bike, you need a new house

Yes, but not going to happen soon, and there are other reasons that doesn't work out (lack of houses within desired style/budget/location with garages)

[Beancounter]

A TDM850 or 900?

[Horse]

Narrow? Tick
Won't want to ride on motorways? Tick

[Rockburner]

A TDM850 or 900?

After seeing all the issues you have?

[cheb]

Mid life crisis? Tick.

[Rockburner]

Mid life crisis? Tick.

BWAHAAHAHA - did that 3 years ago.

[cheb]

And again last year. Who says you can't have more than one?

[Beancounter]

A TDM850 or 900?

After seeing all the issues you have?

Only one of my TDMs had issues and that was the one that you came to view with me. My other TDM was uber reliable. OB doesn't have trouble with his 900, touch wood.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

SV650, you can change the handlebars if they're too wide

[lostboy]

TDM is 800 wide.

[Mr Moofo]

Raleigh Chopper?

[Rockburner]

A TDM850 or 900?

After seeing all the issues you have?

Only one of my TDMs had issues and that was the one that you came to view with me. My other TDM was uber reliable. OB doesn't have trouble with his 900, touch wood.

Exactly - you think I'd buy one with my vast TDM experience?

[Rockburner]

In actuality - whilst browsing ebay my eye was caught by these :

Probably a shed.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-TRIUMPH ... %7Ciid%3A1

Definitely a contender
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBF500 ... %7Ciid%3A1


Barrel scraping, but kinda what I had in mind.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS500 ... %7Ciid%3A1

Yeah, but no, but yeah, but no, but hmmmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfiel ... %7Ciid%3A1

[Trinity765]

SVs are narrow and cheap.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-sv650 ... SwmXJf8c0e

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

In actuality - whilst browsing ebay my eye was caught by these :

Probably a shed.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-TRIUMPH ... %7Ciid%3A1

Definitely a contender
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBF500 ... %7Ciid%3A1


Barrel scraping, but kinda what I had in mind.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS500 ... %7Ciid%3A1

Yeah, but no, but yeah, but no, but hmmmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfiel ... %7Ciid%3A1

GS500s are alright, they're never gonna set the world alight, but you can get your knee down on them, CB500s and ER5s are similar better bikes

[Bigyin]

I know you said the gate width and the alley is narrow so that makes entry even harder as you need room to angle the bike through. I had the same dilema at the last house with a narrow gate and a small alley to fit the Multistrada into the back garden. The bar ends/mirrors were actually just wider than the gate but with some careful leaning and bar wiggling i could get the bike in using a sort of 3 point turn. It soon got fairly easy to do even in the pissing rain after a commute each day but on the plus side made it a pain in the arse to steal quickly

A nice skinny V twin is what sir needs, perhaps a Monster

[Skub]

A nice skinny V twin is what sir needs, perhaps a Monster

He said he had no access to tools.