Snowdrop

The hunt was on for another bike. Something for me to use during the winter months to save Luciphers fine complexion and as my wife was having lessons to loose the L plates something that she could also ride. So a dual function bike was required. Seeing as it needed to be reliable and start on the cold winter mornings a Honda was the brand of choice as rumour has it Hondas are reliable, time will tell. It also needed to be economic as Luciphers thirst is almighty as my bank account will prove. On those grounds we decided something in the region of a 500-600cc engine would suffice and would provide ample performance for both of us. The only real problem we had was finding a machine small enough to accommodate the Mrs, yet big enough for me.

After many trips to the local dealers mostly in vain and hours spent online researching various options, in particular what’s the seat height a glimmer of hope appeared via the internet, located at a dealer just down the road in the form of a Honda CBF500. It was affordable, good. Relatively new with low mileage, fully serviced, nice and clean and had obviously been looked after. A short trip in the trusty van to go and have a look and we weren’t disappointed. The Mrs was happy with the size and height and I was happy with that. A short negotiation commenced and a deal was done and it was arranged that I would collect the bike at the end of the week. May I introduce to you Snowdrop.