Daz is going on his Bandit - hopefully. The bike has done him proud to be honest, run him to Greece and back, used most days to go to work, goes to rallies, nice rides on sunny days - everything really.
It hasn't missed a beat since he got it....until now. It seems anything that can go wrong - has gone wrong these last few weeks. But at least we're having the problems now and not in Switzerland!
Yes, thats right, Nig is touring Europe on his ZX7R - boy is he going to ache!
Seriously though - after the first two hard days riding he'll be on the best bike for the job - it will be absolutely superb on the Swiss roads. Recently he ditched the under-the-seat pipe in favour of the more standard 4-1 system and has found the bike is MUCH smoother to ride for it.
I did indend to do this trip on my GPZ900R - but the old girl has let me down. After one problem too many - I decided to cut my losses and use Jane's bike instead.
The Hornet is an incredible bike. I have to say out of all the bikes I've riden (and that is a lot) the Hornet is the bike that has suprised me the most. It is good at absolutely everything. Having said that, I've never riden it with a LOT of luggage on so it will be interresting to see how it and me cope.