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As along-term subscriber, Ijust wanted to

say thanks for the latest edition, which

camethroughthedoor this morning. In the

current climate it is things likethe mag

arriving that cheeryouup, so thanks to you

and allthe teamforputting it together, I

guess from home.

You’ll be pleasedtoknowthat alongside

alot of tinkering and cleaning there is still

somedealinggoing on, albeit over the

internet andphone with deposits being

exchanged, but collection/delivery at some

future date as yet unknown.Iput my 1989

NC30onthe owners’ Facebook pageona

Friday eveand withinacouple ofhourshad

lots of interest andadeposit.Ihad be en

toyi ng withreplacingit with somethingIknow

you like –agen 1RSV-R Mille, butIwas

struggling to findthe ri ght one. Onthe

Sunday,online,Ifound alovely 2003RSV-R

ownedby the same ex-race tech for thelast

12 years, and agreedadeal over the phone.

The daft thing is it’sonly goingto cost me

£450 to go fromtheNCtothe RSV-R! Can’t

wait to getthe Aprilia, butI’ll have to!Take

care and keepupthe good work!

PeteBritcliffe

Bertie says:“Pete–youjammy git!Yes, I

loveagood RSV/R(keep ’em peeled foraroad

test soon in the mag)soit’sgood to see

they’re still availableandattainable.Italso

shows how muchpeoplelove NC30s,too!

Have some tyres!”

Thanks CMM!

inner

Fridayeveandwithinacoupleofhourshad y

s S o 1 T £ w c B l t t s

Can'tRSV-R!beatadecent H

600 Divvy...

ClassyNC30.

Small is beautiful!

Yes,smallerbikes,whatdoI

say?Well,mybiggestbikeever

wasanXJ 600 NDiversion(one

What’she

talking about?

Pleasetellyourtrustedand

likeablecolleagueScoopto

stopdustingdownremote

wordsfromtheOldEnglish

Dictionary!Tothemajorityof

yourreadersitiswasted.Stop

tryingtobecleverbeyondthe

averagebloke’sunderstanding.

Youshouldn’thavetoGoogle

wordstogetanunderstanding

ofthings.Noteveryoneis

universityeducated!

HarrisonGrice

Bertiesays:“Youtry

cuttinghiswordsbacktofit,

sir!NotsureifStevewentto

university,buthedidgotothe

schoolofhardknocks!”

ofmyfewdeviationsfromthe

productsofthemighty

Honda).Istartedridingin

1977 whenIwas 16 ,and

althoughonceortwice

consideredbigger

bikes,andworkingin

thetrade,the

temptationisalways

thereofcourse,one

wayoranother.Up

untilthat 600 Inever

wentabovea 250 and

wasquitehappywith

that.Intheendthatwenttoo,

bywhichtimeIalsohadmy

500 Ascot.Granted,my

choicesaredefinedpartlyby

neverhavingbeenasstrongas

mysix-foot-twoframemight

suggestbutthatsaid,being

theplodderIamspeedwas

neverthebe-allandend-all,I

justenjoytheride.

Ihopeyouarekeepingwell

inthecurrentsituation:

self-isolationisalwayseasier

onabikeofcourse,asIam

goingtoandfromworkand

withonlythreeorfourofus

therewemanagenottoget

tooclose.Well,someonehas

togetthosepartsoutforthose

self-isolatinginsheds,

garages,etc.,gettingtheir

bikesreadyforwhensome

senseofnormalityreturnsto

theworld!

MichaelDurrant

Bertie says:“Can’tknock

aDivvy,Mike!Staysafe!”

M'learnedscribe...

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