Apologies, as I haven't been on the site for a while. Still buzzing round Bridgnorth on the matt rat Vespa though.
Immediately after leaving Boyd's funeral, and with his words of wisdom still ringing in my ears, I phoned my nearest RE dealer, in Stafford, which was kind of on my way home, and booked a test ride on a Himilaya. Fella just gave me the keys, didn't take any details, and off I went. New within ten minutes that it was what I wanted, so we had a chat when I got back. They had all three colours in stock, at £4200. But he then offered me the bike I'd just ridden, with 300 demo miles on it for £3750. Came with spotlights, 12v socket, and sports exhaust which sounds nice and throaty. Plus its had its initial service including valves. Offered to deliver it the next day, to my house an hour away! But I left it to last week and now have it safely tucked away.
