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world and back. With Get bike, disconnect the
Routed’s involvement, all battery, put your riding
that’s left for you to do is gear in the panniers and
make sure the bike’s clean, wrap them up, chuck all
disconnect the battery, your luggage back into
pack all your riding gear your suitcases, do the
in the panniers, drop it paperwork and get a taxi
off on a certain date and to the train station.
you’re all set. Dave and his team of
After flying to London helpers at Get Routed,
in late April and spending both at home and in
a few days taking in the England, make sure
sights, my girlfriend, Tessa, everything runs smoothly
and I caught the train to and you don’t have any
Felixstowe. We then took of the hassles of trying to
a taxi to the docks where organise it yourself.
we sorted the paperwork to Australia, but it’s of the world for the next 29,000kms, 1650 litres
and were shown my bike. still quite different in five months, with no set of fuel, two rear tyres,
Then we connected the certain road rules and plans, only a few places I one front tyre, front and
battery, loaded our luggage mannerisms, which had had to be on certain dates rear brake pads, one oil
onto it, put our gear on and me quite nervous for (namely the Isle of Man change and five months
off we went. the first few miles. Ten TT) and without a care in of absolute bliss! It’s as
At first, riding in a minutes later, though, I the world. easy as that! I highly
different country is a had the biggest grin on The return journey recommend it.
very surreal experience. my face! I was here, riding was just as easy: just Daniel Sargent
England is very similar my bike on the other side thoroughly wash your Boonie21@hotmail.com
STING LIKE A LIGHT BEE scooters and $12,000-plus
fancy stuff.
Greatly enjoyed the
previous edition of I’m really into little light
Motorcycle Trader – you and low sub-200cc dual-
can’t beat a ‘shitbox sport bikes, which you
shootout’. can’t really buy anymore.
I read with interest This sort of fits the same
that Guido looked to the role, commute to work,
future of electric bikes and party on weekends.
(page 22).
I’m glad he mentioned Richard Meacheam
the Sur Ron Light Bee rmeacheam@gmail.com
L1e, which received
ADR approval for road Hopefully Paul, who
As it is clear that the Electric bikes will for a registration late last year. wrote the previous letter,
internal combustion while be about getting bums Here’s what you need reads yours, Richard.
engine (that has been so on seats, Paul – one ride of to know: a 6kW motor,
intrinsically involved that instant acceleration 50kg weight, 75km/h top
in my enjoyment of life and you’re hooked. I’ll never speed, capable off-road, a
thus far) is on the outer, forget riding a Zero SR on claimed range of 100km
my plan for retirement the freeway alongside a (at 20km/h) and $6500
will be a diesel-powered Panigale. While the bike rideaway.
Enfield and brewing my from Bologna made all the It’s the first electric bike
own diesel from chip fat sexy sounds of a supple to bridge the gap between
just like Paul Carter in his Sofia Loren in private, the 250w bicycles/stodgy
book Is That Thing diesel? rider didn’t see which way
I’ll deal with the seagulls I went when I cracked the I’m really into little light sub-
chasing me rather than throttle, inflicting myself 200cc dual-sport bikes, which
ride a bloody Gopher. with mild whiplash in the
Paul, WA process. Worth it. But, yes, you can’t really buy anymore
hippy@treko.net.au point taken. - Charris
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