I am from Wollongong, "The GONG". I like my family (wife, daughter, son), nature, home brew, BBQs, clay ovens, owner-building, art, health, science, crosswords (not cryptic!) and software.
Got my licence on a Yamaha 500 twin 38 years ago and had my one of only two crashes on my learner's plates while I was leaning down listening to my beautiful new bike's humming motor at low speed and didn't notice a curve coming and ran off the road and rolled the bike over into the scrub. There were many small trees I could have impaled myself on and I missed them all!
So my new bike was scratched badly but undamaged mechanically so I rode home to my dad's service station while mentally kicking myself in the arse 1000 times.
After repairing that bike I later swapped it for a Yamaha 360 road/trail bike and had my only other crash when a madly speeding bike coming over the hill crashed into my rear wheel as I was entering my home's driveway. He clipped my rear wheel and took the bike from under me and I jumped clearest and was again unhurt. He went sliding 50 metres down the road and was also unhurt. I gave the idiot a blast about speeding on town roads and told him to p*** off before I thump him and forgot to get his registration plates and to pay for straightening of my bike's frame myself. Yes, I can be stupid at times!
Didn't get another bike for another 10 year's so I could visit my wife who had started a new job in Wollongong while I was trying to sell our house out in country NSW. I bought a Beemer 650 boxer that got to and from the Gong many times.
Now, 15 years later I am in the market for an ST1300abs after I recover from a heart attack a week ago. It came from nowhere as I am a robust and reasonably fit home renovator of many years. However my cholesterol has always been around 6 and finally clogged an artery to 96% and caused an acute myocardial infarction. My family noticed the symptoms as I was making their lunch, so I grabbed some overnight items and my wife drove me to hospital 5 mins away. After two ECG's I went straight into the op theatre where a balloon opened up the clogged artery so well that a stent wasn't required. Back home only 2 days later. Very lucky.
So, I'm on the hunt for a Honda ST1300ABS but won't be able to ride for a couple of months yet.
Anyone got a really good one at an incredibly reasonable price AND WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT?
Cheers!
