Name: Belleraphon
Make: Honda
Model: CB600F Hornet
Year: 1999 (pre-CBR600 front-end)
Mileage (starting): 19941
Gubbins: Headlight hood (like its own little helmet! d'aww), chain guard, crash sliders, bar end sliders, smoked touring screen, modified rear reflector, Smartwater Instant tagging. Probably has lots more extras, just I can't tell the difference between OEM and farkles yet.
Purchased on 02/03/13 for the lordly sum of £1900 (thank you Grandpa John and Granny Lorna) from the Value Bike Center (Wymondham). Despite there being a very tidy Suzuki SV650, I went with my heart and went for the slightly pricier red Honda.
Coming dripping with accessories, this Honda ticks all the boxes as a great first bike (cheap to insure / get parts for, not too powerful, not too nice, capable at everything).
Update (09/03/13): So far have completed my first week commuting on Belle', she handles well despite my cack-handed riding and has yet to have any problems that weren't directly caused by my mishanding of the choke. Clutch is nice and smooth and the upright riding position makes handling it through traffic fairly easy.
Hot: My first ever motorbike! Everything else is irrelevant!
Not: Bit top-heavy, no fuel gauge (this is going to cause problems I can just tell).
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