Tuesday, 11 November 2025

End of 2025

 I am still on the motorbike, the Honda Varadero with its 996cc engine. I also bought a Ducati ST2 with a 944cc engine, but, as I write, I am trying to sell that. The Honda is from 2008, but the Ducati is from 2002, so both are long in the tooth. 


I bought the Varadero in January 2021 with 17,000 km on the odometer, and it now has 186,000 km. I bought the Ducati in March or so of 2023 with 44,192, and it now has 89,0000 on it, and for a few weeks the odometer stopped working, meaning it probably should be well over 90k. 

So no car, just the motorbikes, a long commute and a fair amount of travelling, all add up to plenty of km on the bikes. I also rented a Yamaha Tenere in Sydney, and went with my son to the Blue Mountains and then along some lovely back roads to Newcastle.