Huge throbbing red... err.. bikes.

The girlfriend's bike is ready for pick up from the garage.

Honda VFR400 NC24 Red (look on Google image search)

We bought it a year or so ago. It had some crash damage.

Bit by bit, it's had a new chain & sprockets, new brake discs, fork seals changed, new pegs, new levers, new exhaust (well, we've got one, we just haven't fitted it yet), new fuel tank, fuel taps, and a whole load of new fairing bits (nicely resprayed in red)

The garage have just MOT'd it and restricted the power... Although the guy did say, 'At first we all thought it was a pile of sh&^... but now we've all been out for a ride on it, it's a really nice bike.'

I suppose the fact that we gave them the bike without the fairing (no sense in paying a mechanic to remove and replace the plastics) would have made it pretty ugly looking. Kind of all skeletal.

I must admit though, I'm a little aprehensive about the GF going out on the thing. Not that I doubt her riding ability... it's just that there are so many morons on the road.

Her last bike was wiped out by some quimbecile changing lanes without looking or indicating. Wrote off the bike (a little NS125) and trashed her jacket, trousers and helmet. Her bruising wasn't pretty either... but at least she was ok.

On the plus side though, the insurance should be through soon, so she'll be able to pay off the debts from buying new kit. And I get to see her in lots of leather, which is always a bonus.

Anyway, I'll be picking the bike up for her tomorrow afternoon. At least I get to have a go first! :)