I started on Scooters.....I may end up back on one, you never know.
But a Scooter wouldn't really do what I need a bike to do.....you need longer travel suspension and bigger wheels for the roads I sometimes end up on.
No doubt the rider was at fault......but if that was a CRF300L he'd have been able to hold the weight.
As I said, it's a case of he obviously wanted to be seen on a big GS despite not having the ability or experience to manoeuvre it around.
You know the problem? People buying the bike that they think they ought to be seen on rather than the bike that they can physically manage!
I certainly wouldn't have been laughing if a prick like that had knocked my bike over!
We bought this just over a year ago for Julian.....Fatty gave us the link to buy it, but when it got here she said she didn't like it!
Anyway, it's never been used so we're going to give it to one of the Gypsy kids cos they don't have much.
After the GS everything will seem small Alan! Small isn't a bad thing at our age though.
But given what you use a bike for, the Transalp would probably be a better option.