Hi there....

[erniethemilk]

Thought I'd stop by and say hello.

I've been considering a return to a bike for a little while now having ridden one a while ago and came across this place whilst looking around for transalps and Africa Twins. really like the look and feel of them, always have done, kind of wish I'd bought one years ago when I was riding regularly instead of the Fireblade I had at the time

Anyway older, more creakier now so need something a little more forgiving so thinking for trundling around in the fairer weather seeing the odd client or two a 'vintage' 'alp or AFT would be ideal

[Windmill John]

Welcome ernie
Don't forget that the Alp and the @ are both quite tall, so a lot of other road bikes will be more manageable pushing round.
But, saying that, riding them is superb.

Having covered 20,000 miles on my 650 Alp, I'd say it is a great bike. And now to cause an argument

Before I bought the Trannie, I was after an AT, but wanted newer. Now that I've used the Trannie a lot, I realise that the only advantage of the @ is that it has more power and acceleration. You can make good use of the trannie rev range though.

So, you can get a newer Trannie for the cost of an older @, but of course, the @ is more sought after.

Bikers eh?

Yes I know you might need to tweak bits on the trannie to make it as off road as the @.

Light blue touch paper and retire

[erniethemilk]

Thanks John, your comments are welcome

Being almost 6' and 15 stone does have its advantages at times I guess for manhandling certain inanimate objects!

I like the styling of both Trannie and the AT so either would please me for what I have planned. ie. fair weather riding, if it's wet when I need to out, I'd take the car