Somehow I must have missed this thread ... 
But, better late than never:
I'm 59 years old with a masters Degree in Geology and Geophysics (not used for 25+ years) now a Network Specialist ... been on bikes and mopeds since age 14 .. -- Until my 40'ieth birthday I didn't own a car .. only motorbikes ..
Apart from the mopeds (Including the classic Yamaha FS1) my career began with a real beauty: A BMW R27 -- 250 cc single cylinder .. Back than there was no "learner licences" or A1/A2 or any of that silliness .. Get your licence and go buy the bike you wanted (or could afford)
The Beemer was a gift .. it was a sorry mess but running, I got it at age 17, spent 2 years restoring it frame up - then got my license at 19 -- Being a student meant that this was my daily ride for the next 10 years.. and some touring as well.... I was stupid enough to sell that bike when I moved to England in the early 90ies -- At that time England was a bikers paradise to me, no 180% registration tax on new bikes .. So a line of bikes followed .. Honda VFR 750, Ducati 900SS (Loved that bike!!) I learned to ride fast on that, and did my first trackdays on it! Then a 916 followed (Junk, always something wrong with it .. kept the 900SS fortunately - Then got into 2-up touring with my wife-to-be, and bought an FJ12ABS --
All bikes went, when I moved back to Denmark .. Could not afford what I wanted(180% tax, remember!) so ended up with a Honta VTR1000 -- Nice, but uninspiring bike -- Sounded like a lawnmower when riding it, but awesome from 5 feet away -- Now there was a family, two daughters, and a house in the countryside, so only an old BMW boxer in the garage for some time .. got a bit into Audi's -- primarily a Hoehnester tuned RS2, that made most other cars seem very tame (550 BHP on full boost) A change of job and modernizing the house, meant goodbye to that sort of sillyness.
I then went into Bike Dragracing .. running a mean Hayabusa and a Suzuki/puma top-fueller in a team -- In 2013 while hunting for a new bike for a friend, i came upon the MV 750SR -- a bit neglected at a dealer that was already at that point on the way to going bust .. I fell in love with the MV immediately.. But really didn't want to buy a bike at that point, so I made a very low offer on the bike, and told them to call me when they were ready to part with it at that price, thinking it would probably not happen .. 2 weeks later they called and asked if I was still interested, and I took another look at the bike, which was when i noticed some oddities ... No yellow rev-counter, but a white one -- silver wheels, and a red carbon front fender .. I did a bit of google fu, and found out that the dealer did not know that it was a "special" they wanted to offload on me... Since I was still a bit apprehensive about buying another "famous" italian bike with the stigma of poor reliability and hyper-expensive parts, I kept my cool and made them an even lower offer, stating the rather scruffy look of the bike, and the visible corrosion on the engine parts -- Mind you -- In every other country the price would probably still bring water to your eyes -- close to £15000 or $20.000 .. In the end they took my offer .. And I'm now part of a very exclusive flock .. owners of the rarest of MV special editions. And to my surprise also owner of a very reliable and bonkers sportsbike..
This bike is quite simply the second most reliable bike I've owned, second only from the VFR750 ...
But, better late than never:
I'm 59 years old with a masters Degree in Geology and Geophysics (not used for 25+ years) now a Network Specialist ... been on bikes and mopeds since age 14 .. -- Until my 40'ieth birthday I didn't own a car .. only motorbikes ..
Apart from the mopeds (Including the classic Yamaha FS1) my career began with a real beauty: A BMW R27 -- 250 cc single cylinder .. Back than there was no "learner licences" or A1/A2 or any of that silliness .. Get your licence and go buy the bike you wanted (or could afford
) The Beemer was a gift .. it was a sorry mess but running, I got it at age 17, spent 2 years restoring it frame up - then got my license at 19 -- Being a student meant that this was my daily ride for the next 10 years.. and some touring as well.... I was stupid enough to sell that bike when I moved to England in the early 90ies -- At that time England was a bikers paradise to me, no 180% registration tax on new bikes .. So a line of bikes followed .. Honda VFR 750, Ducati 900SS (Loved that bike!!) I learned to ride fast on that, and did my first trackdays on it! Then a 916 followed (Junk, always something wrong with it .. kept the 900SS fortunately - Then got into 2-up touring with my wife-to-be, and bought an FJ12ABS --
All bikes went, when I moved back to Denmark .. Could not afford what I wanted(180% tax, remember!) so ended up with a Honta VTR1000 -- Nice, but uninspiring bike -- Sounded like a lawnmower when riding it, but awesome from 5 feet away -- Now there was a family, two daughters, and a house in the countryside, so only an old BMW boxer in the garage for some time .. got a bit into Audi's -- primarily a Hoehnester tuned RS2, that made most other cars seem very tame
(550 BHP on full boost) A change of job and modernizing the house, meant goodbye to that sort of sillyness.I then went into Bike Dragracing .. running a mean Hayabusa and a Suzuki/puma top-fueller in a team -- In 2013 while hunting for a new bike for a friend, i came upon the MV 750SR -- a bit neglected at a dealer that was already at that point on the way to going bust .. I fell in love with the MV immediately.. But really didn't want to buy a bike at that point, so I made a very low offer on the bike, and told them to call me when they were ready to part with it at that price, thinking it would probably not happen .. 2 weeks later they called and asked if I was still interested, and I took another look at the bike, which was when i noticed some oddities ... No yellow rev-counter, but a white one -- silver wheels, and a red carbon front fender .. I did a bit of google fu, and found out that the dealer did not know that it was a "special" they wanted to offload on me... Since I was still a bit apprehensive about buying another "famous" italian bike with the stigma of poor reliability and hyper-expensive parts, I kept my cool and made them an even lower offer, stating the rather scruffy look of the bike, and the visible corrosion on the engine parts
-- Mind you -- In every other country the price would probably still bring water to your eyes -- close to £15000 or $20.000 .. In the end they took my offer .. And I'm now part of a very exclusive flock .. owners of the rarest of MV special editions. And to my surprise also owner of a very reliable and bonkers sportsbike..This bike is quite simply the second most reliable bike I've owned, second only from the VFR750 ...
