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 Annie's Bikes Annie's bikes:
Like me my wife got back into biking in 2006 and got through three different bikes in under a year. Her first was a Suzuki SV650S. Unfortunately she found the riding position a bit too extreme and so it was shortly part exchanged for a mint Suzuki 600 Bandit:
 She had the SV such a short time, this is the only picture we have! Proud owner of a a 600 Bandit (but not for long)
The Bandit was a very nice bike but was a bit on the heavy side for her and lacked the weather protection of the SV. Also being an in-line four it was not as easy to ride, requiring a lot more revs to get it going, I will admit that when I rode it I couldn't believe it had more power than the SV. To get the best out of it you really had work at it, completely unlike the broad spread of power from a twin cylinder bike. About a month later Annie spotted her ideal bike on ebay!
And this was it: a Kawasaki ER6-F
 A comfortable riding position, the protection of a full fairing, light weight and a very punchy 650cc parallel twin engine.
It was only six months old and was in immaculate condition.
It was a delight to ride and I have to confess that during the summer of 2007, I used it more than she did! Largely because I didn't have a bike of my own for three months but it was no sacrifice.
The only criticism I would have is that at 6 foot I felt a little bit cramped on it as the seat is fairly low but not really a criticism at all!
Annie sold her beloved ER6 in December 2008 as she wasn't using it as her riding buddy had sold her bike and moved away but was determined to get something else when the weather improved!
And in the spring she did just that, now being the proud owner of a BMW F800R and yes once again it is a "naked" bike so lacks weather protection but after trying the F800ST it was just a bit too tall for her and she just couldn't get on with the very odd BMW switchgear (now replaced on the "R").
 This page last updated Friday 30th April 2010
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