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Finally on a Versys!
After more than a year of umming and aaring (you might remember my post from January last year), I'm finally the owner of an almost new Versys. It is a 2008 demo model, with just under 9000k's on the clock. Built date in 2007...
Have only ridden it from the shop to work, and then back home, so far am quite impressed. I had an SV650 before this, and seat of pants the Versys seems quicker and happier to tip into corners. I'm rather vertically challenged (167cm) and don't weigh much (55kg) so I've got the suspension set on softest all round, and the front triple clamps dropped as far as they will go. Not ideal, but it'll have to do till I either find an OEM lowered seat (anyone have one to sell???) or I get my seat butchered lower. As it stands I can barely tiptoe both feet on perfectly flat ground, almost dropped the bike on the way home at the traffic lights! Another option is to lower the bike using Speedy's lowering kit, but I'd rather not if I can help it.
Visit Malaysia 2009
Last month Martha and I made a trip to Malaysia for about 2 weeks. I hadn't been back in quite a few years, and Martha had never been before. She only stayed for a few days though, before flying back to China to spend Chinese New Year with her family. Still, it was a good few days, and we saw quite a bit in that short time frame I think.
Among the things we did and saw:
- Jonker Street walk - a tourist-y night market in Melaka
- Menara Taming Sari - a 110m revolving tower in Melaka
- Port Dickson, including the amazing night market there
- Visited my grandmother, who appears to rather adore Martha - maybe because she can not only speak Chinese, but is from China!
- Met up with Nadiah in KL
- Did a fair bit of shopping in KL, including Midvalley, Sungai Wang Plaza, Pavillion etc
- Genting Highlands - both the Casino as well as the theme park
Did the Chinese New Year family gathering thing, and it was really good to catch up with all (well, the ones that were there) my cousins, aunts and uncles again. I hadn't seem quite a few of them in... almost 10 years?
End of Movember 2008
Well, it's the end of Movember, and I've collected $69.50 in total! Not sure if this is a lot, or very little, but I'm pretty happy with it.
Many thanks to everyone who donated :)
Now to decide if I'm going to keep the mo or not...
