After about six months of discussion/ argument between the two – in which I had to play the role of a mediator, wifey softened her stance and granted permission.
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Always had the desire to own a bike in my younger days – but as fate would have it, first my father did not approve and then my wife did not agree. Now, in my fifties the desire to have a bike would normally never come to my mind. But suddenly, out of the blue, when one day my son very casually expressed his dream/ desire to own a RE some day in the future, a lot of argument started in the house. Wifey was still dead against the idea of a bike while my son had already started saving money from day one. For introduction, my son has just completed his engineering and joined service in July 2023. This would be his first bike but I know that he often rides bike belonging to office colleague which happens to be a RE Classic 350.
After about six months of discussion/ argument between the two – in which I had to play the role of a mediator, wifey softened her stance and granted permission. The next part was a surprise for me – for I thought that my son would opt for any normal 350CC bike. But he was fixated on the Continental GT in mind. On my request he agreed to test drive the GT and the Shotgun before he takes a final decision – the SM did not appeal to him.
Finally, after two back-to-back test drives of both the bikes, the Shotgun 650 in Stencil White colour was chosen for the comfort factor and the posture. Due to certain issues with documentation (notarised rent agreement was not accepted as per the Pune dealers) it was decided that I would book the bike here at Chandrapur. Additional benefit was that I can even get a BH registration in my name.
The bike was booked on 01/09/2024 and the local dealer went to great length to get the delivery on 10/09/2024. PDI was done same day and clearance was given to proceed for registration. RTO inspection etc has been completed but due to continuous holidays from 13/09/2024 to 17/09/2024 the registration is still pending for final approval in the system. In the meanwhile the bike was delivered to me on 16/09/2024. Some of the accessories were still in transit and none had been fitted at the time of delivery.
A picture of the bike – the person driving is a colleague :-
The bike will be with me for some time till registration is complete and then I will have to find a way to transport the bike to Pune. I’m now using the bike for my daily commute to office and it has covered 50 KM. Enjoying riding a bike again after maybe 20 years.
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