CLASSIC COMMUTER

I live in central London and my riding is generally limited to an hour at weekends or the odd cheeky day off. That changed when last year my office relocated to the wastelands of Stratford and I decided to commute by motorcycle. So what’s a boy to do? Initially I put my trusty 1973 Triumph T100R Daytona into service, but I was never comfortable leaving it parked up. Then, oh dear, it started being not so trusty, running terribly and / or not starting. This was diagnosed as crud inside the petrol tank gumming the carb. Trusty Triumph #2, a 1959 T110, was called into service for a bit and, except for its miserable 6V lighting and antiquated brakes, behaved pretty much impeccably.

But while these initial commutes were happening I scoured the internet looking for a cheap hack, ideally around £1000, something not too small as I’m tall and ‘still growing’. I’d decided to get a Honda CB500F twin when someone on the RC Facebook group mentioned a Honda Bros, which I’d vaguely read about in the past. Some research revealed that the Bros has very good reviews; in fact some owners become obsessed with them. Very popular with dispatch riders