TWINNED WITH FUN
I am heading southbound on the MS, having ridden all day in the rain . It's starting to get dark. I can feel water sloshing around in my boots. My visor is steamed up. I'm sitting in a puddle disguised as a motorcycle seat. There's still another hour to go to a 'challenging to find' hotel in rural Devon, and I don't have a satnav to help me get there. If there's ever an acceptable time in a grown-up's life to cry 'I want my mommy!' I'm very nearly there.
As I'm trundling on I remind myself that things could be a lot worse. I am actually travelling in relative comfort, perched on the new Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sport. The seat is firm but comfortable, bars wide with effective hand guards, and the riding position is nicely relaxed. The cherry on the cake is the new cruise control, which makes big motorway miles distinctly less miserable. And heated grips come as standard, thank goodness! Weather protection is actually pretty decent too, with the wide shoulders of the bike protecting the bottom half of me, and the screen doing an impressive job of
