In the last decade or so I’ve slowed down – as a rider and a person – and ditched the one-piece leathers and knee-sliders for textiles and the odd bit of two-up riding and touring as well as commuting.
Now, with a nagging better-half who always wants to get on the back of whatever I’ve got in the garage, a bike needs to cut the mustard two-up. So, let’s see how the Versys copes.
First, an easy test: meet Genevieve Brooking. This is my god-daughter. Off-spring of my friends Dave Brooking and Jayne Cunningham, she’s been brought up