So, the question was...what bike to get? Actually, that was one of many questions; new or second hand? Private seller or dealer? Cruiser or sports bike? The latter question was pretty easier to answer as I've definitely a cruiser gal at heart. A bit of Googling revealed that there aren't many cruiser 125cc's, and the first model that caught my eye was the Suzuki GZ 125 Maruader.
It's an absolutely gorgeous bike and a search on Autotrader showed there was a second hand one for sale at a dealer about 30 miles away. So, I jumped in the car and went to see it. The trouble is, with second hand bikes, cars or indeed anything mechanical, I don't really know what I'm looking for! It was a 2001 model and in pretty good condition, some surface rust on the exhaust and the wheel lock was broken, but with 30,000 miles on the clock. Then I came to sit on it, and I hadn't expected a cruiser to feel so...well...weird. The angle of the shift pedal and the foot break meant my feet had to be stuck in a funny position, and I'm sure it's something I would have got used to, but it just felt all weird. So I drove back pondering the Marauder and thinking that perhaps it wasn't the bike for me after all. The quest continues!
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