Obsessions and Time wasters

 I have almost always had a motorcycle.  (The "a" singular is relevant here) .There was a gap of about 12 years when I had two motorcycles but both off road. One was a Honda Deauville and the other a BMW R65LS. 

I finally got around getting them operational again.  The BMW fired up with a jump start from a car battery. The Honda didn't.  It took a couple of days to get it started, most of which was removing body work. I decided to sell it and stick with the BMW.

But the BMW was very rusty having stood for a long time in a damp garage. So I decided to restore it.  I estimated it would take me 1-2 years so I decided to get another bike to keep me going in the meantime. I bought a Royal Enfield Bullet.

Finally I got the BMW operational and had TWO working bikes!  For some reason that escapes me I dropped into the mindset that two bikes was normal!

I worried about the reliability of the Bullet and ended up trading it in for a Royal Enfield Himalayan. After a few months I could see that for the type of riding I do, I had two bikes that just did the same thing, and I preferred the old BMW.

I was still in a two bike mindset though so I swapped the 450cc all terrain Himalayan for a 110 Suzuki Address scooter.

The scooter was a revelation.  It is very light with a low seat and so easy to get out of the garage.  Weather protection is much better than a naked bike like the BMW.  In fact the BM has hardly been ridden since I got the Suzuki. But if I need to go on a longer ride with a bit more top speed and hill climbing capability it is still here.

I would prefer just to have one motorcycle but my ideal is simply not made.  It would be a scooter - air cooled for simplicity and easy maintenance, be super-reliable, weigh under 130kg have a seat height of under 770mm and have at least 30bhp.   

Nothing fits the bill, BUT I KEEP LOOKING AND IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. So I am writing this post to help free me from the obsession of scrutinising ebay, gumtree, etc for the ideal bike.

I will see how much I use the BMW over the next year.  I have a touch of arthritis in my right leg so, although it’s OK now, it may become problematic in the future. So:-
if I actually have a need for a more pokey machine over the next year and
if the BM becomes difficult to ride
Then I will look at something like a Suzuki Burgman or Yamaha Majesty. But I will still keep the Address.