Time to place the deposit

It's been a couple of weeks since looking at the Triumph tigers at Mah. It was easy to decide which bike to get, I won't even look at the spec. of other brands and their new bikes. The 4 years warranty is very attractive. My friend's previous bike has encounter some issues, luckily he bought new and the agent was able to solve his problem at a much lesser cost due to warranty. Nobody wants to buy a bike and later paid so much for repairs, especially if the defect is not caused by the rider.

The Tiger 800 XRX height suits my build most and I felt comfortable on it. I wanted to ride on the road with the test bike, but the XRX model is out for loan for a really long. I asked Rylee, the Mah motor staff if he was able to let me ride another similar one. He offered a few and I asked for the Tiger 800 2013, hopefully to get the feel of handling the weight riding it since the design is similar to XRX.

As usual, Jean and the kids came along to support me. Bobby was spotted at MAH :) Rylee greeted me and led be to the back of the shop to test ride the bike. I have not been riding for 8 years so I was a little worried mishandling a Class 2 bike. Once I mount on , start the engine and rev riding off, every riding instinct came back and I rode without thinking twice of mishandling it. The bike was very easy to ride. I struggle at the first turn with a wide turning.  Switching gears with my new safety boots like a blind man. But after a while, i was able to counter a bend and change gear properly. I returned with a smile and thought I would be confident riding the XRX.


Handling felt good.


Jeryn amazed with me on a bike?


Alan came while we were going up level 2. I looked at the various models on display once more and I told Rylee that I want to place a deposit on the XRX. I am not financially ready to purchase it until I retire my car in June. We agreed on the deposit price ,  locking down the COE at $3649, selected the accessories to order and made Jean the Guarantor :D

Bobby helping with the accessories on VR
 


Finalising the deal