Popular Post GeoffH Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) During the Covid pandemic when I was stuck in Aussie I loaned my old Honda wave underbone motorbike to SWMBO brother so he could get to his new job. I’m totally aware what ‘loan’ means here and I wasn’t expecting it back. My plan when I came back was to buy a motorbike with gears and I’d been researching what to get without spending a big amount that would be reliable but still have gears, clutch etc. I had a few ideas and I was ready to go shopping but strangely SWMBO was quite ‘no not yet Geoffrey’ (which isn’t like her) so in the interests of maintaining domestic harmony I had just about decided to put it off for a while. Then last night, after dinner at the mall… SWMBO gives me a gift box… with a key in it. It turns out she had been planning all along, since we ‘loaned’ the Honda to her brother to buy me a motorbike. Which is a really big amount from her budget… so I am very happy and grateful 😊 Today we picked it up and I rode it back the 30kms from CDO to the house (and It was a lot more fun and comfortable for me than riding a scooter) 😁 Edited April 22, 2022 by GeoffH 15 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettGC Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 Happy it worked out mate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 Wow! That is super cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronapart Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 That is love, brother! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 GeoffH, you're a very lucky man! You have an awesome asawa and a new awesome motor... Enjoy the ride! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepid Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 You lucky guy! I was wondering if SWMBO might just have another brother who would like to borrow my old Honda scooter? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted April 22, 2022 Forum Support Posted April 22, 2022 That's a nice scooter Geoff. Perfect for Philippines. Some eye candy but completly useless for Philippines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffH Posted April 25, 2022 Author Posted April 25, 2022 A short update, the bike is fun to ride and seems well suited to local traffic and I am happy with the design. The dealer seems to have skimped a bit on the assembly/pre-delivery (unlike the Honda dealer a few years back), SWMBO told me they only assembled it the morning we picked it up so a rush job maybe. The rear brake light (foot lever) wasn’t working… that was adjusted when I pointed it out at the shop. The headlight was pointing up in the air, we adjusted that at the house today. The clutch lever/left switch block were at a different angle to the right brake lever/switch block by about 20 degrees so we adjusted that here too. Life is more fun in the Philippines 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onemore52 Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 A lovely gift mate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted April 25, 2022 Posted April 25, 2022 11 hours ago, GeoffH said: The dealer seems to have skimped a bit on the assembly/pre-delivery (unlike the Honda dealer a few years back), SWMBO told me they only assembled it the morning we picked it up so a rush job maybe. Rush by the sound of it. Might be worth taking back for them to check it all? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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