I’m SUCH a show-off!!

So the guys have been trying to get me on an RT-S for ages, playing on my ego and teasing me about not wanting to look old! I just plain refused because I love the Hindle growl and fun factor of Pynkie.

However, it’s part of my “job” so I hoiked up my skirts and got onto the RT-S a few days ago. Besides, the mileage on Pynkie was climbing and I’d like to sell her with less than 10,000 kilometres on the clock. The problem is that most people think that if a bike has more than 5,000 kilometres on the clock, it’s over the wall. But bikes only loosen up properly around 20,000 kilometres and the motors get happier as the miles pile on.

The demo RT-S I’m riding is the top of the range – heated grips, on-the-fly suspension adjustment, heaps of packing space, and best of all, a radio with kick-ass speakers! So off I go to Centurion but there is an accident on the highway so we all sit and try to ignore each other, pretending we’re having fun! What better time to play around with the radio? I’m thoroughly tired of the pop music on playlists on all the radio stations and there are no independent DJs playing the good stuff. So the only other station of any use is Classical. Fortunately they were playing some upbeat music so what can a girl do but play Mozart full blast on the highway, sitting in a traffic jam?

Listening to music on the bike is quite addictive and I’ve missed it since not having my GPS on the various Spyders. The RT-S has two jacks – one for an MP3/ iPod/ CD shuffle and the other is a power outlet. I’ll be installing my GPS for the trip but I will have to find myself another music source so the hunt is on for something decent. The Interphone F4 blue tooth helmet unit has a six hour constant play-time battery, so I will be running out of music quite quickly – I need a backup!

So yesterday I strolled into Dion Wired and asked for a portable CD shuffle and the salesman had to contain his laughter – CD shuffles are apparently very 90s and iPods have taken over that market. Shows you how “up” on technology I am – I honestly thought shuffles were still available… oh well, so we learn.

The Spyders draw a lot of attention, but with the radio full blast, people look before they can see it. And once I load the MP3 with my selection which ranges from heavy Classical through Alternative, Blues, modern Country and out the other end with Heavy Metal, I think they will pay lots of attention!