I’ll start!

I live on Dartmoor in England, and own an old 2004 BMW R1200GS and new 2023 Royal Enfield Himalayan. Been riding for five years.

Since getting the Himmie I’ve not felt the need to ride the GS any more, so it’s up for sale - but not had much interest, probably because it’s got 80k miles on it.

Both are great bikes and very different, but I live in an area with lots of narrow and steep lanes, and the Himalayan is so much better at those. The GS is a great bike, but too big and heavy and I’ve never once used all its power. I’ve really tried to love it, but I feel like apologising to it constantly because I’m not a better rider, and asking it to be gentle with me.

Whereas the Himalayan is far more sure footed, far easier to do my own maintenance on (this is a big part of ownership for me) and gives me far more confidence to explore the lanes and tracks of Devon. It makes me feel like a little boy going on an adventure with a friendly dog; it won’t judge me, it’s up for anything I want to do, and is happy to go home when I’ve had enough.

So - what’s your bike? Where do you ride, and why? What’s your biking history?