Well, I think I’ve formulated a good plan for getting back on the road.
Obviously, with two thefts on my 3 year history insuring an R1 is going to be a nightmare, and buying a new R1 just before the winter comes along is also not the greatest idea. Before the R1 got hijacked I was planning on buying a trail/supermoto bike for winter anyway, so I am looking at buying something like a second hand KTM 640 SM, or Suzuki DR-Z400 for the moment. This will get me back on the road, and give me something to commute on, use in bad weather etc. etc. Plus, it will be cheaper to insure and hopefully a lot of fun!
Lot’s of people have said that after getting a supermoto I won’t go back to sports bikes, but I think they underestimate just how much I adored the R1. It was perfect. I can’t even describe what it was about that bike, but there was something. If you ride and love bikes like me, you’ll know what I mean. I can’t quite believe that I actually miss it, but I do, as if it were a live human being. Almost every night I catch myself thinking about what I could have done differently to prevent it from being taken.
Come next spring/summer, I can choose to either upgrade the supermoto to a bigger one if I get hooked on them, or I can keep it and buy another R1 (and keep it locked up too, well away from the city!)