I was caught off guard the other day when someone asked me, ?if you could only have one bike for the rest of your life, what would it be"? That is of course one of the hardest questions known to man, up there with centuries old conundra like ?What came first, the chicken or the egg"? and ?Was Jesus really white"? And it?s one that got my grey matter all in a tizz. But if threatened with death by Um Bongo, if I didn?t make a decision, I?d simply have to get my thinking cap on. And I imagine, if I had to choose one road bike to have for the rest of my life, my thought process would go something like this?

Fast

I definitely subscribe to the school of thought that says you can have a lot of fun on a modestly powered bike. That said, like most petrol-heads, I like going fast. I like to be in charge of something with plenty of power. So if I had to choose one bike, and only bike one to have for the rest of my life, I think it would have to be a biggy. I?m talking 1000cc, and lots of ponies. That way, I know I?d always have enough power for any given situation.
There are a lot of bikes with big power figures, superbikes and super-nakeds are all up there, but there are some big tourers and adventure machines that have got big engines, and are fairly fast too. So it?s still wide open at this stage in the deliberation process.

Trackdays

If I was stuck with one bike for the rest of my life though, I?d have to make sure it was capable of making me grin...