This is a much overdue post...was suppose to do this on 21 Apr 2007...

Recall my previous post on which bike to choose? Well a consequence of this is that I need to give up one of my bike, which will be the CB400, also lovingly referred by me as Stupid4.

Farewell to one of my 3 concubines....

The beginning...

The decision to purchase the Stupid4 1 year ago was based almost purely on economical and common sense. At that time I have the Aprilia RS250 (which is almost always being upgraded and/or repaired) and my Honda Phantom TA150. After the trip to Hatyai, I discovered, to my horror, that the fuel consumption of the Honda CB400 Ver S is the same as my 2 stroke mini cruiser! Added to that, it has better brakes, better handling and better resale value.... Although it's true that I once exclaimed that I will not buy a CB400 (commonly known as Super 4) because not only is it the most common bike in Singapore, I feel that it lacks soul, $$ sense got the better of me.

Hence I bought myself one, which was in ok condition (or so I thought) but at a rather attractive price. Our relationship started badly, as I've spent almost 2K replacing wear/tear items and making it more roadworthy. I thought I was really gonna regret buying it.

The lovemaking...

But my Stupid 4 does has it's merits and notable achievements. It brought me to Phuket, my furthest touring trip to date, with no problem at all....

Not only that, it also accompanied me on my virginal race track ride. And my virginal race track crash too.... click on image below to play videos. Link here and here.

My Stupid4 has also served me well on 2 trips to Melaka. It even acted as a pall bearer for the RS250 that I scraped.

The parting...

No doubt my Stupid4 has served me well. However, I was never enamoured by the charm of Super 4s. It was and it's still is, to me, a bike with no soul. A great bike, a reliable machine, a very good choice for travelling in Singapore but it lacks that certain something to make me feel proud to say "I ride a Super 4".

So finally, I decided to release her to greener pastures...with a renewed COE no less.

Goodbye....may you serve your new owner well.

Epilogue

At our parting moment in the Saturday morning of 21st Apr 07, another black Honda was seen together at LTA.  Perhaps this is the real reason for Stupid4's departure?

to be continued....