Used the SD for work today, got up to go out to Slough and found the battery dead. Not run for over a week and this happens. Didn't fret, got the battery out and had it on charge in ten minutes. God that is such a messy, uncomfortable job - I'm definitely going to hard wire on some extension leads so I can charge up without all that effort. Anyway, 40 mins on charge and it goes back in and fires up. Phew, only an hour late.

Then had the slowest journey through London ever. Actually got grid-locked at Hammersmith roundabout for 20 minutes. Yes, first time ever in 20 years, absolutely gridlocked in on a bike. No chance of moving till the traffic cleared.

So here's my first thoughts on the SDR single seat unit. Looks great but........

fook it's as hard as a plank!!!! I used to have a Duke 900 Superlight and that had a 10mm think pad of foam type material laminated direct onto fiberglass. Was ten times better than this seat. By Slough my arse was killing. Shade....how can you say this is comfy?!!! But I will probably live with it for the looks. On the way back I upped the pace and it was fine. Then some back roads where you're moving about and it's great. But for motorways it's a killer. Good for lowering the seat height a bit. Not so much on tip toes now.