12,000 mile service

I’m looking at the weather forecasts with a somewhat nervous eye at the moment. I have booked a 12,000 mile service for the Goldwing at Doble’s on Wednesday and there is a possibility of snow that day according to a couple of the forecast sites I use. Another says nothing about snow, so as usual, “You pays your money and takes your choice”. Of course, I paid no money to any of these sites, so can’t really complain if their prognostications are wrong. Either way, I am not a fan of riding in snow.

Doble’s unfortunately don’t operate on quite that principle – a service for free -  and as the 12,000 mile service is a major one for the Wing, I can expect a big bill However, I see from a recent flyer that they are offering 25% discount on everything apart from bikes over the coming weekend. The trouble is I don’t really need anything from them at present and a 25% discount isn’t enough to persuade me to buy stuff that I don’t need. Although, having said that, there is quite a decent range of Honda branded clothing (Joe Rocket stuff in actuality) that includes a Goldwing jacket that would look better on the bike than the BMW Rallye 2 Pro jacket I often wear..