Just to say thanks for all your advice, me and my sister took all your various advice and we've been out and about on the weekends where we can (only for 30 miles each time to start with but it adds up!)
Very excited also as we decided to get another SV650s exactly the same as the one we have so that we don't look like sad muppets one on the bike and the other following in the car!
We even joined the IAM which was entertaining as the bloke who came out to observe us hasn't been the same since (a little more ashen after the ride out than when he first met us!) as I ran out of petrol and had to ask him for some money to fill up (this was after we'd had the POWDERS talk
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Thanks again though.