Funny enough, an older Japanese bike was my first. But it stopped running after it sat outside too long during some housing issues. It’s been a few years and I’ve got the itch to ride again. No matter what I’ll be riding the hell out of it since it’ll be my primary mode of transportation.
I had never actually looked at RE because of my aversion to supporting England but hot shit are their bikes cheaper than I expected. Hurray, even more choices to paralyze myself over
I have access to vehicles if I need to but I stubbornly love riding through shitty weather. I rode through two winters on my previous bike although I do acknowledge it was pretty stupid. I never had to ride in snowy or icy conditions thankfully.
I’m from an area that classically gets a ton of snow but based on the last few years I’m not sure how true that will be for long