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Cindy & Duncan Bennett Editors’ Report
As the old expression nearly goes; a change-over is good for a holiday. Rereading Tony’s August report on mileage awards, the timing on change-over was critical - Aquaman would hit the 100,000 km just after the Frigid Digit, so I already had a new dinner suit ready, the speech was written, and a large space was cleared in the trophy cabinet. Security was beefed up; violent protests were expected when a non-BMW motorcycle would receive its mileage award. And then the phone call on Frigid Digit Eve. The new Tiger 900 in sandstorm colour had arrived. It would be ready to pick up on Frigid Digit. Can’t. Going to the FD. Then the questioning started; I had been waiting for this motorcycle and harassing Triumph staff on a weekly basis since before Christmas. So no FD and no mileage award. Or wait until the next week. Sophie’s choice seemed easily made by comparison. Damn it, I had to get it, and now. So while the lucky members were gathering on Mt Coot-tha, a pajama-clad me was checking Aquaman one last time to make sure everything transferable was off. And then the phone call, the software download hadn’t finished and the man whose business card says Software Download Coordinator doesn’t work on the Frigid Digit holiday. A triple failure - I had missed a) the FD, b) the new bike pick-up, and c) the km to get me and Aquaman over the line. The committee seem very receptive to relaxing the precision for mileage awards to ±1%, well they should be when I ask them, it would be like kicking a disabled King Charles Spaniel puppy to say no. But regardless of their response, and this is not in keeping with BMW sentiment, Aquaman was the best and most reliable bike I’ve ever had. Hoping he goes to someone who appreciates him.
