Iliadin, what sort of bikes do they have in Russia these days? I see people still import a few Urals and stuff into the UK but, no disrespect, you'd have to be brave (ie mad) to buy one. But then we don't have your winters. Do you have Japanese bikes, any Italians, maybe even Triumph?

I'm a biker myself, I've got a Honda CB900 for day to day stuff around London, and a restored 1969 Norton Commando for when I want real misery/terror. The Honda's a nice bike, its got the fireblade engine so plenty of power and Hondas are as reliable as a watch. The Norton, well lets just say the Norton is not quite so reliable...

Oh and I recognise the problem of not having enough cash for a bike. I started out on an ancient AR125 I bought off a mate who had had it in his garage for years, and it was absolute crap. It stank like a chainsaw, went about five miles an hour, and had an intermittent fueling problem that I never did solve that use to make it cut out at random intervals. God alone knows why I ever got another bike after that pig but I'm glad I did.