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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!It won't happen for a while, anyway, as I still have to persuade Daddy to let me have one.(Original post by armador)
Not necessarily. You can also buy ninjas near a biker you know. If it's in Oxfordshire or Gloucestershire, when I have my license, and if it's on a day that suits me, chances are I could drive you there.
Now you're being ridiculous. Me, on a bike at 70? Has never happened before.What to expect with the swerve? What you do every time some smacktard drops a plastic bag on a dual carriageway, except that you're doing it at 30mph and not at 70.
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Easy.(Original post by Juno)
It won't happen for a while, anyway, as I still have to persuade Daddy to let me have one.
Soon enough, it will...like...when you'll be training for mod2!Now you're being ridiculous. Me, on a bike at 70? Has never happened before.
More seriously though, as said before, the swerve is easy once you know the gimmick with the path. -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!I should be getting my suction mount this weekend coming so I'll be able to get some video from the tank; hopefully it'll pick up the controls and hand movements.(Original post by armador)
That'd be an awesome addition. It'd also be nice to see controls usage through manoeuvres, which means a lot of different cameras, but that'd just be for new riders...
The name doesn't really have the justification because at 30mph, it's the tiniest of movements. Trust yourself to trust the machine because it will do it over and over again without a complaint.(Original post by Juno)
I'm only worried coz I haven't tried it yet so have no idea what to expect. But then big bikes in themselves sound scary (thanks wiggles!)
Have a look at the OP; there should be some information on the kind of ones to look at.(Original post by imperial maniac)
What would you guys recommend as a first time bike, money is a bit tight but I do want something that isn't going to fall to pieces on me.
It also depends on what you mean by a first time bike. How old are you chap?
£297 TPFT for my restricted Fazer with 1 year's worth NCB. It's £276 this year on my restricted SV with 2 years NCB.(Original post by Adamski91)
What did you guys pay around when on your first big bike if I may ask?
Kinda nervous about riding it home tomorrow, going to have to be so careful with all that there extra weight and power. :s -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!18, so it'll have to be a 125.(Original post by LandyJon)
It also depends on what you mean by a first time bike. How old are you chap?
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Honda: CBF125, CBR125, CG125 if you can get one(Original post by imperial maniac)
18, so it'll have to be a 125.
Kawasaki: None that I know of
Yamaha: YZF if you like sportsbikes with guts
CG125s are cheaper to insure than the other two, as they're immediately older (CGs were discontinued in '08). -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Yamaha YBR125
Kawasaki KLX125 and Eliminator.
Best choices would have to be the YBR and the CG. Both are absolutely ****ing solid and built like brick ****houses so they will run for bloody miles.
Parden le French
They really are brilliant little bikes.
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!The CBR and CBF as well. I've done 3k miles on my CBR, which isn't exactly new, and the biggest problem I had was that the coolant level dropped a bit low.(Original post by LandyJon)
Yamaha YBR125
Kawasaki KLX125 and Eliminator.
Best choices would have to be the YBR and the CG. Both are absolutely ****ing solid and built like brick ****houses so they will run for bloody miles.
June, recommending a two-stroke as first bike is an almost guaranteed disaster. They are extremely tough on maintenance and servicing, much more so than 4stroke bikes.
(One of the reasons why most second-hand RS125s need frequent engine rebuilds) -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!June?! June is my mother in law.(Original post by armador)
The CBR and CBF as well. I've done 3k miles on my CBR, which isn't exactly new, and the biggest problem I had was that the coolant level dropped a bit low.
June, recommending a two-stroke as first bike is an almost guaranteed disaster. They are extremely tough on maintenance and servicing, much more so than 4stroke bikes.
(One of the reasons why most second-hand RS125s need frequent engine rebuilds)
And it's the only pretty 125 so
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!£400 tpft for a 400 bandit, and my ex who'd just written off his bike(Original post by Adamski91)
What did you guys pay around when on your first big bike if I may ask?
As for the waiting, I hope the kit arrives on wednesday so that I can stick it in before work or on thursday morning and get out for the entire day thursday.
Kinda nervous about riding it home tomorrow, going to have to be so careful with all that there extra weight and power. :s
They aren't scary, just sound nice(Original post by Juno)
Yeah. Can only buy ninjas on bus routes
I'm only worried coz I haven't tried it yet so have no idea what to expect. But then big bikes in themselves sound scary (thanks wiggles!)
ummm i've lost pet again this morning, i'm in billericay and last seen he was heading to mersea...get your dad to drive you over and you ride back, or ask the owner to ride the bike to yours and you then drop him back(Original post by Juno)
I couldn't do U-turns for my CBT. I'm surprised I passed it.
And tis more complicated than that. The bike lives over there, and now it has to live with me. But if I drive over with Rich to visit the bike over there, I can't bring it back - he's not big enough. But I can't drive him and ride a bike at the same time
Wiggles, how's Dee's van?
why does it have to be a 125?(Original post by imperial maniac)
18, so it'll have to be a 125.Last edited by Bathwiggle; 06-09-2011 at 08:43. -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!It doesn't?
I heard something about getting a bigger bike restricted, but I don't know much about that.
Edit: Looked into it, I think I might get a bigger bike and restrict it tbh.Last edited by imperial maniac; 06-09-2011 at 09:28. -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!All the info is in the OP for you(Original post by imperial maniac)
It doesn't?
I heard something about getting a bigger bike restricted, but I don't know much about that.
Edit: Looked into it, I think I might get a bigger bike and restrict it tbh. -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Some training centres do a roadrider course - allows you to pass CBT, mod1 and mod2 in one go. That saves you the "get a 125cc" step.(Original post by imperial maniac)
It doesn't?
I heard something about getting a bigger bike restricted, but I don't know much about that.
Edit: Looked into it, I think I might get a bigger bike and restrict it tbh.
When that is done, and you've got a full cat A entitlement, you can ride anything below 33bhp. You can restrict just about any bike to that (the ones you can't cost a bomb to insure - anything beyond 1400cc, basically), so it's usually worth it. The one thing you will notice is that, for two years, that bike will be very sluggish due to the increased weight compared to a "true" 33bhp bike.
Also, your insurance premium will be higher due to the fact that insurers don't give two hooters about restriction.
What kind of driving will you do? If you're going to rarely go on motorways, joining the ninja club might be an option. Or CBR250R. -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!It's generally best to restrict something with less than100 bhp, the sports bikes don't take being restricted well, A sv, bandit 6/650, er6 restrict well, as do 400cc bikes, a honda bros doesnt need restricting, nor does teh 250 ninja, the fazer does but i don't like them(Original post by armador)
Some training centres do a roadrider course - allows you to pass CBT, mod1 and mod2 in one go. That saves you the "get a 125cc" step.
When that is done, and you've got a full cat A entitlement, you can ride anything below 33bhp. You can restrict just about any bike to that (the ones you can't cost a bomb to insure - anything beyond 1400cc, basically), so it's usually worth it. The one thing you will notice is that, for two years, that bike will be very sluggish due to the increased weight compared to a "true" 33bhp bike.
Also, your insurance premium will be higher due to the fact that insurers don't give two hooters about restriction.
What kind of driving will you do? If you're going to rarely go on motorways, joining the ninja club might be an option. Or CBR250R.
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Best bike out of all of them, the Fazer is(Original post by Bathwiggle)
It's generally best to restrict something with less than100 bhp, the sports bikes don't take being restricted well, A sv, bandit 6/650, er6 restrict well, as do 400cc bikes, a honda bros doesnt need restricting, nor does teh 250 ninja, the fazer does but i don't like them
Outstanding motorbicycles
People always rush too quick for a 'big' bike. You've got years of riding experience to come - hopefully - so get something to learn on for a couple of years. Any of the above are good, actually.Last edited by Jez RR; 06-09-2011 at 10:08. -
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Ijust don't like them. Also i was always told try not to restrict a bike more than about half its bhp, which means the 70bhp range, which excludes the fazer(Original post by Jez RR)
Best bike out of all of them, the Fazer is
Outstanding motorbicycles
People always rush too quick for a 'big' bike. You've got years of riding experience to come - hopefully - so get something to learn on for a couple of years. Any of the above are good, actually.
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!Yeah, my daddy turned off the router.(Original post by armador)
Sorry about that. It's getting late.
It's not too awful. It looks like the bike that lives down the road, actually. That's a red 125 as well, see.Also....
That's not pretty enough?
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Re: TSR Motorbike Society- take 3!'Cos they are buddy.(Original post by R-KAM)
The Fazer seems like a lovely bike!
She's just jealous
They really are brilliant little bikes.
