Motorbikes are brilliant

[anotherwin]

Here's my other Beeza, about halfway done:

and yes I do work in these untidy surroundings, a place wher the missus can't get at and moan

[Dames]

I wish my mum would get me a motorbike.

[stez]

by request.

Edited 17 May 2008 by stez

[AoWW]

by request.

Good effort.

[Daggers]

Some days really take a turn - one minute I'm getting a bike and everything is good, the next minute people are taking the piss and the wife has decided that instead of a bike we can move house.

[lildave3]

Some days really take a turn - one minute I'm getting a bike and everything is good, the next minute people are taking the piss and the wife has decided that instead of a bike we can move house.

Move to Stanton Under Bardon, you'd love it.

[Daggers]

Move to Stanton Under Bardon, you'd love it.

That'll be handy for work.

[Daggers]

If anyone is contemplating it, I can strongly recommend three-way gay/bike sex...although you will find bikes tend to get jealous.

[hebangsthedrums]

I fancied doing my CBT this weekend but its all booked up. It will take me months to commit again

[Maybes]

Bloody 'ooligan.

That's a mental bit of kit, a real tool.

Do you competition on it or just rip up someone's farm?

Rip up someones farm

Often go on trips to wales for the weekend, there is a wicked place to taz around. Allsorts of terrain and hills to master.

Ive riden a few tracks but prefer just to do my own thing.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Remember, always look out for bikes!

Though the "now you see him... NOW YOU SEE HIM... NOW YOU SEE HIM!!!" ad really grates since the guy checks, sees the bike behind him and so signals he is turning right. Why the hell is the bike trying to over-take him when he's signaling to turn right. Basically the ad is saying that bikers need not exercise caution when overtaking because it will always be the car driver's fault. Crap ad!

[hebangsthedrums]

Further to my previous post I did do my CBT a few weeks ago, and I get my 125 Friday. Excited but nervous too as it was ages ago now and its a baptism of fire the 60 mile journey home. Also need to sort a jacket as the one that was delivered yesterday is like a boob tube!

How did others find starting out?

[Daggers]

Further to my previous post I did do my CBT a few weeks ago, and I get my 125 Friday. Excited but nervous too as it was ages ago now and its a baptism of fire the 60 mile journey home. Also need to sort a jacket as the one that was delivered yesterday is like a boob tube!

How did others find starting out?

You need to get in quick for your test otherwise you be taking the extended new test with 50kmh emergency stops and the like.

Where are you collecting it from? Which 125?

Oh, and well done mate

[kevinwpratt]

Further to my previous post I did do my CBT a few weeks ago, and I get my 125 Friday. Excited but nervous too as it was ages ago now and its a baptism of fire the 60 mile journey home. Also need to sort a jacket as the one that was delivered yesterday is like a boob tube!

How did others find starting out?

Well done, you wont look back.......

The first couple of times i went out on my own i was sh*t scared but it is a really steep learning curve.

I did the Direct Access course so went from passing my CBT to riding and owning a Yamaha Thundercat (600cc) in 1 week,

after six months i thought it was too slow and bought a Triumph T595

again six months later i decided that was too slow and i bought my Aprilia Mille

I love this bike

[Tommy G]

My dad recently got rid of his Ducati 748, hated him having it and glad it's gone.

Dangerous things, and motorbike drivers are gernally idiots, you rarely see one sticking to any sort of speed limit or not weaving in and out of traffic at their convinience.

[Tabou]

My dad recently got rid of his Ducati 748, hated him having it and glad it's gone.

Dangerous things, and motorbike drivers are gernally idiots, you rarely see one sticking to any sort of speed limit or not weaving in and out of traffic at their convinience.

So your father is an Idiot?

That would explain alot...

I hate gernal idiots.

Edited 3 September 2008 by Tabou

[kevinwpratt]

My dad recently got rid of his Ducati 748, hated him having it and glad it's gone.

Dangerous things, and motorbike drivers are gernally idiots, you rarely see one sticking to any sort of speed limit or not weaving in and out of traffic at their convinience.

Nothing like a stereotype or gernalisation................

And for the record it is called filtering and it is not illegal.......

[purpleronnie]

Forget Motorbikes get yourselves one of these:-

Edited 3 September 2008 by purpleronnie

[Alexikokopops]

Forget Motorbikes get yourselves one of these:-

I want one of them for when I move to London. Brilliant.

[purpleronnie]

I want one of them for when I move to London. Brilliant.

I had one (not that colour though...it was blue ) when I was 16. I had it for many years, ended up selling it when I started living abroad. I'm thinking of getting one again, they just look so damn cool.

[Alexikokopops]

I had one (not that colour though...it was blue ) when I was 16. I had it for many years, ended up selling it when I started living abroad. I'm thinking of getting one again, they just look so damn cool.

They're bloody brilliant. I want one even more now.

[purpleronnie]

They're bloody brilliant. I want one even more now.

Certainly be worth it in London.

[hebangsthedrums]

You need to get in quick for your test otherwise you be taking the extended new test with 50kmh emergency stops and the like.

Where are you collecting it from? Which 125?

Oh, and well done mate

Yeh the plan was originally to have a few months to see if I liked riding then take a direct access course just before new test came in, of course my laziness put paid to that. Listening to 5live this morning though it seems there is a chance they may postpone test change (instructors on saying its been rushed through and the admin etc isnt in place) so fingers crossed.

I'm collecting it from work but I commute so its 60 odd miles will have a few goes round there and if I bottle it can leave it there and take it out a few lunchtimes. Loads of people t my work ride and have offered to 'escort' me home, but pride means I want to do it myself - plus its a good acid test

I'm getting this:

I thought best to get a bigger 125 if I'm looking to full test as then it wouldnt be such a step up.

Cheers for all replies (except the usual)

[Guest]

I want one of them for when I move to London. Brilliant.

If there was ever a person I could imagine sitting atop one of those beauties, it would be you.

[act smiley]

My dad recently got rid of his Ducati 748, hated him having it and glad it's gone.

Dangerous things, and motorbike drivers are gernally idiots, you rarely see one sticking to any sort of speed limit or not weaving in and out of traffic at their convinience.

Most riders are pretty decent actually. You get the odd Rossi wannabe, but you wouldn't judge everyone who drives a car based on some muppets in a corsa with a subwoofer and a huge exhaust would you? 95%+ of bike overtaking manouvres are fine (and the rest are typically the previously mentioned Rossi-wannabes making moves on blind bends, not working their way past queues), "weaving in and out of traffic" is actually not bad either - the ideal with filtering is to stick between two lanes rather than weave across, but often you end up with idiots deliberately not allowing space so inevitably people will change lane and filter down another. The majority of riders take it careful and do it sensibly, there's no problem with it.