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johnte Two Stroke Sniffer
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Posted: 22:29 - 24 May 2015 Post subject: New here ... |
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Evening everyone..
First post
After waiting 30 years to do this (I'm 53 now) I finally got round to doing my CBT a couple of weeks ago, also got theory booked for 12th June.
I bought myself a £500 Varadero + £75 insurance + £17 road tax = cheap transport
I'm tempted to go for the intensive 3 or 4 day course and take my test, or would it be better to get a bit of road miles on the 125 first ?
I'm not desperately interested in flying round everywhere flat out, but I do live on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, and do like just touring round..
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johnte Two Stroke Sniffer
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Posted: 23:04 - 24 May 2015 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the welcome..
I know you're probably right about the bigger bike. But to be honest it's such a long time since I've done any type of exam, the whole thing scares me a bit |
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The Shaggy D.A. wrote: | johnte wrote: | Thanks for the welcome..
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Might want to pop your glasses on when selecting emoticons |
Maybe he's dyslexic?
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Do the DAS mate. I live near Leyburn in the moors and to be fair you need more power than a 125... Plenty of dodgy junctions/tractors/old people on holiday etc. etc. The extra power is beneficial in so many ways.
I had a 125 field bike when I was around 14 for about 6 months, and a ped for a year when I was 16, but other than that I just went straight to my DAS at 27, got that out the way and got a 600.
Fantastic place to have a bike, some of the roads/views are out of this world! Good luck ____________________ DAS done in April 2014. R6 |
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Posted: 20:12 - 25 May 2015 Post subject: Re: New here ... |
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As long as your front sprocket isn't welded on, and you don't mind losing a bit of top speed, try fitting a 13 tooth front sprocket (JTF327-13) for dealing with hills more efectively.
After de-restricting mine, I also use a 15 tooth front sprocket (JTF327-15) for longer journeys to keep the revs down. ____________________ Honda Varadero XL125(V8)
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LOL You fucking plum. Well done on getting a good bike for 500 quid. Take the test as you will soon get board of the lack of speed on the 125. By that i dont mean getting from A to B as quick as possible i am talking about overtaking, hill, headwinds and the likes. Even if you were to jump on a 500 twin you would find a huge difference but less intimidating than say jumping on an 16v IL4. Most of all is you enjoy the 125 for a week or two and get used to what it can and cant do < Thumbs up just in case you dont have your specks on. |
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Posted: 21:35 - 31 May 2015 Post subject: Re: New here ... |
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johnte wrote: | Evening everyone..
First post
After waiting 30 years to do this (I'm 53 now) I finally got round to doing my CBT a couple of weeks ago, also got theory booked for 12th June.
I bought myself a £500 Varadero + £75 insurance + £17 road tax = cheap transport
I'm tempted to go for the intensive 3 or 4 day course and take my test, or would it be better to get a bit of road miles on the 125 first ?
I'm not desperately interested in flying round everywhere flat out, but I do live on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, and do like just touring round..
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£500 for a varadero
You lucky bastard, those bike seem to stay around the £1.5k - £2k mark - well they did when I was trying to get my hands on one.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 8 years, 325 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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