New Rider

[Dalemac]

Hey quys,

i see there is some very experienced riders on this site. I am 17 in 6 days and am getting my new yamaha ybr 125 in 10 days, when i take my CBT.

I know its a small bike with no power but at £2000 OTR i didnt think i could go wrong.

I was wondering if anyone has any sensible advice for me, i havnt had a ped or anything before although my awareness is ok (i fly as a hobby).

Does anyone have any good tips for me when im on the road? anything from braking, sensible speeds, weather conditions, and modifications to my bike etc, the more help the better - i dont wanna die just yet.

thankyou guys

Dale

[T1z3R]

i voted no.

dont throw money away on a new bike. the odds are stacked against you dropping it/crashing it.

then theres the depreciation in value when you come to sell it even if you havent dropped/crashed it by then and its still mint your going to lose a lot of money.

buy a second hand bike for tless than £1000 to learn on.
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[feef]

you can get a 1 year old YBR for almost 1/2 that, with very few miles on the clock.

I'd look at getting a second hand bike.

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[Dalemac]

thx for the comments but the £2000 price tag included my insurance, warrenty, roadside cover, helmet, clothes, gloves etc, so it would have cost me roughly the same price even if i bought a second hand one.


So does anyone have any advice for me on the road??

[Dazbo666]

[Joe?]

you could buy a sub £300 second hand one - train on it and trade in and lose very little money a few months down the line.

welcome btw
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[mattwesti83]

Voted yes as thats exactly what I did

Dont worry about it not having shit loads of power, it has plenty for a new rider. No need to go above 60mph just yet, not for me anyway. Yes you will need to change gears a lot, but think of it as good practice.
It is a small bike in terms of height, but still looks good. My friends were surprised it was a 125.
Only change I had to make was with the clutch and the bitting point. Came a little too far out for me, but easily changed. I dropped my bike within 10mins of getting it due to this problem. After changing it, everything was fine.
Dont worry about scratching that shiny tank, if you drop it the foot rest take most of the beating. Cracked the housing on the speedo a bit, but still looks cool.

By the way, what colour did u get?

Matt
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[mattwesti83]

Also, it terms of advice dont do anything you dont feel comfortable doing.
So if you dont feel comfortable flitering, dont do it.
if you dont want to pull away as fast as possible, then dont.
if you dont feel safe courning at speed, slow down.
everything will come with time, ive been on the road 3 weeks and already im a hell of a lot better.

Remember! Car horns wont kill you!
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[Dalemac]

thanks daz and matt, i will take in what has been said and try and put it into practice.

thanks daz for explaining a few things and using reasons, it will make me be more sensible on the bike.

matt, thanks for telling me about the clutch, and thenks for tellin me about the damage...i was a bit worries about that. lol.

cheers guys and if anyone has any more points to add i would be more than greatful.

[Dazbo666]

[Dalemac]

cool thanks for the advice daz.

Here is what i got in the deal, just incase anyone is interested

Yamaha ybr 125
1 years third party insurance (optional upgrades for tpft)
2 years warrenty
1 years rac roadside cover
clothes, including jacket, water proof trousers, gloves.
helmet
first service is free
and a heavy duty chain and padlock which weighs a fkin tonne lol.

they were even nice enough to upgrade my boots, helmet and gloves for free lol, spent quite a bit tho as you can imagine.



Oh and btw, the colour was black, and when i went into my yamaha dealer today they said i had the last new black 06 model in the country


there is only one thing i am looking to do atm, and that is get a fairing, cant get one anywhere tho, yam dealer cant, parts dealers cant, looks like im gonna have to get a universal fairing, but cant really find one i like. Anyone got any ideas on fairing/ bodywork suppliers that i can inquire to?


Dale

[king kong]

Welcome Dale,

If you looking progressing up the bike scale, ie CBT, couple of months on the YBR, test etc, you may be able to sell your bike onto your riding school, seems ideal for them.

Like evryone it seems I went for yteh 2nd hand option (Varadero) and loose too much of my money, also I would suggest that the gear thrown in on the bike deal would be low end stuff (cheap and cheerful), but you deem to have made your mind up. Good Luck youngen.

[Dalemac]

hey king kong

yeah its not great clothing, but it will do me until i do get a bigger bike and a bigger wage packet

oh i forgot the £500 "yamcheque" to use on my next bike

[craigT19]

i would do it 2k bike new granted but your getting free insurance (say £300?) Free Rac cover (£40??) and a £500 yam check to put on your first propper bike.

so your getting a new bike for £1000 when u add your gear.

year old seconhander for £300?? lol yeah righto for that sort of money chances are your gunna be getting an old shit heap that your end up spending another £300 just getting to work propely "money well spent"

Atleast if u get the YBR your getting the peace of mind that comes with the warrenty, so if anything should happen it dont cost u a penny, and when u come to sell it a year later, if its in good nick your get good money for it, your never have problems selling a 125cc learner.

we sold 2 second hand ybrs this year for £1499 and £1599.

cheap motoring if u ask me

this has bugger all to do with me working at a yamaha shop.....just think its a bargain
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[techierob]

I got a pre-reg ybr-125 a few weeks ago and can highly recommend them.
If you buy a pre-reg then you're not entitled to the 500 quid yamcheque, but you should be able to haggle quite a bit on the price. I got mine for about 1600 new with about 100 quid's worth of extras, and I'm not particularly good at haggling. That includes the free insurance, tax and first service. I paid an extra 50 quid for the fire&theft upgrade, but that's about it.

A lot depends on the dealer though. I'm sure there are better bargains around, especially if you're paying everything up-front.

Having said all that, I definitely reckon you've picked the right bike, but two grand seems a bit steep. Unless you're planning to take advantage of the yamcheque, you're probably better off buying a pre-reg and knocking the dealer down as far as they'll go.

[Dalemac]

yeah craig i thought that.

any yeah i will probably use the yamcheue on an mt-03 or maybe a fazer, dunno yet.

thanks for the comments guys.
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YBR becuase of the gucchi bits and then a fazer..... i like you already sir.....

(BTW blue YBR for the win! )
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[Dalemac]

lol thanks, yeah i really like the fazer - if the law was up to me i would ride one now!

how long u been ridin?
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YBR125 -> GPZ500S -> SL1000

[irving]

[Clanger]

I wouldnt spend so much money on a 125cc unless I planned to keep it for the long term. If you plan to move up to bigger bikes, you'd be as well to get a cheaper bike. Plus if you've never ridden before, the chances of an off are big...and its best to have your off's on cheaper bikes...
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[Dalemac]

thanks, but as ive already clarified, it cost me the same to get the bike new as it would to get it 2nd hand
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YBR125 -> GPZ500S -> SL1000

[Rookie]

I wouldn't say that, but it wasn't a bad deal. Keep in mind the YamCheque will have all sorts of restrictions, probably including a minimum spend and quite possibly only applying to brand new bikes.

[bin]

I didnt vote dale because I dont know the bike.....but....do you have a ppl or are you learning.

I started to learn to fly but not been for some time.
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[JBurrows88]

I have a YBR and i've done bout 5.5k in 10 months...

If you change the oil and try not to run it when gritters been out the bike will last forever. I payed 1800 and 300 insurance on a YBR 10 months ago. The only problem i have found that in 10 months by bike has gone through 2 bulbs!

I wish i had got a dirt cheap (400/500 quid) CG125 (it would have made be take my bike test quicker) When i come to sell my bike in a few months it will only be worth 1k, I HOPE!!

The only plus is that you dont have to suffer any MOTs or a risk of your bike breaking apart at 60mph.

If your planing to keep the bike for a year i dont think it will be worth it! Its your choice

EDIT: BLACK IS THE BEST!
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[Dalemac]

ok everyone thanks for the reply's. i dont really intend to keep the bike for too long, i hope to sell the ybr in a few months, prolly sellin for 1.5-1.6k. then move to a bigger bike, maybe a fazer of vfr 400 so hopefully wont loose too much money on it.

thanks for the comments guys.
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