how much of a change.....

[unzey]

i am riding a yamaha neo's 50cc scooter to get to and from work and the handling of the scoot throttle control is so easy you can basicly switch off riding it


however some of you may know i have just bought a cbr125 for when im 17 next week and i was just wondering how diffrent apart from the obvouis like clutch and gears i mean cornering and the feel of the bike

thank you


and yes some of you think the cbr is shit! lets save that for another thread eh?

[The Artist]

how about go and ride it. i mean on tarmac but off road. Seems the obvious solution to me.

[unzey]

i am at the weekend but i wanted to see what people thought

[stinkwheel]

Well they handle very well. You need to put a lot more though into using the gears initially but is becomes second nature very quickly.

The combination of proper wheels, proper footpegs and sitting astride the bike means it will feel much more like you are part of the bike rather than simply sitting on top of it like your scooter.

It will feel a great deal more stable and substantial than your scooter.

Just don't try to do too much too soon. There are 10 pieces of plastic in the nose fairing on a CBR125, they are held together and on with small plastic tags. A slow speed drop can break the tags off more than half of them. Each piece of plastic costs £25 or so. The indicator assemblies are made of rigid plastic and smash on impact. They cost £35 each.

If you're unsure what you're doing. Get in touch with your local bike training place. I'm sure most would be able to give you an hour or so lesson on using gears. You can drop their CG125 instead then.
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[unzey]

thanks for the info mate!!!!