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amary
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: girl biker, new to...everything. Reply with quote

Hello,
I'm a total novice. I've had 4 hours of bike lessons so far, and have learnt a few valuable lessons like a Kawasaki ER-6 is heavy and hurts when it lands on your foot.
And not to brake in a turn!
I have a long uphill struggle before I even get on the road. Hope your tips and advice will help me through it Very Happy


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Steve-B
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PostPosted: 20:20 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hiya, welcome aboard.
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rotax81
Nearly there...



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PostPosted: 20:22 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

practice makes perfect Thumbs Up


welcome to BCF Very Happy
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blindside666
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PostPosted: 20:25 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Kawasaki is ER-6 is heavy and hurts when it lands on your foot"

Brilliant! Very Happy
Welcome aboard.
Let us know how your CBT/Theory and that goes.

Good luck.
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PeterNSR
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PostPosted: 20:46 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome Thumbs Up
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yandy_yay
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Firstly Welcome to the forums, there's a right mix of people on here mostly alright and a wealth of imformation too.

You'll soon get the hang of balancing the weight of bikes ( i dropped my big bike a few times when i first had it Embarassed )

good luck for your biking future

Andy
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steppen22
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PostPosted: 21:46 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

New to everything, eh? It's okay, it's the learning that's fun Wink Wink

Have yuo taken your cbt, then?
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Mac_Black
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PostPosted: 21:48 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

blindside666 wrote:
"Kawasaki is ER-6 is heavy and hurts when it lands on your foot"

Brilliant! Very Happy
Welcome aboard.
Let us know how your CBT/Theory and that goes.

Good luck.


Laughing Laughing Laughing hahaha classic!
Sorry mate but you do realise that being as she's had 4 hours of lessons on a 650cc bike shes obviously doing a DAS course.
Sorry to be a little rude/ arrogant but I just wished to inform you of that.

Welcome amary! Hopefully your progress will all be well from here.
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amary
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PostPosted: 22:07 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Must clarify, I don't live in the UK. Whole process is different here, and probably not a very good one!!
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rotax81
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PostPosted: 22:19 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

amary wrote:
Must clarify, I don't live in the UK. Whole process is different here, and probably not a very good one!!


cant be any worse than this cock up of a test system Confused


where are you from?
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blindside666
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PostPosted: 22:28 - 15 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

amary wrote:
Must clarify, I don't live in the UK. Whole process is different here, and probably not a very good one!!


Rolling Eyes
There ya go Mac.
Haha.
The thread title new to everything was what made me go out on a whim and ask about a CBT =P


Amary how does the process work there?
I'm interested now.
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alan52
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PostPosted: 00:20 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mac_Kaliba wrote:
blindside666 wrote:
"Kawasaki is ER-6 is heavy and hurts when it lands on your foot"

Brilliant! Very Happy
Welcome aboard.
Let us know how your CBT/Theory and that goes.

Good luck.


Laughing Laughing Laughing hahaha classic!
Sorry mate but you do realise that being as she's had 4 hours of lessons on a 650cc bike shes obviously doing a DAS course.
Sorry to be a little rude/ arrogant but I just wished to inform you of that.

Welcome amary! Hopefully your progress will all be well from here.
I'd have realised I was wrong when she said she hadn't even been out on the road.
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Mac_Black
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PostPosted: 01:04 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

blindside666 wrote:

There ya go Mac.
Haha.


Nope not ha, she does'nt live in the U.K so I'm not aware of anywhere else that does the cbt, so I'm going to rather cautiously return that ha Wink
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priestessuk20...
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PostPosted: 12:30 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome from me too
me thinks we could do with some more girls.
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blindside666
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PostPosted: 12:35 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mac_Kaliba wrote:
blindside666 wrote:

There ya go Mac.
Haha.


Nope not ha, she does'nt live in the U.K so I'm not aware of anywhere else that does the cbt, so I'm going to rather cautiously return that ha Wink


I'm gonna throw out a touche here.
Its a draw of the wits.
Laughing
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Mac_Black
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PostPosted: 12:50 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gutted, you've just outwitted me then in that case, becuase I've honestly never understood the use of touche Laughing Embarassed
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neatbik
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PostPosted: 16:11 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome Thumbs Up
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Top Cat
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PostPosted: 16:17 - 16 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

welcome over good to see the girls are growing in numbers! I'm sure the lads are too,

good luck with the lessons

Tracy
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lofty
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PostPosted: 08:04 - 17 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yay another girl! Welcome, and good luck with not dropping heavy things on your feet!

Chloe Thumbs Up
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fourten
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PostPosted: 11:50 - 18 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

welcome! You'll soon get used to the 'weight' of the bike. I've never been able to get both toes on the ground but managed to pass my DAS and ride around on my 400 everyday to and from work fine...
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adama
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 18 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just dont use your front brake on a corner lol 8), little back break is fine though imo.
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steppen22
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PostPosted: 20:28 - 18 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Couldn't we have like a ladies corner, with pictures - or even videos! Oh errr - of all the girls posing with their bikes 'n stuff?

(I am studying the rapprochement of the axioms of gender and the parallax of technological power within the framework of cyberspatial discourse. Therefore, this suggestion of mine is entirely innocent)
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hok boi
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PostPosted: 22:41 - 20 Nov 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

steppen22 wrote:
Couldn't we have like a ladies corner, with pictures - or even videos! Oh errr - of all the girls posing with their bikes 'n stuff?

(I am studying the reapprochement of the axioms of gender and the parallax of technological power within the framework of cyberspatial discourse. Therefore, this suggestion of mine is entirely innocent)
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hellkat
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PostPosted: 01:51 - 08 Dec 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

steppen22 wrote:
Couldn't we have like a ladies corner


Fuck that.
Every forum I've ever been on where they had a "ladies corner" (and I've been on a fair few biker forums of various sorts in me time) has been totally wank.
I prefer the cut and thrust of posting amongst the lads.
Wink
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