Newbie to riding and this forum.

[Tenantry13]

Hello,

I thought I'd say hi, A bit about me. Er well been riding since the start of the summer got myself a Honder CBR 125 to learn on as I was completely new to riding.

Had a lot of fun with this over the summer. Would spend a lot of time on my slow speed stuff.

Then got booked in for my DAS course in August and sailed that! Even though I was shitting myself over the whole mod 1 bit! Not so much on mod 2 as I've been on the road for 17 years now and 5 of that has been working as a van driver delivering parts.

Also having the 125 helped alot! Anyway going to keep this short as I'm not much one for writing as you can probably tell. Got a CBR 600 now and looking for some tips for winter as I'm a little nervous about getting to work as It gets colder.

Thanks for reading.

[pinkyfloyd]

Welcome to the forum.

Winter riding tips. Stay warm. When your cold you dont tend to concentrate as much and take it easy
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[metalangel]

Apart from staying warm and taking it easy, not much else about winter to be said. Keep your visor clean and fog-free, and maybe get some corrosion protection for your bike.

Welcome btw
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Previous: 2002 Honda CB500 (sold), 2007 Suzuki SV650SK6 (crashed), 2005 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer (sold). Currently bikeless
"A faired bike will get you 10x more clunge than a unfaired one." -Marlboro Matt

[Paxovasa]

Hello and welcome.

Tips for winter riding: Plenty of thin layers is better at keeping the cold at bay than a couple of thick layers. Be gentle with the throttle and the brakes on snow and ice.

If your hands start to get really cold, stop and warm them up. I have be known to warm my hands off the heat of the engine or exhaust.
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[Tenantry13]

Thanks for the welcome and tips. Will be using this info for the cold winter ahead. Was not a nice ride on the way home tonight. More of that to come I guess. Still not going to cave into taking the work van home yet lol.

[Rogerborg]

Yup, hands are the problem. Heated grips or gloves are really the only way to stay warm on a longer trip, but cotton or silk liner gloves help for short trips. Don't neglect your body core though: layering up or wearing a heated vest will actually help to keep your extremities warm, as when your core temperature drops, the circulation to your extremities gets cut off.

It's perhaps not in the CBR idiom, but you can also try handlebar muffs (Ooh, Matron!) or a cheap set of motocross handguards do a surprisingly good job of keeping the worst of the rain and wind chill off of your hands.

On the feet, SealSkinz socks keep water out, although they also keep sweat in. You can waterproof leaky boots by running "Shoe Goo" around the seams.

For re-waterproofing textiles, try NikWax TX Direct Wash In - you can also use it to restore or improve the waterproofing on gloves.

For your bike, I'd recommend ACF-50. It's expensive stuff, but it actually works, and it's cheaper than the parts that it's protecting.

Apart from the obvious hazards of wind, rain, ice and fogging visors, I think the biggest Winter danger is cagers going bike-blind. They just don't expect to see us on the road.

[Clanger]

[pinkyfloyd]

[Paxovasa]

I prefer this model of motorbike

https://www.whizmoandgizmo.com/JerkQuest03/images/Day03/Cow-a-socky.jpg
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[Tenantry13]

Oh gwad!

Spelling has never been a strong point with me, but making a mistake like that here of all places!

Here is some pics of me and my first bike https://yfrog.com/5kq7wpj

And this is one from Sunday with the training school I did my DAS with Total Moto. Was good to catch up with them for a nice ride to GoodWood. https://yfrog.com/4j23vkj

[Paxovasa]

Nice looking bike
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Suzuki GSF600 K3 (in the fastest colour, black).

[pinkyfloyd]

Tidy looking bike. May I point something out tho?....... You need a bigger bike
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[Tenantry13]

[pinkyfloyd]

Didnt see the second pic. Its an improvement but could still do bigger. I've only passed my test about 6 months and already looking for a thou

But then my DAS instructor calls me a hooligan
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[Tenantry13]

[Nai]

Nice bike