MY First Ped

[hbro789]

Yeah this will be my first ped

I'm in the middle of doing my driving lessons but its just to expensive at the moment, also in the middle of moving out so I'm going to put my driving on hold.

To get to work I pay £15 a day to get a train, its only 10 miles away so I would save so much money by getting a ped.

I've always had push bikes and loved them so I think I will enjoy having a bike, i'm 18 so I could get a 125 but I would much rather just get a 50cc for now and see how it goes, let myself get used to it as well as the roads then maybe upgrade. (Will also be cheaper to insure and fuel)

Now its time to ask the question, would moped would you say is cheap on both insurance and fuel and not a expensive bike as I haven't got much due to living with my GF who has a low income.

Please give me any advice possible!

- Hayden
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New To Biking

[pinkyfloyd]

In the long term you'll probably save money. Short term it will cost you a small fortune.

I question your wanting of a 50cc ped. It wont be any cheaper to run than a decent 125. A 125 would be better for keeping up with the traffic. Would give you a little more road presence and more fun to ride.

Short term costs after buying the bike and insuring it would be as follows:

CBT - around £100.
Helmet - between £60 and £300
Riding in all weathers you'll want textiles - £100+ for top and bottoms.
Boots - £50+
Gloves - £30+
Tax - £17.50 (ish)
Locks - £30+ for basic min

Then you have upkeep of the bike.

But in the long run it will work out cheaper.
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Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[hbro789]

[pinkyfloyd]

Great stuff on the gear hand downs. Saves some money.

Personally if your 18 then dont waste time on a ped. Get yourself a geared 125. You'll learn how to ride it on the CBT and you'll know if biking is for you then. Failing that go for one of those Get On course thingys they do.

But a 50cc would be a false economy. You'll be wanting to do your full test and a 125 means you get your full license with a 2 year restriction. Doing the full test on a 50 means you're stuck on the small bike until you retest.

CBT lasts 2 years. Get that done, Get a bike and pass your full test before the CBT runs out. Saves money that way too even keeping the 125.
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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.

[hbro789]

[pinkyfloyd]

There are 3 main bikes to recomend for first 125 that have been covered many many times on this forum.

Honda - CG 125
Suzuki - EN 125
Yamaha - YBR 125

As for riding them. Get to grips with the changing gears, which will eventually come naturally and the only difference between riding one of those little things and riding a 1300cc Hyabusa is an extra gear to play with. Everything else is the same.

The way the CBT normally works is they let you get familiar with the controls of the bike in the off road area they use, if you really struggle then they may put you onto a ped for the remainder of the CBT. But when you know the basics of the gear change you can sit the CBT on the ped and figure out the gears in your own time on your own geared bike.

Another plus point about the above bikes. You'll get a decent model that hasnt been ragged to within an inch of its life, or hasnt been chavved by the pedboi's who know nothing about maintainance and looking after their machine, and then sell it for almost what you paid for it when you pass your test.
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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.

[hbro789]

[pinkyfloyd]

I think peds are spawn of the devil and should be abolished at all costs.

So I'm not best prepared to answer your question but I am sure someone will recomend something.
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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.

[MJSaerox50]

Get an aerox mate, they are fast little bikes , IMO they are THE best looking moped on sale and cheap

[ThoughtContro...]

[TheSmiler]

If your going for a scooter I would go for this one

https://www.warwheels.net/images/acmatap56%20(4).jpg
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[Rogerborg]

Just this week, we had a post from a guy with a ped who's been knocked off twice already by cagers overtaking and cutting in on him.

I cannot imagine anything worse than riding a 50cc 30mph ped in modern traffic, urban or otherwise. You might as well put a bumper on the back of it, and let every White Van Man and Repmobile push you along, because they'll be driving within an inch of your tailpipe and trying constantly to bully past you anyway.

Why we force the highest risk riders only the most vulnerable machines is quite beyond me.
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