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 Posted: 10:16 - 25 Oct 2011  Post subject: This looks beautiful |
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| Posted: 10:47 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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Ah the duke is very pretty also, costs a bomb though!  |
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| Posted: 10:50 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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Seems a crying shame to put L plates on either of them, hint, hint.
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yeah, who am I kidding. I want a bigger bike than my 125....it's too darn slow  |
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| Posted: 12:41 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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Woah! Thanks for the heads up! I Love this place :')[/quote] |
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| Posted: 12:44 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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| danny125cc wrote: | | stinkwheel wrote: | Now go on bike trader and see what £1000 buys you in terms of a bigger bike. |
I don't get your point?  |
That larger bikes provide far more value for money.
The fastest L-legal 125 is still a dog compared to a ~25kW bike, and nothing looks good with L plates on it.
£121.50 to pass theory, Mod 1 and Mod 2 is an absolute steal, and there's no good reason why you can't pass them all within weeks. If you're good enough to ride on L plates, you should be good enough to pass your tests.
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| Posted: 12:53 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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That larger bikes provide far more value for money.
The fastest L-legal 125 is still a dog compared to a ~25kW bike, and nothing looks good with L plates on it.
£121.50 to pass theory, Mod 1 and Mod 2 is an absolute steal, and there's no good reason why you can't pass them all within weeks. If you're good enough to ride on L plates, you should be good enough to pass your tests.[/quote]
I'd love to take my lessons/test and buy a big bike, but there's no way I'm even close to that standard with the amount of experience I have, buying a 125 and getting a load of experience on the road is really what I need, maybe after a few months (: |
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| Posted: 13:46 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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| Nexus Icon wrote: | Tef's gonna do you for plagiarism, Roger. |
It's a synopsis, for those who can't get through the novellas. 
| danny125cc wrote: | I'd love to take my lessons/test and buy a big bike, but there's no way I'm even close to that standard with the amount of experience I have, buying a 125 and getting a load of experience on the road is really what I need, maybe after a few months (: |
You'd be surprised how easy the tests are. A few hours practice of slow speed stuff will see you through mod 1, and mod 2 is just about not nobbing up on the road. If you think you're likely to do that, then I'd question why you think you're ready to ride a 125.
Don't get me wrong, you're actually quite sensible to grab a 125 yourself and get some practice, all I'm suggesting is that you view the 125 as a temporary stepping stone, and go for one that's likely to give you the least hassle and depreciation for the few months you have it.
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| Posted: 14:08 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | You'd be surprised how easy the tests are. A few hours practice of slow speed stuff will see you through mod 1, and mod 2 is just about not nobbing up on the road. If you think you're likely to do that, then I'd question why you think you're ready to ride a 125.
Don't get me wrong, you're actually quite sensible to grab a 125 yourself and get some practice, all I'm suggesting is that you view the 125 as a temporary stepping stone, and go for one that's likely to give you the least hassle and depreciation for the few months you have it.
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Well, I live in a very quiet area, and I plan on riding around the country roads etc just getting the hang of clutch/gears/slow speed manouvers before I go on the road as the only exp. I have on a bike is my CBT. So my plan is to get entirely comfortable on a 125, while saving up for my test/bigger bike, might be an odd plan, but it should work out okay.[/quote] |
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Hmmm one more question if anyone's still here, how do I find out if parts are available for it, Derbi aren't exactly hugely popular are they? I can imagine parts may be hard to find if anything goes wrong, how do I find out? |
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| Posted: 14:34 - 25 Oct 2011 Post subject: |
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Derbi spares are fine, they have popped up a lot more since 2008.
I have 2 local shops that deal with spares, ebay has loads  |
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