First Big Bike update

[sheriffjonny]

Just got home from collecting my new bike. Had to ride through central London and then on the A2 in the pissing rain. Biggest bike i've ever been on and first time doing any distance on the motorway(major A road).

Big bikes rock, but think I'm gonna miss my little cbf, it has so much character and is also more comfy
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Current bike........'09 Honda CBF 125, seeking new big bike............New bike found '01 Honda VFR 800

[ScaredyCat]

Pics or you ride a scooter!


Andy
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Honda CBF125 ➝ NC700X
Honda CBF125 ↳ Speed Triple

[MCW]

Congrats, but you need to update your signature. What did you get?

[sheriffjonny]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Nicely.

*You'll adopt to the new position. It's not like you've got a Bimota superbike.



*Or you'll have wrist, neck and back ache.

[sheriffjonny]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Could be a number of things.
You could simply be unfit. Daft as it sounds it does help matters if you have muscles..even under flab.
Maybe you're trying to ride it with straight(ish) arms..kind of holding yourself up using the bars.
Or..you're riding tense. You tell yourself to relax yet 10mins later the ache is there.

From what I see, most *sportsbike riders, also a goodly amount of commuter type bikes are ridden using poor body positioning.

*Admittedly through town, but have seen some bizarre riding styles on the open roads.

[recman]

[sheriffjonny]

[BigJoe78]

Excellent choice
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2013 ZX6R 636

[ocatoro]

still no pics
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CBT - 17/09/12 * Theory - 23/10/12 * Mod1 - 05/03/13 * Mod2 - 25/03/13 * BOSH!
Current - None but shed project H100 (first bike )
Past - ER5, '93 ZZR600, '92 CB400 SF, ZZR600 (again), yellow Monster 620, Blackbird - black Monster 620ie - '96 ZZR600

[sheriffjonny]

https://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag30/sheriffjonny/20121009_114623_zpsc68542a0.jpg
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Current bike........'09 Honda CBF 125, seeking new big bike............New bike found '01 Honda VFR 800

[sheriffjonny]

That didn't work properly. I'm useless at posting pics
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Current bike........'09 Honda CBF 125, seeking new big bike............New bike found '01 Honda VFR 800

[Rogue_Shadow]

[sheriffjonny]

[recman]

[sheriffjonny]

70mph
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Current bike........'09 Honda CBF 125, seeking new big bike............New bike found '01 Honda VFR 800

[recman]

[Rogue_Shadow]

love the colour
Congrats

[sheriffjonny]

[ocatoro]

[Rogerborg]

<Adenoids>Actually, yellow bikes are the only colour that's more likely to be involved in a crash</Adenoids>.

Want, by the way, that looks well tidy.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[ocatoro]

[recman]

No, Roger has actually had his adenoids removed.

[Rogerborg]