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 Posted: 00:38 - 03 Feb 2014  Post subject: Newbie :) |
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New to the forum, don't have a bike as yet but I've been a lover of them since I was a kid (I'm 24) just wanted to make some friends and chat bikes  |
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Pip pip.
Do you have a plan? The Get On scheme can sort you with a free taster to see if you enjoy it - and it's a good way to scope out a CBT school to see what the staff are like.
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| Posted: 09:40 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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Hi CherBear - good luck with your CBT when you decide to go for it! |
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| Posted: 10:23 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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Thanks for all the replies guys everyone is older than me! :o I've had years of enjoyment being a pillion and I just love the buzz once I do my CBT I'm looking at getting a Honda CBF 125 not the most glamourous but I like it |
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| Posted: 10:34 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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My feeling on my CBF600 |
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| Posted: 10:54 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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They're nice bikes already have all my Alpinestars gear and a batman helmet  haha |
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| Posted: 10:56 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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| CherBear wrote: | Thanks for all the replies guys everyone is older than me! :o I've had years of enjoyment being a pillion and I just love the buzz once I do my CBT I'm looking at getting a Honda CBF 125 not the most glamourous but I like it |
welcome! i'm only 21, and there's even 16/17 year olds on here so don't fret!
when are you thinking of sitting your CBT?
the CBF is as good a starting point as any 125 (that isn't chinese), but there's been some - and rightly so - flame recently on a brand new one bought by a member on here. my opinion on a 125 is usually to buy something used, as you probably won't stay on a 125 for long. i got a 125 for practicality of transport...and was soon lusting after something else!
if your heart is set on a CBF i'd consider maybe an older model, just something to get you out on the road and gain some experience before ditching the L's (instantly gaining more horsepower)
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| Posted: 11:05 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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Hi Bravo nice to know I'm not the youngest! Lol not sure when I'll sit my CBT I'm looking for a new job (I currently work just down the road from my house) so if it involves transport then I want to save for it I already have a car license (no car) so at least I know the rules of the road lol I'm more worried about the gears xD I like the look of the CBF because it just seems a good bike for a newbie, nice and light and looks simple hehe |
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| Posted: 11:29 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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lucky sod, i wish i didn't have car insurance to worry about but i need my car for work! maybe i'll move across the road from mine!
you're spot on, the CBF is all of that. most 125's are relatively easy to maintain once you know what you're doing, you will soon learn the basics of maintaining a bike, whether it's making sure the chain is adjusted correctly or doing brake pads - it all helps in saving money 
now that you got me thinking, i do miss the simplicity of a 125!
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| Posted: 11:44 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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Welcome and enjoy life on 2 wheels.
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Posted: 13:08 - 03 Feb 2014  Post subject: Re: Newbie :) |
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| CherBear wrote: | I'm 24 [...] I'm looking at getting a Honda CBF 125 |
Why's that then?
At 24, you can go straight on to do a taught course and then sit your DAS/A tests right away.
You'll have to do that anyway sooner or later to get off of a 125, so why not sooner?
125s are harder to ride, harder to see, and L plates get you treated with contempt, not care.
If I were doing it over again, I'd skip the tiddler.
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| Posted: 13:47 - 03 Feb 2014 Post subject: |
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Either way I have to do my CBT first anyway now that the rules have changed so think I'll be happy with my 125 for now |
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