Ello all

[Tamsin]

Hey guys

new to the forum and new to bikes (well, the kind with engines anyhow) I passed my car test at 17 and been quite happily motoring for 12 years with no accidents and nicked for speeding once (34mph on a deserted 30mph) dealt with by a speed awareness course. various cars in that time ranging from hot hatches to Morris Minors...

I've been thinking about switching to 2 wheel commute for quite a while now and have started making some steps towards it.

Having never ridden anything, other than a 50cc scooter round the fields, I thought it would be a good idea to do a new riders course to understand the fundamentals of how bikes work. With the mornings course I was doing figure 8s and slaloms considerably better than my coursemate (a 17yr old scooterist who wanted to learn geared bikes)

I've booked in to do my CBT on the same bike I used on the course, a Suzuki gn125 on the 16th.

I'm thinking that I will prob stick to smaller bikes but the plan is to do a year or so's riding on the CBT (i'm looking at CGs) and then do the direct access and then maybe move to something a little bigger but maybe not. I could do an a1 or a2 test but its nice to know that I could ride without restrictions...

[Clutchy]

Do full test, you'll never look back.




On a side note, seems to be more and more female new biker posts which is really good
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Malaguti F12 Phantom-Dead, Suzuki AY50- Dead, NRG power DD LQ, CBR125.
*33 BHP restriction up on 10/12/14* Current bikes/car: SV 650 S/ MKIV GOLF
Guide to pass your test with no lessons!

[Tamsin]

Just cos I'm a girl, dont think I'm gonna be wearing a pink jacket mind you...

I did ride pillion once or twice on My ex's CBR600F until she told me I was such a crap passenger she was never taking me on the bike again

[Pete.]

If you do your direct access for a class A license, your full license will start from when you pass your test. If you do the restricted route and go for the A2 test your A2 license will start when you pas the A2 test but when you qualify for the unrestricted 'A' test and pass it your 'full license' pass date will be reset to the date you passed the 'A' test, as far as some insurance companies are concerned. There have been a couple of threads on here about it recently. What I'm saying is if you are going to end up taking the A test you might as well do direct access now and save losing a couple of years of riding experience off your record.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Tamsin]

The plan is definitely to go direct access.

One of my goals in life is to collect every vehicle license going. Its a truly silly aim, but whats life if we don't do those things we want to? The next one after the bike is going to be the D license (Bus) it'll prob take me another 2 decades and priorities might change, but I am gonna get there!

[Fizzer Thou]

Lots going on along the south-east coast this year Miss Tamsin.So long as you are on a bike you will fit right in with lots of others.
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Just talk bikes.What else is there?

Always have a 'Plan B'

[pinkyfloyd]

Shame you were not closer to Portsmouth. I know a very good school that will get you through DAS, Mine!

You've set yourself a goal. I'll set you one then. A realistic one and an unrealistic but possible one.

Get your DAS done by May Day, get a bike and join us on the May Day ride out to Hastings.

Might not be realistic but its possible.

Failing that. Brighton Burn up in September. See you then.
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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.

[gsmunn]

Good on ya! Even if your thinking of sticking to small bikes, the DAS is great fun, learned a shed load and big bikes are fun =]
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CBT - 10/03/12 | Theory - 13/10/12 | Mod 1 - 12/09/13 | Mod 2 - 18/09/13
Riding: CB750
Gone: YBR125 / XS125

[Rogerborg]

Ahoy there, welcome to the fun.

What's a "new riders course"? The CBT is Compulsory Basic Training, I'd be minded to ORLY? at any training school who tell you that you need pre-CBT training.

Either way, it's great that you enjoyed it, and it just gets better with experience.

Oh, depending on budget and your inside leg, we'd probably recommend either a YBR or a Varadero 125 as a first bike. CGs are simple and rugged, but they're getting long in the tooth and they do not, in actual fact, thrive on abuse.
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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

[Tamsin]

If money was no object then I'd certainly consider doing DAS sooner rather than later but its a huge wodge of cash to find quickly so give it a year, stashing a little away each month and it should be fine.

Brighton Burnout is a no-go for me, I'm going to be working at a festival in Kent at that point

I wouldn't nessecarily object to doing it in Portsmouth, I hail from Wickham originally and commuted to Brighton for 2.5 years but the instructor where I am currently going is a decent bloke and we get on - so better the devil you know eh?

Roger

The new riders course is basicly the first half of the CBT (i.e before you go out on the road) and no-one told me that I should do it but myself. It wasn't expensive and I do suffer from confidence issues and anxiety when it comes to things that I have not done before where there is pressure to perform so I thought that getting some experience in was a good idea rather than having a full blown panic attack on the day of the CBT and effectively wasting my dosh!

[Robster]

[Tamsin]

I do have an RYA level 1 powerboat certificate somewhere that I earned when I was a fair bit younger

[pinkyfloyd]

I had a guy out on CBT not long ago. The only part of his licence he did not have was motorcycles. He was even getting lessons for his commercial helicopter license. He had his private one.
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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.

[Tamsin]

Quick CBT related question btw. When you pass I presume you are given a bit of paper that says so and you need to send it off to the DVLA?

[wr6133]

[ws4936]

[Tamsin]

I'm awful at losing things the V5s for the cars dissapeared about a year ago

[Rogerborg]

[Ed Case]

Welcome Miss Tamsin......Hope you get as many laughs out of this bunch of weirdos as I do........best forum on the 'Net'.

[CG Sam]

[Rogerborg]

Brah, I just see a brother / sister / gender indeterminate biker. So regressive.
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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

[Ed Case]

[Tamsin]

[pinkyfloyd]

[CG Sam]