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Sam_s
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PostPosted: 03:55 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: not sure what to get Reply with quote
Hello all im 16 on november 21st and i want to go for my cbt
should i get a moped or pitbike
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 08:31 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
45kph on modern UK roads? Pushbike.

If you must go motorised, I'd lean towards a twist-and-go. It'll make better use of the tiny amount of power available.

Something that you might consider is actually doing tests on it, just to get the clock running on your 2 year "new driver" probationary period. AM is a license category like any other.
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wr6133
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PostPosted: 09:16 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheapest 2nd hand ped you can find that has almost a years MOT. Run it in to the ground and then just before 17 and the MOT runs out sell it to the next sucker and get a 125 bike.
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Nash GT
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PostPosted: 10:02 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
wr6133 wrote:
Cheapest 2nd hand ped you can find that has almost a years MOT. Run it in to the ground and then just before 17 and the MOT runs out sell it to the next sucker and get a 125 bike.


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Wednesday Biker
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PostPosted: 10:06 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Get a Kymco scooter off ebay.
Seen them for about £300.
You want a half decent one that will last a year and have a years mot on it.
Seen them with 14k on the clock so they aren't as bad as some of these ones that pack in after 1000 miles like my friend bought for work.
Then shove it back on ebay next year and buy a 125.
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Andy_Pagin
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PostPosted: 13:15 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
^^ Sums it up nicely. You'll only keep it a year, so don't waste too much money on it, and PLEASE don't throw more money down the drain trying to 'de-restrict' it. Save the cash for your first 125.
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Sam_s
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PostPosted: 15:25 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Andy_Pagin wrote:
^^ Sums it up nicely. You'll only keep it a year, so don't waste too much money on it, and PLEASE don't throw more money down the drain trying to 'de-restrict' it. Save the cash for your first 125.


yeh this is true im going to try and buy the cheapest one i can i been offered one for £300 too
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notbike
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PostPosted: 15:27 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Strap old used chainsaw to bicycle

Pic related

cheap as chips

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Andy_Pagin
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PostPosted: 16:47 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Meef wrote:
Strap old used chainsaw to bicycle

Welcome to the mad-house Laughing
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Sam_s
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PostPosted: 17:58 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="Meef"]Strap old used chainsaw to bicycle

ah yes i dont think its road legal tho
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merquis00
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PostPosted: 18:48 - 24 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sam_s wrote:


ah yes i dont think its road legal tho


better than most Chinese 50's though Thumbs Up
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Sam_s
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PostPosted: 01:50 - 25 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
merquis00 wrote:
Sam_s wrote:


ah yes i dont think its road legal tho


better than most Chinese 50's though Thumbs Up


true but i just want a bit of transport where im not cycling everywhere as i used to cycle 250-300miles a week and do a bit of off-roading on my pedalbike few near death experiences on it but it dont bother me i love bikes
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 08:25 - 25 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah, good, that'll have set you up well for the motorised version.

Even with lights and an engine, nobody sees you, and if they do, they'll still treat you as a lesser lifeform. You'll have to choose between riding in the gutter, or holding everyone up.

Well, unless you get a 2-stroke and successfully de-restrict it. In which case you are riding otherwise than in accordance with your license (3-6 points) and (probably) using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks (6-8 points). And you'll still be holding most people up.

Sorry to piss on your chips, and it is of course the prerogative of youth to show us duffers how wrong we are. Wink
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Sam_s
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PostPosted: 11:32 - 25 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
haha well i know the ped i been offered does about 40-50 and i got offered a Kawasaki classic 750 off a family member soo thats mine
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Rogerborg
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PostPosted: 12:17 - 25 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sam_s wrote:
haha well i know the ped i been offered does about 40-50

Then it's not a moped and you can't ride it legally.

I'm not saying you shouldn't, just inform yourself about the relative risks on the road versus at the roadside. Police

South Wales, you'll probably be all right though. Wink
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Andy_Pagin
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PostPosted: 12:52 - 25 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sam_s wrote:
haha well i know the ped i been offered does about 40-50


As Rodger said, you can't ride it legally, get stopped by a plod whose having a really bad day and there's a ton of stuff he can do you for. You could well end up having the bike confiscated and crushed because unless the DVLA have been informed that it's been converted into a motorcycle, and it has a motorcycle MOT then it's not road legal whoever rides it.

Also, remember that the build requirements for a moped are a lot lower than for a motorcycle, so a de-restricted moped will almost certainly have inadequate brakes, tyres and suspension.
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Sam_s
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 25 Oct 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Andy_Pagin wrote:
Sam_s wrote:
haha well i know the ped i been offered does about 40-50


As Rodger said, you can't ride it legally, get stopped by a plod whose having a really bad day and there's a ton of stuff he can do you for. You could well end up having the bike confiscated and crushed because unless the DVLA have been informed that it's been converted into a motorcycle, and it has a motorcycle MOT then it's not road legal whoever rides it.

Also, remember that the build requirements for a moped are a lot lower than for a motorcycle, so a de-restricted moped will almost certainly have inadequate brakes, tyres and suspension.


ah well plus south wales Razz not many officers around here they seem to have more time in the towns i see alot by greggs in bargoed
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