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Posted: 10:42 - 17 Apr 2017 Post subject: Re: Soon to be rider - Is a garage mandatory ? |
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Rogerborg wrote: | trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: |
But isn't this effectively what you did? I know you have the BMW but isn't that more of a utility bike than your other two - the Enfield and the Kawasaki? |
Sorry, I missed this. Having a 250 in addition to an 800 is one thing. Getting a license on a 600 then buying a 300 right away seems a little hair-shirt.
It's not a daft thing to do, mind. You might have more smiles per mile on the ickle bike. |
Fwiw, it is sort of what I did. Trained on a CBF600 (ikr, WHOOSH), then bought a '97 cb500. Not much of a step down, granted - but from a 600 il4 (albeit possibly the blandest ever manufactured), to a 500 twin - still plumping for less. Self-flagellation? A bit, yeah. I suppose I could argue that the 500 has a teeny bit more character. It's certainly lighter - and smaller. And I don't think it would be far behind the CBF600 when spiritedly launched, nor through corners, nor even top end straight line (though this is probably because they're both bone naked).
Still on the 500 now, some 50k miles later. Have considered flogging for a Hornet, a VTR, a VFR and most recently an MT07. But the 500 has served me well, seen me through the IAM, a nasty crash that all but destroyed the bike (cosmetically at least), and every "season" I seem to wring more out of it somehow - whether by finding more handling, more revs, or both.
In any case, I seem to have bought into the notion that it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than a big bike slowly - even though I haven't really had the pleasure of the latter. Plus I can keep most of those that come passed me in sight, anyway. /shrug ____________________ "Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."
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VickRides wrote: | To give more detail about anchor, I rent here in the UK, I will be staying at my current place for 6-8 months after which I will move to another place probably - still the same city just a bigger place. I don`t have a garage here , neither more likely will the next place have one |
No so fast tiger. You can rent a garage for about £12 a week from the council.
I suggest you call them first.
Other than that as Rogeborg has mention it is highly unlikely after doint test on 600cc to go back to 300cc.
Not to mention what is the point to do that? 300 are usually lower quality than 600 bikes.
And also you can get used bikes with warranty too.
Get license, than test ride few bikes, than decide which one to get.
Where exactly are you based? I mean the UK is a big country if you are down south there is no an actual winter here. Nevertheless it is better to have a garage to keep the bike dry and to plug the battery charger too. ____________________ Adrian Monk: Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I'm not...
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Posted: 19:41 - 23 Apr 2017 Post subject: |
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So I had my CBT today and I failed ...
The thing that annoys me is that despite having mentioned I never driven in traffic ever, and that I come from a country with opposite roads, I was paired with a CBT rider on his 2nd CBT as he drove a moped and car for 2 years .
I felt all the time as being slow and having to keep up with the dude I would have really liked riding around 20 MPH for a good hour in tighter less traffic heavy streets ... I was doing 30MPH in traffic, following an experience dude while I was still figuring out the bike ...
When the instructor lead the drive, it was much more manageable. I didn`t even get to ride in front at my own pace, as he stopped me one hour into riding in traffic and said I have failed, as he needs me to do more clutch control ... and spend another hour in the parking lot on another day. Why the fuck was I allowed to go in traffic if I needed more parking lot practice?
That said, I have to come in for another hour next week (for free) and complete it then, as I have trouble with clutch control , look down too much and don`t perform U turns well - with which I wholeheartedly agree with so I`m glad for that ... I`ve also suggested I buy half days worth of traffic tuition which was 45quid just to get more comfortable.
While I know I haven`t done any major HOLLY SHIT you almost died mistake ... I`m a bit bummed out by the experience. Not that I have failed as much as the fact that I feel a bit robbed by a rapid start with an experienced partner who I`ve had to keep up with and not concentrate on the rest.
Anyway , rant over , hopefully I`ll get it next week. I just hope I`m not gonna be a shit rider forever. |
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It's training, not a test. Long term, getting more training is to your benefit.
You didn't fail, you just haven't reached the required standard yet.
There's a huge amount to take in, and you did well just getting as far as you did. Plenty of us went back for a 2nd day - you'll find it much easier next time, going back rested and with some time to assimilate what you've learned.
If you want road experience without paying by the hour:
Rogerborg wrote: | Many people[who?] find it useful to ride a pedal-cycle for a while to get used to the sort of observations - and lack of observability - that you'll experience as a biker. |
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I'm willing to accept the bungs are rubbish/of a poor design on my bike, but I believe they were an official option
Depends on your definition of low speed, I've fallen over with the bike twice, once getting it off a paddock stand and another time a loose paving stone sent me over. Had one other low speed (<10 mph drop) where I got lucky it fell onto the exhaust side, but there was surprisingly little damage to the bike (big IL4), and nothing a bung would have saved IMO. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 20 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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