125 people - how old are you all?

[Blink]

I'm early 19 yet i feel too old to be buying a 125?

Is this just me or what.

Thanks
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[Method]

i know 20 - 21 year olds who ride 125's...

i took my full test at 17, does that mean im too young to ride a 33bhp 500cc ?
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[DynaMight]

I got it at 17 and got ride at 18, Best thing I ever did. It's a good place to start though, You'll learn alot (if you havent rode much before)
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[Method]

[Blink]

I'd love to have a 33bhp 500.

I took my motorcycle theory test when i was 17, passed my car driving test within 3 months of starting then kinda delayed taking the practical as i went and splashed my cash on a car.

What the hell was i thinking?

Luckily i have a few months before my theory expires!

Test here i come
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[Method]

Go for it mate! its the best feeling ever!
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[mchaggis]

20, 21 in June, and you know my plight atm. 4t 125 slowness. It sounds better than a tinny 2t of course though.

With any luck, I'll be doing DAS this summer and moving up with all haste, though I'm not going to sell my 125 in a hurry. (It uses no petrol, is unbreakable, and won't be worth a lot anyway.)
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[Blink]

I first learn how to ride at 15, got a 50cc geared bike at 16, 125cc at 17. Sold it at 18.
Then bought 2 Saxo VTRs.

I'm fairly competant with driving / riding. Had a 125 cc before, just was a DT125R (derestricted).
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[tokarev]

im 19 and i ride a 125. Im going to have it untill summer '06.
Your not too old. Whats the rush?

[Flip]

CC has f*ck all to do with your age. It's about what you are comfortable riding. If you think to can handle more then do DAS. If not, 125 until your more confident.

[Method]

one of the reasons i moved up to a 500 so fast was the fact that the nsr i had, was so damn small for me lol the GS is a lot more easy on the old back
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[Blink]

I can't do the Direct Access until i'm 21 though.

It's not the fact i can't handle more power, i'm not so confident i could pass my test (heard it's hard) after a year without touching a bike (- 2 weeks on holiday in summer - 250 Yammy trailie was good wheelie madness fun)

My plan is:

Buy an RS125, take 2 weeks after i've got it so i can brush up on a few things.

Then perhaps go for a 400 later this year.
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[Flip]

Do what feels comfortable to you.

Besides your seems alright.

[Flip]

Do what feels comfortable to you.

Besides your plan seems alright.

[cagiva gezzer]

22 soon and on a 125. I'm happy.
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[Rift.]

I started on a 50CC ped now im 18 and have moved onto a 125.

I wouldn't like to move on to bigger bike as i will probably crash and regret spending alot of dosh on a bigger bike + insurance, then pay more.

Whereas my dt can take crashes and have cheap parts.
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[daz|n00by]

i had a 250 when iwas 17 was allowed then so inever took a test now i,m 39 and bought 4 125,s i dont see a problem with having a 125 its a bike and as long as its used in the biker spirit thats all that matters.



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[ginguar]

I am 24 and ride a 125. Didn't really think about my age when I got it more about what I would be comfortable with. I think if I had bought a bigger bike I would have proabably come to harm by now.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Still got some 125s, and I am 36.

Nice thing about them is that you can thrash the absolute nuts off them without actually going too fast.

All the best

Keith
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[fuzz]

I'm 25 and riding 125. Just beginning my DAS training after about a year of riding.
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[stinkwheel]

I am 27 and recently bought a 100cc bike. I ride this from choice on occasion, they are fun

Just like I used to ride a 1968 honda pedal and go moped in Edinburgh, despite having a GPZ500s parked down the road.
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[The Tot]

I'm 17 (18 come St Paddy's day) and i'm loving every minute on my XR. 125's are fun tools but once you've run out of ponies, fun's over.
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[JonB]

I'm 16 and i'm already the owner of a 600cc.

I'm missing out the 125 stage, well I am using 125 at training and test centre if that counts at 17.
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[The#Doctor#]

had a 125 when i was 17 had it for a year now on a cbr600