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-Elliot- Renault 5 Driver
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Posted: 19:11 - 20 Sep 2017 Post subject: New bike and hopefully a new rider!! |
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Hi all,
I'm 25 and recently completed my CBT and Motorcycle theory, have plans for lessons and then taking the A license test.
Have bought myself a 10 year old Kawasaki ER-5, heard they're a good forgiving first bike. Wanted it to be something sensible and a good commuter.
I was a member on here about 10 years ago when I was looking for a scooter, so its good to be back!
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Tracer1234 |
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Posted: 00:24 - 21 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Welcome back. Sounds like a good plan you have, and a sensible bike to start out with. What / who's bike is that in the background?
____________________ Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15 |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Posted: 08:38 - 21 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Er, why did you buy a bike before you're licensed up? Presumably it's sitting around uninsured and SORNed, depreciating away?
Certainly sensible, but you may find it a bit of a step down from your 600cc+ training /test bike.
Not a crazy choice, I'm just curious about why you put the cart before the horse. ____________________ 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 |
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Monkeywrenche... Nearly there...
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-Elliot- Renault 5 Driver
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Posted: 23:36 - 22 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Posted: 07:16 - 23 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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-Elliot- wrote: | I think its a nice old machine for me to learn on alingside my lessons at the riding school. I have access to a large car park which remains empty during the days. |
Road Traffic Act applies to any place you or any-one else can gain unimpeded access. Tax, MOT, Insurance & licence are required; + not merely 'access' but land-owners permission to use land.... and how do you get bike to a car-park?
Also, local plod are probably more likely to track you down and try and get a collar for you riding around a a few hundred square feet of car-park, than a few miles of random streets.. they don't have to hunt so hard! So expect challenge and expect to be treated as a low life bike nicking joy-riding chav until proven innocent. They dont get'em very often, so when it seems they have one just served on a silver platter, they will get all exited about it.. especially if you look more than 18 so social workers wont stop the beak putting on the black cap!!
There's then small matter that going it alone, unsupervised practice, means you don't have any-one on hand if you drop it, like you do when doing lessons... and if you are in a secluded compound you hope not to be disturbed, then not so likely any-one will come along to help... even if not that bad, believe me, trying to load a bent lightweight bike onto a trailer isn't the most fun when you are a bit bruised.. trying to shove a heavier one along the pavement even less!
This bit of the plan IS one I would suggest isn't maybe the best.
Elsewise, its a sensible starter bike, and other than having it before licence to ride it, likely ramping excitement and pressure to pass.. not a lot can be said... you made your bed and got on with it, which is a lot more than most asking newb q's... so not a lot to add really... just get on with it!
Have fun! ____________________ My Webby'Tef's-tQ, loads of stuff about my bikes, my Land-Rovers, and the stuff I do with them!
Current Bikes:'Honda VF1000F' ;'CB750F2N' ;'CB125TD ( 6 3 of em!)'; 'Montesa Cota 248'. Learner FAQ's:= 'U want to Ride a Motorbike! Where Do U start?' |
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Posted: 07:46 - 23 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Teflon-Mike wrote: | Road Traffic Act applies to any place you or any-one else can gain unimpeded access. |
Parts of it do.
Teflon-Mike wrote: | Tax, MOT, Insurance & licence are required; |
VED, MOT and licence are required on a road.
Insurance is required in any public place.
A car park is likely to be the latter, but not the former, except for any parts that form a route between two public roads where the case law gets muddied.
Otherwise, I agree in principle that it would be a damn silly thing to win RTA Offence Bingo for the sake of riding an ER-5. ____________________ 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 |
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turningCircle Renault 5 Driver
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Posted: 08:24 - 24 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Fair point. Interest can wane. OP could have buyer's regrets before he even gets to ride it legally. ____________________ 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 |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 213 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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