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Pclay L Plate Warrior
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Posted: 12:00 - 01 Nov 2018 Post subject: Back to the Motorbike; I've made a mistake |
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Hi
First post here, and it great to find a UK based motorcycling forum.
I am male, aged 40, and I used to ride a motorcycle for about 3 years when I was 19-23. Back in the day, I did my CBT, then my test, and after 2 years my license was automatically upgraded from restricted to a full cat A.
I had only ever ridden a Honda CG125, a Honda H100 and a Suzuki GP100.
About 6 weeks ago, I was speaking to someone at work about how I would love a motorcycle again. I was reminded that we never get any younger, and with that, I went out and purchased a 2015 Honda CBF125. I think this is where I made my mistake.
Within about 3 miles of riding the CBF125, I realised that you never forget how to ride a bike. I think my mistake was not going for a bigger capacity bike, somewhere in the 500-650cc range.
I have now done 200 miles on the CBF125 and I am looking to upgrade to a Kawasaki er6-n, or perhaps an older Yamaha Fazer or even a Honda CB500f.
At my age, I would like to think that I don't want to do 100mph everywhere I go and that I have some self preservation in me. Therefore I feell that going to a 650cc will be the right step. Is this a wise choice?
I am not too fused about test rides, I would be happy to get a bike just from sitting on it. I would buy 2nd hand from a trader rather than a private sale (warranty and all that).
And, what do I do with my CBF125 (2015 with 5000 miles on the clock)? Should I part exchange it and take a couple of hundred quid loss, or try to sell it privately. I reckon I can get £1350 for it privately (I paid £1500).
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Posted: 15:29 - 01 Nov 2018 Post subject: Re: Back to the Motorbike; I've made a mistake |
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Pretty much any modern-ish 500cc - 600cc will happily sit at 100, but you don't need to do so, it is under your control.
Likewise, if you fancy a 1000cc you don't have to take it to it's top speed, however it may feel a bit boring or a bit of a waste having 1000cc just for an afternoon potter round country lanes.
If at any point, getting onto a bigger bike, most training schools will happily charge a small fee to follow you around for a bit chatting in your ear as to how you could have done something smoother and simply check that your riding is of a safe standard.
There's a lot of bikes in the 500-600cc range to give lots of choice from the good all round Hornet and Fazer through to more adventure bikes such as the V-Strom, sports bikes like the ZX6R or R6, or if you fancy it, the Royal Enfield range
On this forum we're a bit skeptical of the dealer warranty on used bikes as we've had a number of members find it's worth not a lot, it's usually possible to find a member local to you happy to come along and look at bikes with you and double check the condition it's in, just ask.
with regards selling yours, you'll manage it privately, get an advert made up with photos and details etc, pop in your local bike garage (one that only does repairs) and get it up on the notice board, likewise local training school, it's a 125cc, there's always someone looking for one. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
They're also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Focus-Rider-Training/196832923734251 |
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