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stirlinggaz |
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stirlinggaz World Chat Champion
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Posted: 23:26 - 02 Oct 2018 Post subject: |
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Hi,
after failing 4 times i'd say its time for a different approach & to NOT get some time on a 125 would be just causing yourself even more stress.
ffs DONT hire 1, thats a seriously expensive way to get some (& it wouldnt be much would it?) experience & confidence.
in fact buying a 125 & looking after it (as in not crashing it ) usually means you wont actually lose any money on it.
125's (half decent ones especially) attract a premium & rarely go down in value, in fact out of all the 125's ive owned,apart from the ones i still have, i have sold all of them on for at LEAST the same as what i paid for them (usually more though)
as an example, 1500 quid buys a half decent 125 (especially in winter), probably had a couple of owners (whos idea of maintenance is fitting fake c/f indicators & some monster stickers) & might need a wee bit of work but you could buy a bigger bike, probably in better condition for exactly same money.
look at it as your deposit on a bigger bike.
19 quid tax, cheap tpf&t insurance & 1500 for a used varadero, nsr, dt or even a cg125, then forget about the test for a while & actually get out & ENJOY riding.
then once youve had 6months of riding in the real world, take another couple of lessons & finish your test.
by next summer you'll be wondering what all the fuss was about.
cheers,
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