Always wandered...

[Barker-CBR 600]

What do people class as New Bikers these days?

Is it an age thing? Anyone born after the rock era ? or is it considered a 'how long you had the license thing'?

Notice alot of oldies come on this part of the forum to give advice and rightly so ... but at what point do people consider themselves no longer new?

Just... wandering.
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[0ddball]

I class it as someone who has less than about a years experience on a bike.

But if you're talking about it in the context of this part of the forum, i see it being for people who are anywhere between the never having even sat on a bike stage through to someone who has been riding a couple of months and is getting the hang of it but still making a few mistakes.

[alone]

For me, it's the miles you've covered..

I've seen a lot of bikers who're just fancy sunday riders, who'll maybe do 2,000 miles a year, if that.. and that's only in very good weather. and they'll be telling me all sorts about biking and how to ride etc.
Then you have the flip, where someone like me (and I consider myself still new) has cover probably over 35,000 miles in 3yrs. 25,000 of which have been in the last 12 months. Now I don't consider that a lot, at all. But when you compare it to someone who rides every third Sunday, I think I have a lot more rider know-how than they do.

Taking it further, there's my dad, who's been riding since he was 16 or 17, has only spent 3yrs since then (and he's 51, 52 atm) without a bike.. and even he says he's still learning.

Where do you cut off? Cus everyone is still learning to ride, therefore everyone is still 'new', in a sense. I guess for me it's just when you feel comfortable riding anything in any conditions. I'd be more than happy to take anything from the 50cc scooter, to the 1150GS Adventure out in the worst conditions (even if I can barely touch the floor on the GS)..
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[colin1]

I've ridden bikes for 2 years, but mostly just commuting, so I'm not that experienced at going fast on weekend rides.

I think the new bikers section is more about threads asking about how to pass the test, tips on riding etc

Someone could have been on a cbt for years but post in new bikers asking about how to pass the full test.

I think new peoples opinions on biking are just as valid as people who have been doing it for ages.

If someone thinks they know better, they can explain why, rather than just say they know better because they have been riding longer.

Id have no problem listening to someone who rides less than me telling me how to ride or what they think about bikes. They might have a few useful ideas.

Anyone who thinks they know everything there is to know about bikes has stopped learning anything new a long time ago.

[getshawty]

iv ridden my bike nearly every day since i passed my cbt 6 or 7 months ago , in the snow (scary) ,fog, ice, rain and occasional sun and i deffinatly think im a new rider still.

[Twickle]

I've ridden for 7 years but not as often as I would like due to family and pet obligations. Because of that, every spring when I get on the bike I consider myself a newbie still.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

"new" are the people that are just taking their test and up to the 6 months after that. After that period of time they tend to stop posting in here so much and populate the other parts of the forum.

As for me, well i'm just here to help people.
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