Hi all, another newbie here

[Miguel72]

Have been lurking for some time but thought i had better say hi.

No bike at present, in fact still to take the CBT. Been a cage driver for 21 years but have recently felt the urge to try out 2 wheels.

Hoping to take CBT in the next couple of months and obviously go on from there. Never ridden a geared Bike although i am fine on a cycle so am assuming my balance will hold out

Anyway look forward to participating on the forum.

Cheers

[Nai]

hello and welcome and stuff. Any thoughts on what sort of bike you want to be seen on ?

[Miguel72]

Street Triple!!!

20secs and then dead i reckon

My good ole Dad thinks do DAS straight away but for my own safety i am thinking stick to a 125 to build up some skill 1st of all.

I will ponder further once i have done CBT as i genuinely have no idea on how i will take to riding. I may be totally crap or a riding god! Who knows.

[neil.]

As to whether you want to do DAS and go straight into big bike land, or stick with a 125 for a while and slowly work up to A2 to build confidence and all, it is completely YOUR choice. I wouldn't let anyone else influence you on it as only you really know your limits, but IMO, it is worth reading into the insight of others who have gone in both directions. As for me, I did A2 (even though I could have done DAS) for a few reasons:

I felt completely in tune with my 125 and really wanted to take the test without the additional stress of learning the feel of a completely different machine.

A2 training was cheaper and short (lasted 2 days) and optional!

I knew I'd be sticking with the 125 pretty much forever because all I needed was a the cheapest possible commuter tool (money was tight, had a family to support, needed a way to do a 30 mile commute as cheaply as possible).

I wasn't interested in bigger bikes, more speed etc.

It's a case of asking yourself if you have the want to do DAS and are desperate to get a big bike with no restriction on power as quickly as possible, or do you want to build things up more slowly and don't mind a 2 year 33bhp restriction? All depends on you. Don't feel bad if other people disagree with your choice, it won't affect them anyway.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

[Miguel72]

Cheers neil, that all sounds like excellent advice.

[Jodie]

Hi Horza, new here too.
I was in the same position this time last year, never rode a geared bike in my life, took CBT in August then bought a 125.
Now having got used to my bike I am taking the A2 in August as I feel comfortable on it.
Totally agree with what Neil says and it saved me about £300 quid too.
Good luck

[Bubbs]

I went the 125 route for 8 months then put in for my test. I'm glad I did it that way round because I don't think i'd have gotten away with some of the stupid things that I'd done on my 125, than if I was on a 600+ machine.

The great thing about 125s are that if you get a well known bike that's trusted then you will get your money back. I paid £750 for mine and sold it after 8-9 months having put 4,000 miles on it for £800.00. I could have probably gotten more for it than that but I was happy with £800.

I've got a mate who went straight for DAS and still only rides a 125 because he doesn't trust himself on a 600 yet. So if you go for DAS then it's a nice way to get the hurdles out the way quickly then progress at your own pace. Depends how much patience and time your willing to give yourself buy resisting the urge to by an R6/GSXR/ZX6R and all the rest of the hooligan machines if you do pass.

Personally if I'd passed right away i'd have said balls to the 125 and grabbed the first 600 i could find. But I have no patience.

Word of wisdom though: Don't get a chinese imitation.
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Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

[WD Forte]

Hi Horza from another newbie
Some good advice here and i think your wise to stick with a 125 for
a while.
you cant buy experience and knocking about on a lightweight 125
in all weathers will give you that.
My son did the same and had a yamaha twist and go scooter then geared MZ 125 prior to doing the full monty then got a 500 Honda

I know and have heard of folk who went in with nothing on Monday and came out on Friday with a full license then jumped on a shiny new crotch rocket
They didnt last long
Ridng a bike is a skill and like any other skill must be studied, practised and developed

here endeth the lesson

have fun

[Miguel72]

Cheers all, sounds like 125 is the way to go to build experience.