Changed My Mind

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

As anyone who knows me probably knows, I love NSR's, and think they are gorgeous fantastic bikes, and i love them to bits, and think they are fantastic machines.
Or rather i did.

Without any experience changing my mind, something convinced me that i would be far better off getting my full test over with and out of the way. Although the idea of the full test scares me, I'm just holding myself back by not doing it, and restricting my choice of bike.

For some reason, maybe all the advice given by ste, bendy and others, or maybe Danny passing his test, I no longer want an NSR, or indeed a 125. I'm going to get my test out of the way and done with, then i'm going to get myself a 400.

Insurance will probably be more expensive for me, but at least i won't be spending a lot of money on something i'm only going to use for a year. I was going to go for something like a Baby blade, or a GSX400, but this little number caught my eye.

https://www.bikepics.com/pictures/051519/

I mean the bike by the way, not the very nice woman on it.

I thought i'd let this post float around, and see if i can find out whether I'm becoming more sensible or just chopping and changing. I just hope i'm making the right choice.
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[Ian (GPX)]

Yes, get the test over and done with 1st, then make a choice on the next bike. I'd stay down on the cc's a bit, 400cc - 550cc would be ideal if you do the A or A2 test. If you do the A2 test make sure the bike has got a 33BHP kit fitted, if it has not, get one fitted.

Why 400cc - 550cc ? Cos it will be a lot cheaper on the insurance for you until you build up a good NCB (like 2 plus years).

Lots of peps passing the test of late, five people in the last week alone now.

If anyone else has been riding for a long time now on a Provisional Licence, it's about time you did the test ! What are you waiting for ? Why are you reading this ? Get up of your bum and book that test today, or you will never do it !

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

What worries me is that at work I ride a 50cc restricted ped. I get the feeling I'd be very confused swapping from a pizza ped to a 400 and back twice a day.

I love the idea of scrapping those huge white flags that say "I am a second class road user" though, and I look forward to that little bit of extra speed.

Just got to earn it now, and that's the bit that worries me. Let's see if i can keep the string of successes up though eh?
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[Ste]

Don't worry, you'll change your mind again between now and getting a bike. For that reason I can't be bothered to write a reply with more.

[Annabella]

You'll probably keep changing your mind right up until you see the bike you want.

It's always best to keep your options open and see what comes up, that way you're more likely to get a bike you're happy with (and don't have to travel miles to get.... like I did!).

Just keep your eyes open and make note of anything that takes your fancy
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[Bendy]

Why not get the NSR, ride if for a couple of months to get some experience, pass your test, derestrict the NSR (which you can then do legally) and ride it a bit more, until you find another bike you want?

[Danny]

TBH mate, considering the 'difficulties' you had with your CBT I think you would benefit greatly from riding around on a 125 for at least a year.

[Robby]

I'd love to do a standard answer but you... well you are a special case.

First thing is to do your test when you can afford it, whatever. Even if you decide to ride an SR50 afterwards, you want to get the 33bhp restriction ticking away.

Next up for you I would say get a 4 stroke of some kind, somehow i get the idea you and a peaky, revvy 2 stroke could be a recipe for disaster. Or you could run it out of oil.

Something like a CB/CM/CD 200/250 would be suitable, unglamourous, cheap in so many ways, and crashable for you to get some proper road experience (a 38mph ped really doesn't count) and then see. I certainly wouldn't advise you to hop onto an RVF400, and i wouldn't advise anyone to ride any bike with 33 bhp restrictors, they really make it nasty.

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Nasty? I'll take your word at that. I'll just have to reduce the amount of time I keep them in then won't I?

TBH I think going from a pizza ped to doing a test on a 125 to riding around on an RVF is going to scare the hell out of me if I don't take things a little more slowly. The problem is i can only afford to go through this process once, and I certainly can't afford to change bikes if i don't like the one I have.

Basically that's saying if i buy an RVF then i'm stuck with it.
Is that such a bad thing?
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[Danny]

Well after out little MSN conversation Andy, i've got some things for you to consider:

1. If you buy an RVF, you will probably seriously injure yourself/kill yourself, this belief is based on the fact that it took 3 attempts for you to pass your CBT.

2. It WILL most probably take you several attempts to pass your test and will cost you ALOT of money.

3. To help you pass your test you would greatly benefit from riding around on a geared 125 for several months atleast, if you don't do this you'll spend silly amounts on training.

4. You might loose money selling the 125 if you get one to learn on.

5. An RVF will more more expenive to insure than a 125.

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

1. It took 3 attempts for me to pass my CBT because of some reason or other. An interesting fact is as soon as I switched instructors, I passed first time.

2. RVF's are more expensive to insure, but if i can pay monthly, i could probably still afford it.

3. I don't want to spend over a thou on a bike i'm only going to keep for a year, and i don't want to spend under a thou on a tacky heap.

Dude i've been given so much conflicting and disagreeing advice from so many people that i don't know which way is up or down anymore. What i do know is that i can't afford a crappy 125 and then a bigger bike. I'm not that fortunate. The bike i buy is the bike i'm stuck with.

I need to do something about it quickly because all this fuss and confusion is making me question whether i was right to want a bike in the first place. So I'm going to get a bike, and find out. If i'm making mistakes, they're mine to make, and i can't learn from other people's mistakes because i'm not other people.

If you get me .
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[dainesefreak]

What you could do is find a decent dealer and do a deal with them. Have a 125 from them to use to get some practice in up until you pass the test, on the understanding you get a good deal when you trade it back in with them for something bigger. I heard my local Honda dealer doing something similar for new riders on a couple of occasions. At the end of the day they make most money on the sale of a new bike, the second biggest earner is the servicing. So even though you aren't buying new, if you give the impression that they will get all the service work it gives them an incentive. The best thing a dealer can get is a for life customer.

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

[andrew]

Sorry, i know its not very nice but i have to do it.

Hahahahahahahaha ROFL @ U for needing 3 tries to pass a CBT

Made my day that has

Id definatley say get a 125 before you go out, buy and then destroy an RVF.

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Have you not read about that kid who took 8 attempts mate? common thing apparently. Like i say, as soon as i switched instructors, i passed. Must have been the instructors

I went on to do a 4 hour road course and get myself a job riding horrible little scooters for a living.
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[andrew]

I didnt think it was possible to 'fail' a CBT seeing as its only training rather than a test. You must have been doing something wrong or been unsafe to fail it, blaming your instructor is a bit slack.

What do you do for a living?

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

I deliver pizzas on a crappy 50cc restricted ped.

My problem throughout all the cbt's was clutch control, so i don't know what the instructors were doing wrong. Actually i do. When i started falling behind the left me and concentrated on the other students.

As soon as i switched instructors though, the CBT seemed as easy as it should have been first time.
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[Bendy]

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Okay, the NSR it is. For now, and I will be riding it with the express intention of getting rid of it and buying an RVF.

At least I end up with a nice NSR for a while .

It seems I shouldn't rush things, so I won't. but i DO want that RVF . Danny's NSR it is.
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[Bendy]

Good.

You've got your whole life to have different bikes. There's no point in rushing it.

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

I'll just do a "luke" later on and go from an NSR to a Honda 400 . I agree with ppl especially danny, in that i do need practice before my test. I guess i just got too excited at the prospect of an RVF, and a little annoyed that everybody came down on me like a tonne of proverbial.

There's always next year to get one isn't there? .
I DO need to get my test done though, because i know the way to a few places that i can only get to by motorway because i don't know the way by back roads, and i want to get rid of those hideous white flags, but for some reason I've calmed down now, am open to reason, and agree with you.

That is that for a while, and I'm glad of it.
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[carvell]

Also, a young rider with no no-claims trying to insure a 1996 Honda 400 the day they pass the test?

The premiums will be sky high, potter around on a 125 for a year at least I'd say, to build up the no-claims (assuming you don't crash..)
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[JimboJ]

You want a suzuki goose, 33bhp standard look good for ten year old bike parts arent cheap. Oh and i have one for sale
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