|
|
| Author |
Message |
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma : 
|
 Posted: 23:44 - 22 Aug 2011  Post subject: Almost 16 :-) |
 |
|
I'm 16 next week and I'm really looking forward to my first bike 
I would just like a little advice on what I should go for, because im only 16 this does limit me to a 50cc but isn't 50cc better than a 0cc? LOL
I do plan on doing my full bike thing within time but going from a push bike to my first motor vehicle is quite exciting and I plan on enjoying it as much as possible.
I've got around £750 to spend but that also includes my CBT, helmet and clothing gear.
Any advice would be really great!
____________________
dfffff |
|
| Back to top |
  |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| WannaBeDude |
This post is not being displayed .
|
WannaBeDude
World Chat Champion
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Karma :  
|
| Posted: 23:49 - 22 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
Is your last name hawkes ?   
____________________
Jogging on, destination living. |
|
| Back to top |
 |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
| Posted: 23:50 - 22 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
Nope :s lol
____________________
dfffff |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| WannaBeDude |
This post is not being displayed .
|
WannaBeDude
World Chat Champion
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Karma :
|
| Posted: 23:51 - 22 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
Ok, your dads last name must be 
____________________
Jogging on, destination living. |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| WannaBeDude |
This post is not being displayed .
|
WannaBeDude
World Chat Champion
Joined: 05 Jul 2011
Karma :
|
| Posted: 00:00 - 23 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| Rogerborg |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Rogerborg
nimbA
Joined: 26 Oct 2010
Karma :  
|
Posted: 00:09 - 23 Aug 2011  Post subject: |
|
|
£750 will cover CBT, protective gear, security and insurance. So you're going to have to steal the bike, but in all honestly, nicking a 50cc is doing the owner a favour.
____________________
Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| grantp |
This post is not being displayed .
|
grantp
Renault 5 Driver
Joined: 21 Oct 2010
Karma : 
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| grantp |
This post is not being displayed .
|
grantp
Renault 5 Driver
Joined: 21 Oct 2010
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
| Posted: 00:25 - 23 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
I was really tempted to also wait for a 125 but hey, i can legally ride a ped so im going to make the most of it A year will soon fly by. ( I hope anyway)
____________________
dfffff |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| chesney-93 |
This post is not being displayed .
|
chesney-93
L Plate Warrior
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| Germ |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Germ
Trackday Trickster
Joined: 13 Aug 2011
Karma : 
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| ThoughtContro... |
This post is not being displayed .
|
ThoughtContro...
World Chat Champion
Joined: 14 Aug 2008
Karma : 
|
| Posted: 07:26 - 23 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
| grantp wrote: | Don't listen to the idiots on here that take the p1ss about you having a 50cc, we all have to start somewhere!! |
Ditto, and I'm a boring twat in my 40s.
Your CBT might cost anywhere from £100-130. You can get away with a cheap lid at about £40-50, tho the well paid whingers and brand tarts on here will scream big time. Fuck em Just make sure the lid fits well and shows the EC2205 mark.
A good cheap jacket is about £50-55 (Spada 940 does the job great). Gloves maybe £20 at least at Aldi/Lidl or even ebay, they're cheap and better than nowt, and will do until you've got the money for fancy gear.
Pants? jeans will have to do for now, just don't wear trackie bottoms. Boots? Army boots, safety boots, rigger boots, Docs, I've worn a variety of the above. As long as they're not trainers or the like and protect your ankles they'll do for now.
| Germ wrote: | If you buy a ped for £295 you should really take someone who knows a few things about bikes and mechanical stuff to look it over for you.
Check those chassis and engine numbers against the V5,probably get an HPI check too.....if it's nicked or money is owed on hire purchase you'll have the bike siezed. |
^^^ This ^^^
Take someone alot older with you who knows about bikes to check any bike over. Don't believe any seller BS about how fast it goes etc. If it looks even the slightest suspicious, nicked/ringed, the seller looks dodgy, pikey or the bike underneath the plastic crap looks remotely like an uncared for nail, then walk away. Another bike for sale will be along in 5 minutes.
____________________
Prize cunt
--
"In a world of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - George Orwell |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| Nexus Icon |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Nexus Icon
World Chat Champion
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
Karma : 
|
| Posted: 08:23 - 23 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| Andy_Pagin |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Andy_Pagin
World Chat Champion
Joined: 08 Nov 2010
Karma :
|
| Posted: 12:31 - 23 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
| ThoughtControl wrote: | | grantp wrote: | Don't listen to the idiots on here that take the p1ss about you having a 50cc, we all have to start somewhere!! |
Ditto, and I'm a boring twat in my 40s.
Your CBT might cost anywhere from £100-130. You can get away with a cheap lid at about £40-50, tho the well paid whingers and brand tarts on here will scream big time. Fuck em Just make sure the lid fits well and shows the EC2205 mark.
A good cheap jacket is about £50-55 (Spada 940 does the job great). Gloves maybe £20 at least at Aldi/Lidl or even ebay, they're cheap and better than nowt, and will do until you've got the money for fancy gear.
Pants? jeans will have to do for now, just don't wear trackie bottoms. Boots? Army boots, safety boots, rigger boots, Docs, I've worn a variety of the above. As long as they're not trainers or the like and protect your ankles they'll do for now.
| Germ wrote: | If you buy a ped for £295 you should really take someone who knows a few things about bikes and mechanical stuff to look it over for you.
Check those chassis and engine numbers against the V5,probably get an HPI check too.....if it's nicked or money is owed on hire purchase you'll have the bike siezed. |
^^^ This ^^^
Take someone alot older with you who knows about bikes to check any bike over. Don't believe any seller BS about how fast it goes etc. If it looks even the slightest suspicious, nicked/ringed, the seller looks dodgy, pikey or the bike underneath the plastic crap looks remotely like an uncared for nail, then walk away. Another bike for sale will be along in 5 minutes. |
As a fellow forthysomething boring twat I ditto all the above. Gear doesn't have to be expensive.
Unfortunately cheap 'peds tend to have been thrashed/crashed to death by dozens of 16y/olds who haven't got a clue how to ride, its really important to take someone who knows what they're looking at.
Don't touch anything thats being "sold on behalf of my mate", "V5 missing", etc. If it's nicked and your caught with it you'll lose the bike, get no money back, and if plod suspects you knew it was nicked when you bought it you could end up facing charges yourself.
Before I got my 125 scooter I looked at literally dozens of Gumtree ads that were blindingly obviously stolen bikes.
An offer to exchange cash for a bike you want at a car-park or suchlike should be responded to with a polite but firm "fuck off"
____________________
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer |
|
| Back to top |
 |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| N cee thirty |
This post is not being displayed because the poster is banned. Unhide this post / all posts.
|
N cee thirty
Banned
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
Karma : 
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| Nexus Icon |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Nexus Icon
World Chat Champion
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| Paulington |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Paulington
World Chat Champion
Joined: 11 Mar 2009
Karma :
|
| Posted: 15:25 - 23 Aug 2011 Post subject: |
|
|
As far as I can see that's a bloody tight budget matey.
CBT: £130-£160 depending on the school, you will have to use their bike, obviously.
Gear: £50-£100 for a helmet. £35 for gloves. £50-£100 for a decent jacket. £50-£100 for decent boots. This is just the "must haves".
Licence application: £55 (For your provisional, if you do not have it already).
That's around £400 before you've even got the bike my friend. I know your step-father said he'd pay for your first year of insurance which is bloody good because that will be around £250 depending on your postcode and what motorcycle you buy etc.
If I were you, I would save up until you have about £2000 (easily done in a year), then when you are 17 either get a nice 125cc and all the above or use the above to pass your test (the better way) and get a nice £1000 500cc/600cc (restricted) motorcycle and that way you're more open to the motorcycling world!
I wish you the best of luck! !
____________________
"Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul."
Current Vehicles: '89 Kawasaki KDX200, '99 Yamaha XV535, '00 Honda ST1100 Pan-European, '08 Suzuki GSX-R1000, '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GS4 2.0 TDCi, '15 BMW 1 Series 116d Sport Turbo.
CBT: 27/08/08. Theory: 04/09/09. Module 1: 16/09/09. Module 2: 01/10/09. |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 15 years, 55 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
 |
|
|
Help & FAQs
Search BCF
Members
Groups
Events Calendar
rating
rating