Our first proper 2 up ride!

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We had a quick ride after a passing my test, but we wanted to wait until a nice day and have a proper ride.

A crisp morning but all suited up (with thermal liners back in), went for a ride. With a flask in the top box (getting old), off we went. Aside from a couple of steep inclines that needed dropping down a couple of gears the 125 was absolutely fine. Especially after I changed the pre-load, much better.

Bought a Givi top-box pad which I'll fit later.

Went to my Yamaha dealer, who also hire bikes and arranged to hire an XJ6 (restricted) for a couple of weeks time. Wasn't sure when my licence would arrive. I wanted to try a bigger bike and see how I got on with it before deciding what to do next.

Then got home to find my new licence sitting on the mat waiting for me. So all in all, a fantastic morning.
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Currently: Yamaha DT 125 LC2,Repsol Fireblade, and Bumblebee MSX 125

[sidewinder]

Good on you buddy once you start you can't stop.Out of interest how much does it cost to hire a bike?
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"Nitrous is like a cheap hooker, you want to hit it but are scared of the consequences

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[WillOdling]

75 for the weekend isn't bad if you have it Friday til Monday.

I wouldn't mind hiring a BMW gs adventure for a long weekend trip or something........... Hmmmmmmmm
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2002 GSX R600

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[esullivan]

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[esullivan]

Inspired, we tried again today, after it stopped raining. It turns out (not surprisingly) that riding around slowly in a parking lot is just about the hardest thing you can do two-up. Riding around town is a *lot* easier. I took her to work and back (she had to drop something off), a several-mile, suburban trip, so lots of roundabouts, 30-40mph roads and one short bit of NSL (single carriageway).

I was very pleasantly surprised at how well the CBF did. I had expected to have real trouble on hills, but I only had to shift down a gear once on a particularly steep incline.

[wots]

Yeah, your immediate reaction is to try and do some slow speed stuff, forgetting that is one of the things you can struggle with initially 1 up.

As soon as you get going and used to the earlier braking, leaving a bit more room in front and generally being smoother, it's easy. In fact it made me realise where under normal riding i could be better as I was taking more time.

It is easy isn't it, great bike up to 50 (including 2 up just), after that you yearn for a bit more.

Fortunately my current commute the fastest road I go on is a 50mph three lane dual carriageway, so the top speed of the bike is JUST enough to keep me out of bother if I need to push on a bit.
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Currently: Yamaha DT 125 LC2,Repsol Fireblade, and Bumblebee MSX 125

[Polarbear]

AS much as you love your 125's, when you have ridden a bigger bike 2 up you won't want to go back. You have decent power, a larger seat, better brakes and a more stable bike.

It is just so much easier.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

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