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bungleaio |
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bungleaio L Plate Warrior
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Posted: 21:20 - 12 May 2017 Post subject: Complete newbie saying hi |
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I just thought I would say hello. I don't have much to contribute at the moment as I have a lot to learn but I didn't want to sign up and not introduce myself.
I've got myself booked on a Get on event in august but I think I might skip that and go straight for my CBT to get a few hours of experience and see if it's really something I want to take more seriously. Next month is my birthday, I'm off work for the day and it's also the 20th anniversary of my 1st driving lesson so I think it will be a nice way to mark the occasion. I love learning new things and for some odd reason I also enjoy tests so I can see myself getting quite into this.
I'm a keen cyclist (don't shoot me) and do nearly 20k miles a year in my car so I think a motorbike might be another fun way to increase my time on the roads
Anyway, I look forward to the journey however short it may be and I hope to contribute if and where I can but for now I'll enjoy reading some of the extensive back catalogue of threads on here rather than posting up annoying questions that have already been posted. |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Posted: 21:56 - 12 May 2017 Post subject: |
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It's definitely something worth trying out, and I wouldn't hang around. CBT is basic training, and a decent training school will take you all the way from zero to hero.
Don't assume it's a one day course though - it's as long as you need to reach a fairly subjective minimum standard.
Your cycling will be a great preparation. You'll already know that nobody can see you, and if they could, they'd just try to kill you.
Enjoy, it's a fun journey. ____________________ 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 |
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Posted: 23:42 - 12 May 2017 Post subject: |
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Howdy, no point waiting for the geton thing, mine was a waste of time TBH. All I took from it was that I didn't want to do my cbt with that school, the opposite of what they're meant to do |
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True that. Even just doing the CBT makes you much more aware of how vulnerable biker are and how much we have to deal with (which we do because super elite). OP's a cyclist so will already have many of the necessary road skills. ____________________ 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 |
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Posted: 10:54 - 13 May 2017 Post subject: Re: Complete newbie saying hi |
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recman wrote: | You may as well go to the Get-on session, it's not a waste of time and certainly not as boring as you might think.
It's just a nice extention of the CBT and left me personally very exited about things to come. |
I appreciate experiences may vary , my point was more rather than waiting for August for something that might be underwhelming, I'd book the CBT ASAP. Then if he enjoys it he can spend the summer wobbling around on L plates, or maybe go straight for his bigboy license, waiting 'til August gives him a couple of months until half this forum throws in the towel and hibernates 'til spring.
On my 'free ride' the guy stuck a helmet on my head, I told him it was too tight, he muttered something in Tef' and then we proceeded to the session. That consisted of riding round in a circle and then a sort of figure of 8, all in first gear and only using the rear brake. All I got from the session was a really sore head (he'd given me an XS lid ), and I was still shit on my CBT, so in terms of preparing me for the CBT (which was my aim) it didn't. |
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bungleaio L Plate Warrior
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Mmm, it's awfully addicting buying kit for every possible combination of bike, journey and weather. I've lost count of the number of bike jackets I've got[*].
One thing, the time when you are most likely to drop a bike is during your CBT. You're doing the hardest stop-start stuff on a crowded pad full of other learners. I didn't buy kit beforehand, but wore loose jeans with a pair of gardening knee-pads squeezed underneath.
What you absolutely will want if there's any danger of rain is a set of basic hiking / cycling / boating waterproofs. Being wet takes the fun out of it sharpish.
[*] More than the fingers on one hand. ____________________ 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 |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 355 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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