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Rogerborg |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Posted: 07:36 - 27 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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After 5pm, stevo had got into the cooking sherry again. ____________________ 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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angryjonny World Chat Champion
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Oneear |
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Oneear Renault 5 Driver
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Posted: 15:23 - 27 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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Triumph Thunderbird / Adventurer / Legend 900 triple.
Retro styled 1996-2001 with or without chrome depending on your choice of the three. 70bhp, 45mpg, £2000 - £3000
Not a Fireblade, upright riding position, not silly fast nor brilliant handling. Some would say heavy and slow.
However, it's the kind of bike I saw myself riding when the idea of passing my tests first entered my head. So I bought one after pottering around on a YBR after my CBT for a few months, then did the DAS. It's exactly what I thought it would be. Great fun! Fast enough to give me a thrill, goes around bends, easy to work on and get parts for.
I use it for commuting a few miles everyday for work, and for trips out into the countryside when I have spare time, and it puts a smile on my face.
There's a lot to be said for getting the bike you want, not what someone else thinks you should have. Job jobbed.
As far as falling off goes - is it proven that new riders are more likely to come off? I realise this is anecdotal, but I haven't dropped mine yet, and I would have thought that the argument against new riders being less experienced is that new riders are more cautious, thus less likely to be in a situation to come off?
So there you go. |
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chickenstrip |
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chickenstrip Super Spammer
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Posted: 15:33 - 27 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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Oneear wrote: | Some new riders are more cautious |
FTFY
But also, balanced by the fact that they're more likely to make mistakes (although I suppose even that is a generalisation that could be argued...and I have no doubt, this being BCF, it will be ). ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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stevo as b4 |
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stevo as b4 World Chat Champion
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chickenstrip |
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stevo as b4 wrote: | The rest of the fools have whipped themselves up into a frenzy |
Pot, kettle etc ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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qarka Spanner Monkey
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Retro.
40.
Harley? |
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MATTT Renault 5 Driver
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Tdibs |
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Get a dual-sport and rag the tits out of it around your farm
6'2 you might stuff like the bonnies bit toy like in size.... maybe. Just go and pick something you like, check ebay prices before you buy etc and just get riding! ____________________ Previous : 09 Vanvan 125| 02' Sv650s || Current: 1999 Xj600n | 1992 DR650 RSE | 2005 Fazer 1000 |
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original.1984 L Plate Warrior
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Rogerborg |
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Rogerborg nimbA
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Is there a too long; didn't watch version?
Going by the title, yes, train on a 600+, buy a 600+. Why wouldn't you? ____________________ 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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F1.ash Renault 5 Driver
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 210 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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