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Firefighter12345 wrote: | eye contact. |
That shit, off right now, it needs to be knocked.
There is no such thing as eye contact. There is you looking at a monkey-face, and imagining that because the monkey-eyes in that monkey-face are pointed in the general direction of your monkey-face, that you have formed some sort of monkey-bond.
In reality, the monkey-eyes are very likely looking right through you, at the gap in real traffic that you represent.
Look at the front wheels of the vehicle. It's not the monkey-face that's going to mash you up. ____________________ 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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Firefighter12345 wrote: | After passing my test on a naked 650 will the ER5 feel like a step backwards? |
What naked 650?
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: | No it won't because when you're having lessons you're plodding around, maybe doing 60 and 70 for brief stretches, mostly 30 and 40. However, once you're out and about on the 5, you can crack on, rag it senseless and generally wring all the power from it. As you get better, at least. So in fact, the ER should feel like a step up, if you're riding it well. Don't go too mad on the rear brake though because I've read from owners on bcf that the drum is sometimes prone to going out of round. Whether this is because of inadequate servicing or some inherent weakness is maybe something you could try and suss out with a bit of googling / asking around etc. |
I rode an ER5 on the first day of my DAS training, despite being my first time on a big bike and first time on country roads, I was bored out of my skull. The next day on a Bandit 650 I was loving it. Until meeting an ER5 I assumed all bikes were fun
Personally having bought a ~50bhp bike post test having been scared of dying, nearly dying anyway and ending up on a ~100bhp/240kg bike 6 weeks later, I don't see the extra ponies as a problem. You'll need time getting to grips with whatever big bike you buy. The problem with the VFR is the extra weight, 50kg over the ER5 which isn't even that light to begin with.
As it's free (), and as you might drop it (I assume) being a bit out of practice, I'd go for the ER5. Just watch those brakes, they are truly shit. Also with no NCB it'll be cheap to insure. |
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Firefighter12345 wrote: | Just need to join a local motorbike club |
You really don't. I went out with the local M.C.C. a couple of times when I was freshly licensed up on the basis that I'd learn something.
As it turned out, I learned that experience is no indication of ability or judgement, and a group ride can go from casual to spirited to suicidal over the course of a single manoeuvre.
It's easy to say "just ride your own ride", but in the heat of the moment there's far too much pressure to not be the rider at the back, and to get sucked into overtakes or enter situations at speed on the basis that the rider in front knows what he's doing - which is often not the case.
If you enjoy it, go for it, but I'd actively advocate against group riding until you're confident of your own limits and your ability to stick to them. ____________________ 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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Congratulations on your pass OP!
The default answer to your question is Street Triple.
In fact, I’m surprised it’s taken this long to come up! ____________________ SV650S>>>Street Triple R |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 59 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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