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janglos199
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PostPosted: 09:20 - 16 Mar 2022    Post subject: Looking to buy a bike Reply with quote
Hello! In light of gas prices climbing the Everest, I've decided that I should take it easy on driving and buy myself a bike. Can anyone suggest something cheap for a starter? I intend to use it in a city.
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BTTD
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PostPosted: 09:50 - 16 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you have a full licence, or are you looking at doing a CBT and riding a 125?
I don't have any recommendations for you, but the above info will guide the suggestions others may make.
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blamski
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PostPosted: 10:16 - 16 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm by no means the most experience on here, but I reckon the quickest and easiest and cheapest and most practical route for motorbiking around the city is to stick with your B licence, get a 125 and do your CBT.
The 125 will be cheaper and easy to handle and its smaller size will make maneouvering around and through traffic will be a doddle.
If the bug bites you, then yiou can always take your time to take your A2 and get a bigger bike. A few months experience on a 125 will make that much easier as well.
so... 125... win win!
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Freddyfruitba...
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PostPosted: 10:27 - 16 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
BTTD wrote:
Do you have a full licence, or are you looking at doing a CBT and riding a 125?

Never mind licences... judging by his other post today the question should be does the OP want a bike with, er, an engine or one with pedals? Rolling Eyes

But yes, the impending inbound spam sensors are twitching wildly here...
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blamski
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PostPosted: 10:58 - 16 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
aha! good spot
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janglos199
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PostPosted: 13:51 - 29 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
blamski wrote:
I'm by no means the most experience on here, but I reckon the quickest and easiest and cheapest and most practical route for motorbiking around the city is to stick with your B licence, get a 125 and do your CBT.
The 125 will be cheaper and easy to handle and its smaller size will make maneouvering around and through traffic will be a doddle.
If the bug bites you, then yiou can always take your time to take your A2 and get a bigger bike. A few months experience on a 125 will make that much easier as well.
so... 125... win win!

Thank you! That really helps a lot!
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WD Forte
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PostPosted: 14:49 - 29 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you just want cheap transport and that's all, do the CBT get a 125 twist and go scoot.
If you want to develop skills to get a license for bigger bikes then a geared 125 will help with that.

A geared bike in a busy city will have you tap dancing on the gear change going up and down the gear box with hundreds of clutch operations a day.
Neither is better than the other, its about selecting the best tool for the job.

Both will give road/traffic experience and similar SMIDSY incidents
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Fat Angry Scotsman
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PostPosted: 15:14 - 29 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
WD Forte wrote:
A geared bike in a busy city will have you tap dancing on the gear change going up and down the gear box with hundreds of clutch operations a day.


This is the reason I am actually considering a scoot over getting a 300 - 500cc commuter bike, plus the scoot has under-seat storage for my dildos and I'll feel the air up my skirt. Win-win.
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WD Forte
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PostPosted: 16:00 - 29 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
After years of bike ownership I now own my first scoot
I've ridden lots, usually for road tests and mainly 125 but never
had one of my own.
Ok its an old 250 majesty and wont get the pulse racing but it's cost me virtually fuck all as I flipped the 2018 Vision I was given and sorted
out for it
I'm rather enjoying it and city riding is much more relaxed

You get used to the gay sex after a while and my eyes don't
water so much now....................
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Fat Angry Scotsman
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PostPosted: 16:05 - 29 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
WD Forte wrote:
You get used to the gay sex after a while and my eyes don't
water so much now....................


I am a power-top so it's all good for me Laughing
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blamski
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PostPosted: 21:25 - 30 Mar 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
i have to agree, that for city riding nothing beats a twist and go. i used to have a scooter but it got consumed by fire. now i have my geared 125 as i'm taking my A2, and i'm definitely getting a hell of a lot of gear changing practice.

the twisties beat me off the lights every single time.
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