New Bike Q's

[freestyler_onli]

Right. Next week i collect my brand new Aprilia RS 125. Now the hard bit-i know sod all about bikes so i got 3 basic q's which hopefully might be answered:

1. Insurance

This is my first bike and i'll probably only have it for a few months maximum anyway. Any particular insurance companies you guys can recommend??

2. De-restriction

My mate who im selling it onto afterwards says i should get it de-restricted. Ignoring the legalities-do you think it's worth it??

3. I never had a car/bike before, so in the Manual- does it tell you specific oils/stuff to buy or can you use any oils etc....


Ta.

[sychosis]

I use Castrol 2T oil, haven't had a problem with it.

Try bennetts insurance

Why pay£3699 for a brand new one when you're only gonna have it a few months?

It runs a lot better deresticted, 30hp as opposed to 14hp.


Want to buy a 53 reg with 3850km fsh 11mths tax 1yr man warranty £2900?
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Bikes owned: Aprilia RS 125 GP1 2003 (Now sold), Suzuki GSX-r600 1997 (streetfightered), https://www.bikepics.com/members/sychosis/
psy?cho?sis (si-ko-sis),n. pl. psy?cho?ses (-sez) ,A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.

[dainesefreak]

I agree with the not buying new if you're not going to keep it long, you will loose a fair bit off a new bike.

De-restricting is worth while for the power gain, but if you're not going to be keeping it for long and selling it on as a learner it's probably worth leaving it be. Keeping you nose clean might also be worth considering in your line of work.

Any decent fully synthetic two stroke oil will do. I ran an RS on Motul for four years and it didn't miss a beat.

There are a good few places about for insurance, it's worth ringing around quite a few or if you can't be bothered PM Danny.

www.insurance2000.co.uk is worth a look for starters, hate to say it Sychosis but I've always found Bennetts to be expensive.

Good luck.

[sychosis]

They were for my brother, but they were the cheapest for me at the time.
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Bikes owned: Aprilia RS 125 GP1 2003 (Now sold), Suzuki GSX-r600 1997 (streetfightered), https://www.bikepics.com/members/sychosis/
psy?cho?sis (si-ko-sis),n. pl. psy?cho?ses (-sez) ,A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.

[freestyler_onli]

Right ta guys. I actually already put down a deposit for it- i don't have to get rid of it in a few months- just the prospect of getting a bigger bike seemed more appealing to cast this one aside.

I'll see what happens- 1 q- the de-restricting thing- how do you go about it-i wouldn't try it meself so what do you do-wheel it into a shifty looking garage and ask him to fiddle about??

[sychosis]

It depends, where you buy it from, because it may already be derestricted, mine was when I bought it brand new, ask the dealer where you're buying it from if it has the powervalve fitted, if so then it's derestricted.
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Bikes owned: Aprilia RS 125 GP1 2003 (Now sold), Suzuki GSX-r600 1997 (streetfightered), https://www.bikepics.com/members/sychosis/
psy?cho?sis (si-ko-sis),n. pl. psy?cho?ses (-sez) ,A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.

[freestyler_onli]

Lovely-willdo- he's had to order it in for me. Ill ask tomoz as i gotta get some other bits and bobs.

[freestyler_onli]

[Yannic]

Try telebikes for a quote too, they're very competitive when you get say insurance2000.co.uk to undercut them and vice versa. 3rd party shouldn't cost too much on a bike like that.

If you've only got your CBT, by law you can only ride it restricted. It's pretty easy to tell if it is restricted, it won't go like stink. Otherwise, your breaking the law.
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[freestyler_onli]

Yeah i know that, but ta anyway.

Besides- i dunno if it'll be worth it as ill probably get another bike soon anyway. I'll check out the insurance group though.

Ta.

[Keith]

[freestyler_onli]

Willdo!

I agree about the timing/age+price of bike- but unfortunately it's the only thing i can do- im on a time limit so i cant wait for the summer- but if im careful and do things with caution-i should be ok.

Insurance- i expected it to cost a bit anyway so it doesn't really bother me

I haven't collected it yet-but when i do i'll ask the bloke a few q's about it. Ta for your help guys. No doubt i'll be on the 'Workshop' forum saying 'My bike wont work and i dunno whats wrong with it.'

[Villers]

Hiya pal, theres a good forum you can go to that has a specific RS125 section the site is https://www.125ccsportsbikes.com

They are quite helpful, some more than others.

As for the RS heres a few of my own tips....

Take note of the digital temperature gauge on the dash - it is your friend. Never ride off until it has reached at least 40 and never never never wring its neck before 55-60 degrees.

Be careful when lifting the tank. If you have a paddock stand, make sure you put it on that before you lift the tank up. As the tank is hinged onto the rear subframe it can put a lot of pressure on the little lugs either side of the hinge. If you have the tank on the side stand obviously this stresses one side more than the other. now these little lug things are piss weak and WILL break at any opportunity!!

any more q's just give us a shout!!

[Keith]

[freestyler_onli]

Lovely- ta guys! I can't wait to pick her up.

Separate issue: I was told of these....'things' that you stick over the tank which may help your 'private regions' if you crash head on. Erm-some kind of padding you stick on infront of your 'ahems'. Any idea what i mean or shall i shoot myself now.

[Ste]

I believe you're refering to one of these, a tank pad.

Sadly, in the event of a head on crash it offered very little protection, but it does protect your tank from being scratched by your jacket zip in day to day usage which I believe is the main intended use of them.

[freestyler_onli]

F*CK OFF!!!!

I just got quoted by insurance2000 and it's more than the sodding bike!!!

[sychosis]

When I insured my rs first time I found that CIS were the cheapest
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Bikes owned: Aprilia RS 125 GP1 2003 (Now sold), Suzuki GSX-r600 1997 (streetfightered), https://www.bikepics.com/members/sychosis/
psy?cho?sis (si-ko-sis),n. pl. psy?cho?ses (-sez) ,A severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage, characterized by derangement of personality and loss of contact with reality and causing deterioration of normal social functioning.

[Bomberman]

Rampdale were the cheapest by about £100 for me when I first insured. I think they may have ballsed up though Previously, I just went through the Yellow pages and checked out small local insurers, usually way, way cheaper than the big companies whose adverts you see (but I'm not sure how effective that would be for bikes).
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[freestyler_onli]

I gone with Bennetts- still a lot but cheapest by far.Well- a few grand for fully comp but its better than others.

[dainesefreak]

Should have given Danny a shout, he could probably have saved you a few hundred quid.

[LustyLew]

I agree, Bennet's are cheap. I paid £400 less than last year, even with an extra 6 points on my licence. Bad bad boy that I am.
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[freestyler_onli]

Stop the presses! I thought Bennetts was good-but then i got a phone call from a company- can't remember who (good start) and their quote beat bennets by £300

So i had this one. Went to bank- shifted whole years payment by cash into their account with the promise of stuff delivered first class.

Looking back-the word ''mug'' springs to mind.........

[mchaggis]

I'm struggling to understand how people can say that Bennets were cheapest for them. I've not done a single online quote for me, my mum or my brother on any bike in which they came out anywhere near cheap, let alone cheapest. Bennets always wanted 500+ for me, but ERS using https://www.clickquote.com only wanted £295 when I phoned.
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[Bomberman]