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wouldnt bother with a scooter i got one as my first bike all i had was problems with it and spent 2 and half grand buying it i sent it flying into the tml wall on the way back from doing my test they are rubbish in the wet if poss you d be better going for a honda cbr 125 at least it has the pulling power to pull away from junctions and stay away from aprilias well mainly any two stroke engines
Everyone's trying to get from A_B, especially now he's giving up smoking!!!slinky said:
Seriously though, I did a motorcycling course a few years ago, from the CBT to full licence. It took me a month, and I did the direct access, which meant that I could ride anything, instead of having to wait 2 years on a restricted bike.
A 125 does not have much in the way of pulling power - I was riding down to Hastings on the A21, and was trying to pass an articulated lorry on a 125. I was going downhill with the wind behind me and I still had problems passing it. It reinforced my belief that you need something a bit meatier than a 125.
Although if you are going to use it in the town only, then something smaller would probably suffice. My little 500 doesn't like slow!!!
Although if you are going to use it in the town only, then something smaller would probably suffice. My little 500 doesn't like slow!!![/QUOTE]
i looked at all the 125 s ended up getting the rs aprilia but the import version all the way from southampton as you cant buy the full powered one up here it was 34 bhp compared to the 12 bhp ones up here but id easily take most cars on it on a motorway if id have been willing to spend a cpl more thousand i could have had it up to full motogp rep and top speed of 152 mph or so ive been told but still i wont touch a two stroke again they take forever to warm up . The new honda 125 is meant to be a 4 stroke but reckon it should do about 80 tops and its about the quickest as they ve pulled my old aprilia off the shelves due to it being to fast for new riders . I m after buying an R6 or a gsxr 600 in the next few months in time for donnington
i looked at all the 125 s ended up getting the rs aprilia but the import version all the way from southampton as you cant buy the full powered one up here it was 34 bhp compared to the 12 bhp ones up here but id easily take most cars on it on a motorway if id have been willing to spend a cpl more thousand i could have had it up to full motogp rep and top speed of 152 mph or so ive been told but still i wont touch a two stroke again they take forever to warm up . The new honda 125 is meant to be a 4 stroke but reckon it should do about 80 tops and its about the quickest as they ve pulled my old aprilia off the shelves due to it being to fast for new riders . I m after buying an R6 or a gsxr 600 in the next few months in time for donnington
i looked at all the 125 s ended up getting the rs aprilia but the import version all the way from southampton as you cant buy the full powered one up here it was 34 bhp compared to the 12 bhp ones up here but id easily take most cars on it on a motorway if id have been willing to spend a cpl more thousand i could have had it up to full motogp rep and top speed of 152 mph or so ive been told but still i wont touch a two stroke again they take forever to warm up . The new honda 125 is meant to be a 4 stroke but reckon it should do about 80 tops and its about the quickest as they ve pulled my old aprilia off the shelves due to it being to fast for new riders . I m after buying an R6 or a gsxr 600 in the next few months in time for donnington [/QUOTE]rockrabbit said:
Good god easy guys I am only a mere woman. Does all this translate into woman language?
Absolutely!
It's a bit like learning to drive a car.
You take a test - it's called direct access.
When you pass, you go to a motorbike dealership, and tell them that you want that nice bright red bike in the corner.
Then you can amaze your friends and infuriate your enemies when they see you whizzing past on your shiny new Ducati!!!
It's a bit like learning to drive a car.
You take a test - it's called direct access.
When you pass, you go to a motorbike dealership, and tell them that you want that nice bright red bike in the corner.
Then you can amaze your friends and infuriate your enemies when they see you whizzing past on your shiny new Ducati!!!
Theres a place up shadsworth that do the cbt and you can hire the bike there to take it on its not to expensive either and prob a damn sight better than the 5 hours in the rain i hadslinky said:
slinky said:
Yeah, but think of the fun you can have coming down, 
anyway it’s healthy and you’ll save on all the diet crappy stuff. 
And because you’re excising you could drink more. 
Lol and you will be helping the environment and be staying out of the way of us serious motorist….lol. Sorry couldn't resist, apart from that I need the money 
that Bitch is costing me a bl**dy fortune. 
slinky said:
No way will a Prilly do 152. Even on the IOM TT the max they get out of the 125's is ~130. and thats down the mountain.
slinky said:
The New 125s are 4 stroke but only through emissions laws nothing to do with them being 'too quick' that was the whole reason 125s in this country are restricted to 12bhp( You used to be able to learn on unrestricted 250's). A CBR125 should hold a steady 80 without too many problems
slinky said:
Whilst they are good bikes, don't get drawn into 'I have the latest and greatest 600' crap. If you are coming onto 600's for the first time I would recommend you getting a second hand Thundercat or CBR. With the money left get some proper track tuition. You will leave 99% of 600's on a TCat if you know how to ride.(Did you know that a TCat has more midrange torque than a ZX636, a bike that is the current benchmark for mid range grunt?) The Cat was first built in 1996. So much for 8 years progress. In real world riding peak power is very rarely used. On a Track yes, on the roads, No.
Due to a broken back I can't ride sports bikes any more so I have a Big Trailee, Massive torque, but relatively low top end power(100bhp). Soft comfy suspension and skinny semi knobbly tyres yet riding with a group of friends(ZX636, R6, T Cat, GSXR750) who are all good riders with lots of track experience I can happily keep up and lead 2up with full luggage. And we don't hang around either. On the roads its about how much speed you can carry through the corners not about what you can do in a straight line.
Whatever you do, Ride Safe.
entwisi said:
A friend of mine is the same he had to sell his gsxr 750 as couldnt ride it due to back problems . He came off it riding back to the ferry at the tt a few years ago ,hes been after something different than a sports bike but dotn think his back is up to riding anything at the moment . As for riding safe i ve come off badly once in the rain and reckon it made me a safer rider after that plus i know others who have come off a lot worse if your into racing you lll have heard of tony shaw , his team mate is a frind of mine but can never ride again after coming off at a race at lincoln his shoulder is knackered and would struggle to hold the bike on any corner now