New Boy Seeks Advice...

[climberowl]

Hi

I'm H - or climberowl, if you prefer. I'm a forty three year old newcomer, having got fed up of cars (911, 944, Z4 etc). Trouble is, my master plan of CBT - Intensive Course - Test - Big Bastard Bike has had to be reengineered due to the self evident fact that I am simply not a NATURAL. I discovered this in a Scunthorpe car park last week when I failed to follow the simple instruction to "drive in a straight line" preferring,it seems, to do a perfect diaganol. This was swiftly followed by me placing the bike on my head following an emergency stop which included a throttle turn and a clutch release. My first biking accident and CBT successfully completed I have decided to modify plans and spend the summer learning the basic craft on a 125. Trouble is, what do I get? I'm a biggish lad and really don't want to look like a complete nob even before I've set off, so as big a looking bike as possible, I reckon... Any ideas?

[grotbag]

Originally Posted by climberowl

Hi I'm H - or climberowl,

Greetings climerowl and welcome to the forum think I said that somewhere else!

Originally Posted by climberowl

Trouble is, my master plan of CBT - Intensive Course - Test - Big Bastard Bike has had to be reengineered due to the self evident fact that I am simply not a NATURAL.

Don't worry about it, neither am I, (you can read about my escapades here :How many times to pass a bike test? post number 105).

Originally Posted by climberowl

My first biking accident and CBT successfully completed I have decided to modify plans and spend the summer learning the basic craft on a 125. Trouble is, what do I get? I'm a biggish lad and really don't want to look like a complete nob even before I've set off, so as big a looking bike as possible, I reckon... Any ideas?

The guys will be along to give you some good ideas soon. But remember whatever you decide on that you need to sit on it and have a test ride on it before you buy!

[Rerb]

Hello and welcome,
I would say your best option would be a trail style bike, Honda Vara, Suzuki DR or Yamaha do a couple (DT and XT) they are all fairly tall machines.
Go around a few dealers and have a sit

[druidsam]

Originally Posted by Rerb

Hello and welcome,
I would say your best option would be a trail style bike, Honda Vara, Suzuki DR or Yamaha do a couple (DT and XT) they are all fairly tall machines.
Go around a few dealers and have a sit

what rerb said regarding the bike models also have a look at the hyosung comet gt 125.. and welcome to the forum



................................Sam

[rv-57-gaz]

Hi and welcome. Good to see you here

The Varadero 125 is a big bike and you would be ok with it. We have the big version and it's lovely.

Don't despair that it didn't come easily - I thought I would get on my NSR 125and it would be a breeze Ha Ha. After dropping it twice on my CBT and scraping the fairing (I did still pass though - think my instructor was being generous that day) I went out the next day with the lads after being advised not to - gave it a fistful of front brake and stuffed it into a lampost, smashing the front end to pieces.

Decided to spend two years on my 125 before I got something bigger - I definitely needed the experience. Keep at it.

[Scudnut]

Hi H, welcome to the forum.

[climberowl]

Hi There rv 57 gaz

Glad I'm not the only one to do a spot of crashing on my cbt... maybe we could form a breakaway club of really shite bikers! Fabulous! God, I looked at the Varadero 125 yesterday - even sat on it! Thing is, I'm kinda caught between two stools, on the one hand thinking it would be great if a Direct Access pass is a while away, but not so great if I get confident and competent quite quickly. Jesus, I feel like a kiddie in a sweet shop! Then again, that trialsy looking Honda doesn't look too bad either...

[jonnywombat]

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[Ogri Togs]

hey there and welcome,

got to agree with Rerb on this one,

good luck fella

[Singh600RR]

HI H, make sure you have a good A&E dept nearby!!

i did a year on a cbr125 and it was really worth it - migrated to a 600RR a few months ago and never looked back - wicked bike!!