Hello from Oxfordshire

[Scudnut]

Nice one Neil, good luck with the CBT.

[dungeekin]

Thanks all.

A quick question, Scudnut - is that L-plate stuck to the front mudguard in your avatar?

I've been wondering where to put the plates (don't like them sticking out on the side) and was thinking about sticking a plate to the mudguard, but was worried about marking when I (hopefully) remove it one day!

Neil

[big mo]

Hi mate dont worry about marking the fenders with L plates, I had mine stuck on the front and back of my Marauder, the day i passed my test i came home and took them off (That was the best feeling in the world... Free at last) It took just a quick spray with some furniture polish to remove any wee bits of the sticky backing and they looked brand new....Oh by the way the next day i sold the bike, and do you know what? the buyer promptly stuck 2 new L plates on exactly where i had them.

All the best
Mo + Bumble Bee

[Scudnut]

it is a sticky one yes mate, I think Mo cleared up your other worry.

[Scudnut]

Originally Posted by dungeekin

It's a black one - pics will follow as soon as I've collected it.

CBT is booked for Saturday morning, then hopefully picking the bike up in the afternoon...

Come on then Neil, how did it go mate

[lady clara]

Originally Posted by Scudnut

You know it makes sense mate....

Oooh! never been big on cruisers but that's blimming nice!

[grotbag]

Common dungeekin were waiting for some news

[deano]

he's either got pissed in celebration or he's licking his wounded pride - let's hope its the former

[grotbag]

or he went out riding and got lost?

[dungeekin]

Or....and I offer this as the genuine answer - a combination of lots of riding combined with leaving my laptop at work!

Good morning to all, and a very happy Monday to you.

CBT was great fun, and absolutely flew by - despite my initial nerves before starting (especially when it transpired that I was the only person there who was doing CBT on a geared bike), I found that just as I'd hoped, it quickly clicked back into place.

So they rattled me through the first two stages pretty quickly - really they just assumed and accepted that I knew which way round a helmet went, which was fine by me - and swifly had me doing figure-8's, walking-speed circles and u-turns...and having started the whole thing at 9, by 1015 they had me out on the road with an instructor and a rider who was doing a refresher on a 500.

Home by 1245, certificate in hand and with some really good experience of both twisties and the local main dual-carriageway, I dashed down to the dealership, where the Marauder was waiting, prepped and ready to go!

Put 100 miles on it on Saturday afternoon, didn't ride yesterday as I had other things to do, but came to work this morning, and I still haven't lost the GRIN!

Thanks so much for everyone's wishes....I'll post some pics soon, the plan now is 6 months experience, then the full test and something like a GS500F, I think!

Neil