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Not sure what section to ask this, but does anyone here ride a motorbike? My gf is paying for my CBT for my christmas present :hyper: (she's :thumb: ). so i'm looking around for my first bike (125).
I did look at doing the direct access but cant afford it. So i'm doing CBT get a 125 ride that for a while then look at doing the test.
I'm looking for what people would recommend as a first bike (and no i don't want a hairdrier on wheels: aka scooter/Moped), and do you know any good sites that deal in second hand bikes?
I did look at doing the direct access but cant afford it. So i'm doing CBT get a 125 ride that for a while then look at doing the test.
I'm looking for what people would recommend as a first bike (and no i don't want a hairdrier on wheels: aka scooter/Moped), and do you know any good sites that deal in second hand bikes?
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When I asked a friend of mine this question, he suggested Yamaha or a Honda.
He also said that's a good idea to take the bike out for a test drive before deciding that you want it just because you like the look of it...
ETA: http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/showthread.php?t=102652&highlight=motorbike Not too sure if this is what you really want though.
Accept you're probably going to drop it on the drive more than once. I have
PM if you need more help, or click to see more is the real guru...
My advice, put all your efforts into getting a car. Bikes are far more fun, and safer, off road.
You have to way up convience with personal safety.
Bikes are so much more dangerous. Just as long as you know that.
Bikes are more fun there's no doubt about it, but you can get that buzz off road with no restrictions, whilst being a damb lot safer.
Thats very true, and 125s are infinitely economical on petrol. I had mine for a year and think I filled up the tank 4 times, using it most days for short trips to work / friends houses / usual usage. Each time it cost about £10 (12 litre tank).
If you cant find a honda cg125 then just get another 125, they should all be fairly similar
Not really. I'm okay with mechanics, but I'm quite useless in this thread - I went from no experience to a 750cc bike. No advice on the little bikes
1. They all get thrashed - because they need thrashing to move. Recent history is vital. There are some machines out there that are looked after properly - hunt them out, and be prepared to pay more for a mechanically good one.
2. They all get dropped. You'll drop it, and more than once. Don't waste your time hunting out a mint bike - it'll cost you more when you drop it. Try and find a tidy but usable bike - better to have one with some minor scrapes and scratches, with recent new brakes & chain, than a mint bike needing stuff doing to it.
3. Prepare for winter. Get a waterproof cover. Check and maintain your chain at least weekly - more if it's been really wet.
4. Second-hand helmets are bad, unless it was your fathers - assuming he loves you lots
5. Two-strokes make more power, but need a lot more maintenance. If buying one second-hand, budget on having to replace the pot and piston - it can be a quite time-consuming job, so could be expensive from a dealer/mechanic. Four-strokes are far, far more long-lasting but make less power. I hit the redline (12,000rpm) every time I ride mine, at one point or another, and she uses no oil and never misses a beat. 16 years & 60k old, and the engine has never been touched. A two-stroker would want mega-work doing every 12-20k, at a guess.
6. Be careful once you've found the bike for you. Everyone is going to pull-out on you. Everyone wants to overtake you, and expects you to behave like a pushbike - and will try to push past you when you're not riding next to the drains. Expect everyone to do everything wrong. Expect to get hit, expect to die. Anything else is a bonus
7. Find Weston Bank on the A518. Let me know how fast you can go up it
Would buy them all again without hesitation. From my experience, they've all been very good.