Motorbikes

[Carstairs]

First bike was a KH100, good enough for 70mph, cheap as chips for insurance, those extra 25 cc would double the premiums. Moved on to 250 & 400 superdreams and then spent about 10 years on Deauvilles until the only safe place to garage the bike (rented lockups) were redeveloped, so I sold up.
Winter riding's not so bad, but IMO what you wear is more important than what you ride. You may look a twat riding a C90 wearing a full rukka RVP suit, but if you ever come off the bike, you'll be glad you were wearing it.

Good advice, Rukka kit is by far and away the best on the market, and is an investment that is worth every penny.


Oh, and get a Fireblade, don't pussy around with 125s ;-)

 

[glen quagmire]

My pal got an rg125 for his 18th, the night of his party, we bought him 10 kestrel super and dared him to drink them, he ended up in an ambulance due to the booze, while i ended up 'learning' myself to ride his bike at 2am. I bet some of the plastics are still on princess parkway 20 years later...

;0/


125 will do you for now mate.

 

[sniff]

Go with whatever you feel most confident on, most 125 are made for kids. For the money you will spend on a decent 125 you can buy a bigger bike that will fit you better. what no one has explained yet, is that you can ride any bike you want as long as you restrict the hp output.. its an easy five min job for anyone who knows what they are doing. My brother passed his full test after three months on a restriced R6. I personaly feel better on a bigger bike rather than a mountain bike with an engine

 

[Big G]

For the 1st year something small and slow, the road is different on 2 wheels, once you get that 1st years NCB then most bikes are insurable costwise.

Remember, its not the speed that kills, its suddenly becoming stationary that hurts ;)