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Tanguero said:
CBT is booked!
Take a look at any of my track photos.......fill yer boots cat with a hat said:
Not too late.. Just don't jump on the latest 1000cc sports bike and give it billy big balls
The image of a slightly overweight, middle aged bloke in tight, shiny leather, perched arse up on a sports bike holds a special sort of horror...
Next dilemma. Do I do CBT and get a 125 to ride on the road for 6 months or so and then do DAS, or should I go straight for a DAS intensive course and buy a bigger bike when I have a full license?
Would 6 months of L plates make me a better rider/make DAS easier? Bearing in mind the last time I sat on anything with 2 wheels and a motor was age 8, pillion on the back of my old mans Vespa and helmets weren't a requirement.
Would 6 months of L plates make me a better rider/make DAS easier? Bearing in mind the last time I sat on anything with 2 wheels and a motor was age 8, pillion on the back of my old mans Vespa and helmets weren't a requirement.
I would say 6 months (or measure more the miles, a month if you do 250 miles a week) on a 2 wheeled powered machine with gears, on the road, will make you more confident when it comes to doing your DAS. It will be like 6 months driving a car on L plates the going for your test versus the bare minimum of training and having a go.
Of course people do pass DAS first time, some dont, either way you have to get experience on 2 wheels before the test, the more the better
Of course people do pass DAS first time, some dont, either way you have to get experience on 2 wheels before the test, the more the better
I'd never recommend the 125 route for anyone of sensible age. If your 18 or early twenties and still drive cars around like most of us did at that age then a 125 is sensible. But if your over your youth and have a sensible head on you I'd always say go straight for the bigger bike.
A 125 is painful for anyone over 10 stone in weight. Sure they serve a purpose if your main goal is is the cheapest possible way to get to work but if you want to enjoy it get a bigger bike. Bigger bikes can sit at motorway speeds comfortably, they have power to get you out of situations rather than relying on brakes only and you'll feel more part of the biking community. As sad as it is a lot of people do look down on little 125s with l plates. Cars often don't give them space other bikers don't nod a lot of the times. All stuff you do get on a bigger bike.
If you've driven a car on the road for a period of time then you'll have road sense so there's no real advantage of getting a 125 in my view. They still operate exactly the same. As long as you respect whatever it is you get then get whatever bike you like the look of. Obviously getting the 200hp Ducati panigale is probably Ill,advised but as you can see from that other chap on here it has been done.
Most of all whatever you get enjoy and welcome to the better side of life
A 125 is painful for anyone over 10 stone in weight. Sure they serve a purpose if your main goal is is the cheapest possible way to get to work but if you want to enjoy it get a bigger bike. Bigger bikes can sit at motorway speeds comfortably, they have power to get you out of situations rather than relying on brakes only and you'll feel more part of the biking community. As sad as it is a lot of people do look down on little 125s with l plates. Cars often don't give them space other bikers don't nod a lot of the times. All stuff you do get on a bigger bike.
If you've driven a car on the road for a period of time then you'll have road sense so there's no real advantage of getting a 125 in my view. They still operate exactly the same. As long as you respect whatever it is you get then get whatever bike you like the look of. Obviously getting the 200hp Ducati panigale is probably Ill,advised but as you can see from that other chap on here it has been done.
Most of all whatever you get enjoy and welcome to the better side of life
When I did my first CBT almost two years ago now I asked the instructor the exact same question. His answer was a categoric "NO" I must admit to being a little less than confident on the road so thought the 125 route may help. He didn't go into any details why not, just "NO" so I didn't.
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