Too old to start?

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Renn Sport

2,761 posts

208 months

Monday 13th July 2015
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ould say do the DAS but get a break between lesssons and hire a 125 for a week and ride it a lot. Practice all the manoveres and road positioning. Do the drills and practice.

The 125 expirience almost put me off being a biker but the practice helped a lot.


bogie

16,342 posts

271 months

Monday 13th July 2015
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Its a long time since I was on a 125, and the ones I remember were 20-30bhp 2 strokes that would do 90mph easy enough ...it was actually fun to buzz about on 2 stroke 125 trail bike

I guess things have changed if you are on a 15bhp 4 stroke commuter bike that will just about make 60mph frown

mitzy

13,857 posts

196 months

Monday 13th July 2015
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Get on the Pony


Sorry, I mean Motorbike

Keep us posted

Tanguero

Original Poster:

4,535 posts

200 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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CBT completed yesterday! Next step DAS.
WTF didn't I do this years ago?

cat with a hat

1,484 posts

117 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Tanguero said:
CBT completed yesterday! Next step DAS.
WTF didn't I do this years ago?
cbt only lasts 2 years tongue out

Andy XRV

3,837 posts

179 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Tanguero said:
CBT completed yesterday! Next step DAS.
WTF didn't I do this years ago?
Good work! I'm in Kent so once you've passed your DAS if you fancy having a ride out with a slightly overweight, middle aged bloke in tight, shiny leather, perched arse up on a sports bike let me know. wink

PS - who are you doing your DAS with?

Tanguero

Original Poster:

4,535 posts

200 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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I did my CBT with Mid Kent Motorcycle Training in Maidstone so I will probably stick with them. The instructor was great and apart from having to share a bike for the morning session on the pad no issues with the setup.

Andy XRV

3,837 posts

179 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Tanguero said:
I did my CBT with Mid Kent Motorcycle Training in Maidstone so I will probably stick with them. The instructor was great and apart from having to share a bike for the morning session on the pad no issues with the setup.
Nice one. If you were stuck for someone I was going to recommend Mid Kent Training. A couple of mates have used them and passed first time. They also didn't pull their pants down with loads of unnecessary lesson.

Tanguero

Original Poster:

4,535 posts

200 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2015
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Andy XRV said:
Tanguero said:
I did my CBT with Mid Kent Motorcycle Training in Maidstone so I will probably stick with them. The instructor was great and apart from having to share a bike for the morning session on the pad no issues with the setup.
Nice one. If you were stuck for someone I was going to recommend Mid Kent Training. A couple of mates have used them and passed first time. They also didn't pull their pants down with loads of unnecessary lesson.
Thanks, that's good to know. It's a bit of a lottery picking a setup, glad to know I chose a decent one!

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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I was 48 when I first got on a bike, in 2000, didn't need to do CBT, where I live my UK car license allowed me to ride anything provided I had an L plate, I bought a 750 kawa (which I still have) and had lessons from mates, subsequently I did do direct access when I was on leave in the UK and I love the bike, in the last 15 years done the liter sport thing, loads of track days, but have now settled down to Vulcan's, (this may change) recently done a trip to Phucket which was 500+km a day for 4 days, with a mate who was 75, so no your not to old, go for it.

TJ1406

31 posts

104 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Tanguero said:
What is the oldest that anyone has done their CBT? Is mid 50s leaving it too late?
Mid fifties is the new thirty-something! I've waited years to ride a motorbike and did my direct access last week. Am now the proud owner of an MT07 and turned 51 in June - Mum to two teenage boys and now don't have a leg to stand when they decide to get on bikes - but then why should I mind? It's the most fantastic feeling in the world and age has nothing to do with it. Get out there and have some fun!

V8forweekends

2,481 posts

123 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Did my CBT 4 weeks ago (ish).

Aged 53.


Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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TJ1406 said:
It's the most fantastic feeling in the world and age has nothing to do with it.
That sounds like having Sex which iss better than riding motorbikes.

TJ1406

31 posts

104 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Biker's Nemesis said:
TJ1406 said:
It's the most fantastic feeling in the world and age has nothing to do with it.
That sounds like having Sex which iss better than riding motorbikes.
Depends who you're riding with! smile

Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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TJ1406 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
TJ1406 said:
It's the most fantastic feeling in the world and age has nothing to do with it.
That sounds like having Sex which iss better than riding motorbikes.
Depends who you're riding with! smile
oooo, I nearly spat my Horlicks there.

Tanguero

Original Poster:

4,535 posts

200 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Probably rather laughable compared to some of the fabulous machines on here but I just got this to potter about on and get some experience before launching into my DAS...


theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Nothing wrong with that fella. If that's the route you want to take go for it and enjoy biggrin

pigeonskirt

506 posts

138 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Tanguero said:
Probably rather laughable compared to some of the fabulous machines on here but I just got this to potter about on and get some experience before launching into my DAS...

How are you getting on with your new bike?

I'm in a similar situation to you. Unsure whether to do a CBT and stick to a 125 for 12 months or do CBT and straight into DAS. I've plenty of time to decide though as I need to save up first.

Baryonyx

17,990 posts

158 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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Tanguero said:
Probably rather laughable compared to some of the fabulous machines on here but I just got this to potter about on and get some experience before launching into my DAS...

It's a great way to start. Teach yourself the basics and get some riding experience, it'll no doubt be of use when your start DAS. Enjoy yourself.

Tanguero

Original Poster:

4,535 posts

200 months

Monday 3rd August 2015
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pigeonskirt said:
Tanguero said:
Probably rather laughable compared to some of the fabulous machines on here but I just got this to potter about on and get some experience before launching into my DAS...

How are you getting on with your new bike?

I'm in a similar situation to you. Unsure whether to do a CBT and stick to a 125 for 12 months or do CBT and straight into DAS. I've plenty of time to decide though as I need to save up first.
The bike is great! Woefully underpowered for hooning round but perfect for getting the controls practised into muscle memory after decades of cars.

I am really glad that I decided not to dive straight into the DAS straight after CBT. It may of course just be me being a slow learner, but just a week of riding out and annoying the nearest housing estate every night has made me realise how much I needed to practice basic control in my own time before progressing.

I am not necessarily going to keep the YBR for long, but decent condition 125s will sell all day long and probably at a bit of a profit to go towards a big bike when I do my DAS.