I've Passed!!!!

[d3ano]

WOOOHOOOO!!!!

and only 2 minors too, well chuffed

now i need a bike


Is the ER-5 ok? Looking for something cheap (can get one for 650) and will last through the winter until i get a new bike in the spring.

[Steve_T]

Well done mate. ER5 was one of the DAS bikes I used so I expect it'd be durable enough - CB500s are the pick of this type of bike if you can find one though.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Mad Dave]

Well done!

I passed 4 months ago and jumped straight from the GS500 DAS bike to a Bandit 600 - cheap insurance and seems pretty good.

[d3ano]

Just been looking at insurance quotes for ER-5.
with 1yrs NCB i will be looking at £200 for 3PFT. Not too bad me thinks.

Is the CB500 a better bike? If so how is it?
I thought that most 500's were the same.

[SirPsycho]

Nice one D3ano!!!!

[Mark_SV]

d3ano said:

Is the CB500 a better bike? If so how is it?

Yes, if you believe the magazines. I've not ridden one, so couldn't say. The write-ups suggest the CB500 offers the potential for more fun as you get better. Supposedly better than you'd expect for a 500. Though whether you'd have to be a biker tester to get the most out of it, I don't know ...

[bikerkeith]

Well done D3ano, another biker on the road.
If all you need is a winter hack than any of the 500 twins would do, although the CB500 seems to be the best of the bunch. Get some miles in on the 500 and consider doing some form of advanced training. Try a police Bikesafe if they operate in your area as a taster. After that IAM, RoSPA etc offer advanced training, depends what is available where you live.
By the time you get to spring you should be in a better position to consider a bigger and better bike.
And get along to the NEC next month and drool like the rest of us at all the shiny new tackle (and the totty).
Have fun and keep it shiny side up.

[volvod5_dude]

Congratulations , Ride safe.

[davel]

Congrats....

[Mark_SV]

bikerkeith said:

Try a police Bikesafe if they operate in your area as a taster. After that IAM, RoSPA etc offer advanced training, depends what is available where you live.

You can look through www.iam.org.uk and www.roada.org.uk to find out the locations of local groups. I have just joined up myself.

If you do a search here, there have also been various posts about the better advanced training providers like www.rapidtraining.co.uk and www.ukadvanced.co.uk

Have fun

Edited to say that the BMF runs a course called RIDERplus tailored for people who've just passed a DAS course and got their first big bike; it's a halfway house between DAS and advanced. I did mine through www.secondsteprts.co.uk and had an excellent day.

>> Edited by Mark_SV on Wednesday 6th October 22:40

[d3ano]

cool, thanks for the advices guys. I will take a look at the police sites later on today. Even though i feel confident on the bike now, i know that there is still loads to learn. luckly i have already had a few tumbles, not bad though (touches everything that is wood) so i know what that feels like and have an idea on how to avoid it.

D3