Alreet

[nervous]

I've just bought myself a CBR 600 RR (pronounced 'aaaaaagggh aaaaaaaaaggggh') so, the next time you see an oily black smear at the side of the road- thatll be me- so, please do stop and make sympathetic noises till the ambulance arrives.

Now, I just need a licence...

ETA if someone could point me in the direction of a place that sells all the kit cheaper than anyone else, thatd be aces. Id like alpinestars stuff, so a cheasp source of them would be great.

Likewise, who do you folks use for insurance? Ive done a quote on confused, but im wondering if theres a newbie specialist who'll be cheaper.

Thanks in advance.

Edited by nervous on Saturday 15th March 12:31

[castrolcraig]

hell, brave choice, 600 arrgh aargh as a first bike!!!!!

[nervous]

I know. Im not that bright and get overwhelmed by shiny things.

[immigrant]

Please post up when you know how much your insurance is going to cost.

[nervous]

455 quid.

[Chilli]

Hmmm, heard a lot about you on the P&P...not all of it good!

ps - you can copy my licence if needed?!

[nervous]

Chilli said:

Hmmm, heard a lot about you on the P&P...not all of it good!

excellent stuff, feel free to mail me with a list of greivances.

[Wacky Racer]

What people seem to forget about 150mph motorbikes is the throttle works both ways, just because you drive a Veyron does not mean you have to drive round at 200mph all the time......

[nervous]

Wacky Racer said:

What people seem to forget about 150mph motorbikes is the throttle works both ways

I havent forgotten that. I plan to be the slowest motorbiker ever.

[immigrant]

nervous said:

455 quid.

Not too bad. Thats full license, and first bike? Any special security?

[nervous]

immigrant said:

nervous said:

455 quid.

Not too bad. Thats full license, and first bike? Any special security?

just the HISS thingy, and an alpha dot marking thingy and the ground anchor Ive yet to install.

Know of anything/ anyone better? or better stuff to buy to make it cheaper?

[immigrant]

nervous said:

Know of anything/ anyone better? or better stuff to buy to make it cheaper?

Afraid not, just traded my foreign bike license for a UK one so have no bike history here. I got quoted £1100 by Carole Nash to insure an R1200GS. Nuts!

[nervous]

there must be favoured security stuff that we could use tho... anyone know what the legalised bandits prefer?

[mybrainhurts]

I can knock something up with an explosive charge that blows the thieving scrotes to bits...

You do have superglue, don't you..?

[Biker's Nemesis]

mybrainhurts said:

I can knock something up with an explosive charge that blows the thieving scrotes to bits...

You do have superglue, don't you..?

O God, don't give him any nails, flower, or caustic soda.

[nervous]

Biker's Nemesis said:

O God, don't give him any nails, flower, or caustic soda.

oh come on, that only happened that one time.

[Ace-T]

Hey Nervy! Welcome to the dark side babe! What made you take the leap then?

Oh and Chilli, Nervy is a darling, he may look like a 20 stone 40 year old trucker but in reality he is just a sweet innocent young girl... er, did I get that the right way round Nervs?



Ace-T

[nervous]

Ace-T said:

Hey Nervy! Welcome to the dark side babe! What made you take the leap then?

Hi T Boredom and a mid life crisis, really.

ace t said:

Oh and Chilli, Nervy is a darling, he may look like a 20 stone 40 year old trucker but in reality he is just a sweet innocent young girl... er, did I get that the right way round Nervs?

im 34 and thin. either way is depressing

Edited by nervous on Saturday 15th March 15:51

[Stu R]

Good to see you've taken the plunge matey You only bought that one because it sounded sounded the most piratey didn't you?

Gather you're going the DAS route sooner rather than later?

As for insurance, I've just insured with carole nash who came up a smidgen cheaper than bennetts. They were the cheapest two for me (480 quid on a ducati 749S)

Your best bet RE getting your gear sorted, is find a mate who's freindly with a shop locally. I tend to get good deals on my gear just because I'm fairly regularly buying stuff from them, couple of hundred quid off leathers, 40 quid off gloves etc soon goes a long way when it's added up

You might also want to search around for some 2007 stock, sure there'll be a few places around that have some remaining they'll want to shift.

Enjoy matey!

[gareth h]

I've got a pair of alpinestars boots and leather jacket (both black) which are surplus to requirements, pm me if you're interested.