Classic CBR 600 as first bike?
Discussion
Zakalwe said:
Riding a 125 isn’t much fun, they’re s
t to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way away
That's pretty much my experience to be fair but I'm not giving up booked another lesson this time on a 600cc.t to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way awayKrikkit said:
Zakalwe said:
Riding a 125 isn’t much fun, they’re st to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way away
Indeed, as nunpuncher put it a few weeks ago:t to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way awaynunpuncher said:
If you've never ridden a motorbike before then taking in the whole alien sequence of flicking switches, looking about, controlling things with both hands and feet while balancing on a wobbly (usually fked) 125 wearing a sensory deprivation device on your head is no easy task. As you can see, plenty of other people on here seem to have struggled with it at first.
ked) 125 wearing a sensory deprivation device on your head is no easy task. As you can see, plenty of other people on here seem to have struggled with it at first.Zakalwe said:
Riding a 125 isn’t much fun, they’re st to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way away
I had my CBT today, one on one and had a good two hours solid on the open road. It felt like I was on a tinny' buzzin washing machine on spin. t to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way awayAt the end I had a spin on a 2019 CB600R and it was night and day. The only thing I noted was the 600 had a high idle speed so at slow speeds I didn't need to use the throttle.
Sa Calobra said:
I had my CBT today, one on one and had a good two hours solid on the open road. It felt like I was on a tinny' buzzin washing machine on spin.
At the end I had a spin on a 2019 CB600R and it was night and day. The only thing I noted was the 600 had a high idle speed so at slow speeds I didn't need to use the throttle.
One on one is great I was in a group of 4 and everyone else had ridden before. Was it a 650R that's one of the bikes I'm considering a colleague at work has one. At the end I had a spin on a 2019 CB600R and it was night and day. The only thing I noted was the 600 had a high idle speed so at slow speeds I didn't need to use the throttle.
Zakalwe said:
Riding a 125 isn’t much fun, they’re st to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way away
+1t to be honest, useless for being on the road unless you’ve no other choice. Especially on your CBT when you’re too busy concentrating on how it all works to enjoy the ride. Bigger bikes are much easier to ride once you’ve got the knack of the controls - which doesn’t take too long tbh - and you link up a few corners or pin it from the lights with your instructor egging you on to get up to speed, that 125 will feel a long way awayAlthough there are people on hear who think you are not a proper motorcyclist if you cannot enjoy riding a 125
Jazoli said:
A gixxer is a st suzuki from 250cc upwards obviously, they are the choice of the uneducated and the chav 
I do think that people who refer to them as such deserve a fking slap!
My Srad was ace though
Saying that word is the same as wearing a POLITE vest in many peoples eyes.t suzuki from 250cc upwards obviously, they are the choice of the uneducated and the chav I do think that people who refer to them as such deserve a fking slap!My Srad was ace though
I should bump my thread from 10 or so years ago.
dc2rr07 said:
+1
Although there are people on hear who think you are not a proper motorcyclist if you cannot enjoy riding a 125
Although there are people on hear who think you are not a proper motorcyclist if you cannot enjoy riding a 125
Although it is all about context. I was one of the ones (one of very few on here it seems
) who started riding at 16; which meant a 50cc moped for a year. The 125 was a revelation when I hit 17.
Although I’ve ridden 125s since and yes, I still think they’re fun
I passed my bike test 6 years ago.
To get some road experience on something which hopefully wouldn’t kill me, the first bike I owned was a 600 Bandit, which I sold after 6 months. I then bought a CBR600RR, which has done 5 trips to the Isle of Man TT and a wealth of TD’s. Still own it and still love it!
To get some road experience on something which hopefully wouldn’t kill me, the first bike I owned was a 600 Bandit, which I sold after 6 months. I then bought a CBR600RR, which has done 5 trips to the Isle of Man TT and a wealth of TD’s. Still own it and still love it!
JonnyJustice said:
I passed my bike test 6 years ago.
To get some road experience on something which hopefully wouldn’t kill me, the first bike I owned was a 600 Bandit, which I sold after 6 months. I then bought a CBR600RR, which has done 5 trips to the Isle of Man TT and a wealth of TD’s. Still own it and still love it!
A few people have suggested the bandit to me but I really can’t get away with the looks of the thing but maybe it’s wise for a year or so to get some experience and a years no claims To get some road experience on something which hopefully wouldn’t kill me, the first bike I owned was a 600 Bandit, which I sold after 6 months. I then bought a CBR600RR, which has done 5 trips to the Isle of Man TT and a wealth of TD’s. Still own it and still love it!
srob said:
dc2rr07 said:
+1
Although there are people on hear who think you are not a proper motorcyclist if you cannot enjoy riding a 125
Although there are people on hear who think you are not a proper motorcyclist if you cannot enjoy riding a 125
Although it is all about context. I was one of the ones (one of very few on here it seems
) who started riding at 16; which meant a 50cc moped for a year. The 125 was a revelation when I hit 17.
Although I’ve ridden 125s since and yes, I still think they’re fun
we went straight onto 250’s from 50cc although I did have a 125 when I was 14 Biker's Nemesis said:
Jazoli said:
A gixxer is a st suzuki from 250cc upwards obviously, they are the choice of the uneducated and the chav I do think that people who refer to them as such deserve a fking slap!
My Srad was ace though
Saying that word is the same as wearing a POLITE vest in many peoples eyes.t suzuki from 250cc upwards obviously, they are the choice of the uneducated and the chav I do think that people who refer to them as such deserve a fking slap!My Srad was ace though
I should bump my thread from 10 or so years ago.
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Jazoli said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
What's a "gixxer"?
A gixxer is a st suzuki from 250cc upwards obviously, they are the choice of the uneducated and the chav I do think that people who refer to them as such deserve a fking slap!My Srad was ace though
I like my GIXXER THOU!
GIXXER is a beautiful name, I love to repeat it GIXXER GIXXER GIXXER, yeah!
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