Well its bound to be longer than the 25 min, 35 question test i done 12 years ago
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howd you get on?
Motorbike test and 1st bike advice
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howd you get on?
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Traders insurance has me and my bro covered for bikes
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Adelaide Insurance on Boucher Road was the cheapest place i could find for my first year. Have got cheaper quotes over the years then i just take the quoted price back to Adelaide and they usually beat it by £10 or they will match it. Annoying you have to do that but i guess its how they make money come renewal time.
Just have heard before that it's meant to be a strain on the engine unsure if that's the truth or not though. You pick up a bike yet mate ?
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Young at heart thoughOld get
howd you get on?
Failed the multiple choice by a couple of marks which i have to say im genuinely surprised at
There was only a couple of odd questions which i thought mighta got me, but overall i shoulda had it. Passed the hazard perception, which is goddamn weird i have to say Booked straight away for this Tues again lol *sighs*
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Not sure what to make of this however Its a good step generally i think, to show folk can do sumat without a bloody sat nav or just waffle on the day. But theres bound to be sumat im missing?!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13768664
Its a good step generally i think, to show folk can do sumat without a bloody sat nav or just waffle on the day. But theres bound to be sumat im missing?!http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13768664
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Sv would tempt me also, but I'd ideally like a sports bike.. Been looking at gsxr600, zx6r and r6's.. But realistically I need to get some insurance quotes! The SVs sound great with the v-twin.. Where have you guys been looking? Gumtree? Biketrader? Usedcarsni?
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Passed my theory and Hazard Perception this morning too
My mother has warned me and told me to find somewhere else to live already lol
But I'm on the look out now for an '03 ZX636
Good man Iain that happened me too, bought an R1 for first bike but thankfully didnt even pick it up!
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Seen one of these the other day and thought it looked quite nice! Know nothing about bikes though so may be complete dung!
http://www.usedcarsni.com/72484295
For insurance you should try http://www.ebikeinsurance.co.uk/ Cheapest by around 400 quid.
I'm thinking of either a 650 Bandit or Triumph Street Triple.
Earliest I can book my off road test is 11th July..
The SV is pretty much a sport bike, if you were to consider one, it would have to be the facelifted S model with full fairings:
Hard to beat the sound of a V Twin, especially with an aftermarket exhaust!
If i do get one, ill be putting on the Sharkskinz bodywork
Havent rode one yet man but from scouring the net they seem to be a brilliant first bike, sporty as well as comfy with plenty of go. Its a V Twin so plenty of torque low down the revs. Especially important is the fact it responds better to restriction than a 4 banger, and is only really noticable at higher speeds as it struggles to get past 120mph lol
Theres a good amount of forums out there dedicated to them so plenty of support and resources out there. Love the Sharkskinz bodywork for it, comes in a street version also with headlight cut outs and looks the same as the racing version:
Once i get the confidence and experience built up on that ill move on to something more extreme lol
Theres a good amount of forums out there dedicated to them so plenty of support and resources out there. Love the Sharkskinz bodywork for it, comes in a street version also with headlight cut outs and looks the same as the racing version:
Once i get the confidence and experience built up on that ill move on to something more extreme lol
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I really cant recommend a Z750 more as a first bike (an 08 model),iv only had mine on the road for about 2 and abit weeks and it is so nice to ride and handle with plenty plenty power to do me,has 106bhp but feels so much more and the low down torque makes it really nice in traffic etcc... as you dont need to rev it to move at all! Nice riding position to,iv spent hours on it and got off feeling just as i got on
SVs are nice and would need to be the S version but i just couldnt warm to the sound of it...to me a big bike needs to sound like high revving animal
SVs are nice and would need to be the S version but i just couldnt warm to the sound of it...to me a big bike needs to sound like high revving animal
For me, Ill take a wounded snarling tiger over a bunch of pissed off wasps Hehe!
With the amount of aftermarket exhausts out there you can pretty much get any sound you want anyways
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Where was that? I got Mallusk earlier on for 4th July. Few other times that day also...Earliest I can book my off road test is 11th July..