Well beginning of the month I passed my Motorbike Theory, CBT, and then Pratical (0minors, tho i dont think i deserved it )

Last week I got my first bike, sorry its not up to scratch to some peoples but I wanted to good bike to start on and so went for a SV650.


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Done 1300 odd miles in the week (up in shrewsbury so mainly I was riding in wales, lovely week off work!) and Monday started the crazy London riding for my commute and OMG its insane.

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Tis a nice looking bike, congrats on passing your test too  

The thread title is kinda funny, but its not so far from the truth - scary things bikes.

as much as Id love one (the whole man/machine thing must be amazing on them) I dont think ill ever get one.. sports cars will be the closest I get to such thrills.. (or my racer pedal bike - LOVE throwing it through chicanes in the local villagey / town sort of place. really small tight, windy streets with 20 limits, you can cycle way faster than the cars drive  :mrgreen:  so much fun )

I couldnt trust myself not to open it up once in a while (read: every empty bit of road) its all too easy, and the sheer pace of those things is astonishing.

but anyways, Im sure yll have a whole lot of fun - looks like a nice bike good colour! 650cc I take it?

A good bike is a thing of beauty, Id love one but my mum would never speak to me again.

nice looking bike (tho i know nothing about them tbh)

tho watch out for guys in transit vans pulling out of junctions tho....

congrats dooms, hope you and the sv have many miles of fun  

just dont do what i did a fornight ago,
go chasing someone on a track day and come off at 90 mph  :whoops:
good gear saved me from serious injury, came away with a sprain / torn ligament in my ankle / foot even after sumersaulting in the gravel trap.


if youve not already got some good supporting boots (have a look at sidi vertebras) then id get some, save me from a breakage twice already i reckon over the years.
that and some gloves that you cant pull straight off without undoing the velcro, nearly came acropper with some i was wearing and woulda ended up with some nasty road rash . :shock:

last bit of lecture i promise , dont go out without your bike clobber on (dont be tempted wearing jeans) as it makes me cringe and shout twat whenever i see someone not in their gear.
Rather it be a cows hide taking the brunt of the roadrash than my hide.  


Take it easy and overall, get used to riding  :mrgreen:

SV?
Nice ride

Quote from: snellgroveThe thread title is kinda funny, but its not so far from the truth - scary things bikes.

as much as Id love one (the whole man/machine thing must be amazing on them) I dont think ill ever get one.. sports cars will be the closest I get to such thrills.. (or my racer pedal bike - LOVE throwing it through chicanes in the local villagey / town sort of place. really small tight, windy streets with 20 limits, you can cycle way faster than the cars drive  :mrgreen:  so much fun )

I couldnt trust myself not to open it up once in a while (read: every empty bit of road) its all too easy, and the sheer pace of those things is astonishing.

but anyways, Im sure yll have a whole lot of fun - looks like a nice bike good colour! 650cc I take it?

Yes it is very very tempting and you cant help but do it when on the straights with nothing infront.

It is such a good feeling being on a bike and now I have a viable escape from London on weekends

Quote from: madmaxcongrats dooms, hope you and the sv have many miles of fun  

just dont do what i did a fornight ago,
go chasing someone on a track day and come off at 90 mph  :whoops:
good gear saved me from serious injury, came away with a sprain / torn ligament in my ankle / foot even after sumersaulting in the gravel trap.


if youve not already got some good supporting boots (have a look at sidi vertebras) then id get some, save me from a breakage twice already i reckon over the years.
that and some gloves that you cant pull straight off without undoing the velcro, nearly came acropper with some i was wearing and woulda ended up with some nasty road rash . :shock:

last bit of lecture i promise , dont go out without your bike clobber on (dont be tempted wearing jeans) as it makes me cringe and shout twat whenever i see someone not in their gear.
Rather it be a cows hide taking the brunt of the roadrash than my hide.  


Take it easy and overall, get used to riding  :mrgreen:

Not going to be doing a track day for awhile, tho i do have a bikesafe day (quite the opposite of a track day) booked on Sunday

I have most my kit, decent jacket & gloves (which you can pull off without undoing but im pretty sure that would pull out the lining), Shoei XR1000, at the moment sorry but im using Jeans and DMs untill payday on monday when ill be buying a coulpe pairs of draggin jeans and a decent pair of textiles, plus a knox back protector.

I wear all the kit I have always (which has been way too hot resently).

looks cool! out of curiousity how much did it cost for you to learn?

i went to a bike school today and asked about learning and it came to a total of somthing crazy like Ã,£600~  :shock:

sounds about right if thats including cbt and full test tuition

Quote from: madmaxsounds about right if thats including cbt and full test tuition

yeah iirc it was:
cbt
day tuition on 125
2 day tuition on 500
theory test
2hour lesson before main test
main test

somthing like that, i can see how it costs so much alot of time and effort in that lot. but still alot of money on a seasonal hobby

all the gear aint cheap either.

A guy I worked with had a Ninja something.. superbike thing - said hed seen 170+mph on the speedo  :shock: and it could do a bit over 70mph in 1st

and he had came off plenty of times during his biking (been doing it for decades) and he said all his leathers and that was over Ã,£1k - last time he had it paid for because he was not @ fault, but the person that pulled out on him. so their insurance company paid for it.

essential though, it helps save your life!

Nice bike, Id ride one. Muchly too powerful for a beginner, though. 650s these days are little monsters. Id have recommended something 250-400cc.

Be careful, that thing is faster than 99% of the cars on the road. 0-60 in 3.6s! :shock: If I was your daddy, Id install a restrictor in the middle of the night.

definatly worth getting good gear, bikes can be mended or replaced but you cant easily, might post some pics of my one piecer i came off in later.

my cbr600 says 70 off the limiter in first and it tops out at 165ish  

most litre sports bikes can do 100 in first  :shock:


and yes, dont kid yourself about not falling off, ive fallen off a few times, usually when concentration is slipping or getting tired (or once trying to get knee down on a diesel coated roundabout :whoops:).

just hope theyre all low or no speed drops as at least they tend to damage your ego only (yes ive been humbled a fair few times, damn these short legs ) and not your wallet