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ry ry
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Posted - 2008.03.31 00:08:00 -
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Edited by: ry ry on 31/03/2008 00:17:03
something a bit tame like a F650, sv650, hornet or bandit 600 would be an ideal first bike. you can ditch it as soon as you get bored of it and want something a bit fatter (which you will, tbh) and bikes like that keep their value a little better than exotics.
edit: and unfaired/half faired bikes are a good shout, so when you drop it you don't break the plastics.
don't get a ducati/guzzi/cagivia or anything because as cool as they look, it'll fall apart the first time it gets wet and cost a ******* fortune to fix if you can get the bits at all. similarly avoid grey imports like some of the 400 sports for similar reasons. a 'cafe racer custom' jobby isn't a great idea, largely because most are just faired sports bikes somebody dropped and couldn't be ****** to replace the fairing, and stuck on some renthals instead.
edit: the first guy in the thread probably just meant a snall naked bike, rather than an 'actual' cafe racer. custom bikes are generally not very good first bikes.
don't buy a ninja or a gixxer because it's a bad first bike for a hundred reasons, from insuring the ******, to the arse up riding position, to the whole 'killing yourself at speed' thing. you'll be a new rider, you won't be very good yet.
don't buy a harley/leather waistcoat/****pot lid, you'll look a ****er. don't be a power ranger either. they're ****s.
spend a couple of hundred on your helmet (shoei, aria, agv = decent brands) and get some decent gear. you won't look cool in trainers and jeans after you've come off wearing them. gloves matter too - the ones with the carbon knuckles really do help if you have a spill or want to thump somebody.
an expensive back protector is actually less important than you think if your jacket already has a half decent one built in - chances are it's your neck that'll snap, not your spine. but that's debatable, and any protection is good protection. and a speed hump on your kangaroo leather neon green 1 piece leathers will just make you look like you've got a deformity if you're not doing a trackday.
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ry ry
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Posted - 2008.03.31 00:15:00 -
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also if you don't have your license yet, and you're in the UK, get your DAS sorted PRONTO. the law is changin soon to make it harder to get onto anything > 125cc.
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Posted - 2008.03.31 00:21:00 -
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Edited by: ry ry on 31/03/2008 00:22:11
so, costs...
theory test: twenty something quid. you need this before you do the DAS.
DAS (direct access): upto a grand. probably about z700 if you're not a tard. this includes a CBT, take a week to do, and lets you get straight onto a big bike. without this you can do a cbt one saturday for z100ish and ride a 125 with L plates. the l is for LOL.
cheap second hand bike: about a grand. for 500 you'll get somethign wanting a bit of work done on it, and if you're new to bikes you'll probably not want the hassle.
insurance: depends on teh bike. probably about z500 p/y, but shop around. bennets were cheapest for me, and carol nash are ****heads.
tax: **** all.
mot: should come with almost a year's ticket.
helmet: 200-300.
leathers: about the same.
boots: whatever. just get some decent oxtar ones for z80, they'll do the trick.
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Posted - 2008.03.31 00:28:00 -
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Edited by: ry ry on 31/03/2008 00:31:19
 Originally by: Lori Carlyle
if you want a "race" bike, Nothing beats the Aprilia RS125
under no circumstances buy an rs125. :D
actually this reminds me: if you go down the 125 route and want a sportier bike, the 125 sports bikes are teeny weeny lilliputian tiny. if you're a bit lanky you'll look like you're on a monkey bike.
on the plus side, you'll be able to get your knee down whilst you're stationary.
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