Moneypit23 new daily (bike)

[moneypit23 0]

The bike bug has bitten again so a few hours after passing my test i bought myself a 2001 zxr 400.

 

My commute isn't very long and the roads are quite shoddy in places so i'd rather not use the VR but a stiff little sports bike (no logic, i know).

 

Anyway, it means the car isn't doing unnecessary mileage and i can do all those niggly jobs and not have to worry about putting everything back together for monday.

[Jon_vr6 1]

Nice bike, hopefully you get a good week of sunshine X

[sexybourbon 0]

Nice always wanted to do my bike test but never got round to it , 400s are nippy little bikes my mate had a vfr 400 and another had the rvf 400

Congrats on passing if i ever do mine it will be for a supermoto

[Jim 2]

Another person here who's thought about learning to ride a motorbike! How difficult did you find it, and was it pricey to do? Did you do an intensive course or just chip away at it?

 

Anyway - nice wheels. Hope you enjoy them :)

[4eyes2wheels 0]

Nice bike but I had a VFR400 for a while and found if you were in "full attack mode" it was great but commuting on it was a pain in several ways. But that was 18 miles into central london!

 

When I did my bike test (2000) I did the Direct Access which was one day Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) on a 125 then three days on a 500 cc bike and the test at 8:30 on the fifth day. I found it a very good way to do it and had motivated myself by ordering an SV650s for delivery on the sixth day. No idea what the prices are now though.

[moneypit23 0]

Another person here who's thought about learning to ride a motorbike! How difficult did you find it, and was it pricey to do? Did you do an intensive course or just chip away at it?

 

Anyway - nice wheels. Hope you enjoy them :)

 

I've had about 13-15 hrs of training to pass both tests but i had a 125 for a couple of years and obviously i drive so i picked it up pretty easily.

 

It was £50 for two hours training which i used to do (rather than full days) because i think you take more in and don't get bored and lose concentration.

 

If you haven't done it before you have to do the CBT which is a few hours and about £100. Test fees were £15 (+40 for the bike) and £75 (+40 for the bike) but it doesn't seem too bad if you do it over a couple of months. Definitely worth it and it makes you (in my opinion) a better driver.

[OllieVR6 0]

Nice bike but I had a VFR400 for a while and found if you were in "full attack mode" it was great but commuting on it was a pain in several ways. But that was 18 miles into central london!

 

Ooh I had a VFR400 as well. Such a great little bike! I'd have another if they weren't so damned expensive to maintain. To be honest, they're a bit like Corrados in that regard!

[corrado_sunderland 0]

Im not allowed a bike, my dad said im too crazy on one for modern roads :(,so ill stick with my metal surrounding force field :lol:

[Kevin Bacon 5]

When I did my bike test (2000) I did the Direct Access which was one day Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) on a 125 then three days on a 500 cc bike and the test at 8:30 on the fifth day.

 

Ditto.

 

I failed the test because I was apparently 'too confident' and I clipped the kerb on the U turn test. The examiner was a retired police general and right miserable *******. He was well known for failing people he just didn't like the look of. Of course I was confident! I was a car driver for 10 years before doing my bike test and he picked the narrowest street in the town to do the U turn. A total knob.

 

But on the way back to instructor's place after the test, I rode down a ditch because I didn't lean the bike over enough in the turn. At that point I decided bikes weren't for me :lol:

[G_Dub 0]

Another person here who's thought about learning to ride a motorbike!

 

I'd recommend it, Jim. I passed my test in 1998 doing the 3 day course as I'd always wanted to ride big bikes since I was a kid. I found it pretty straightforward. I thought I'd messed up the test when I forgot to cancel my indicator after a corner for what was probably just a few seconds (seemed liked ages). But the former army colonel who was my examiner gave me a pass! Result. I'm not into sports bikes really, more like sports tourers. Can't wait to get my new garage built so I can buy my next bike and will hopefully go over to Europe with the missus.

[Nathan Harvey 10]

Nice bike mate , i've gotta gsxr 750 k6 passed my test when i was 17 (14 years ago) and it was cheap back then. I make up for it know tho by spunking cash on power commander , tires and track days lol enjoy stay safe