Motorbike
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Motorbike
Hey all,
Do any of you ride a motorbike??
I really want to get a bike license in the summer, and found a local school in Romford that does an intensive Direct Access course that takes a week and costs £500-600... I just wondered whether that was good value or whether, having had years of driving a car already, you wouldnt need that much training?
Any advice?
Cheers!
nick
Do any of you ride a motorbike??
I really want to get a bike license in the summer, and found a local school in Romford that does an intensive Direct Access course that takes a week and costs £500-600... I just wondered whether that was good value or whether, having had years of driving a car already, you wouldnt need that much training?
Any advice?
Cheers!
nick
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Ridden bikes since I was 14 - some 57 years ago
Riding a bike is a totally different thing to driving a car so in my opinion the answer must be YES take the course if you are serious about biking! :thumbsu
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I know we did not have to take these course when I started BUT there was not the traffic on the roads then either.
If you do take the course I wish you many years of FUN !
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I know we did not have to take these course when I started BUT there was not the traffic on the roads then either.
If you do take the course I wish you many years of FUN !
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Try
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Thanks!
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Definately worth it! I did a 'Crash Course' about 6 years ago with 'Benfleet Motorcycle Training' which was a day for my CBT and then a fortnight later i did some '8 hour lessons' Mon-Wed and then my test was on the Thursday, no better feeling than passing and riding back to the bike centre without the instructor talking in your ear!
Mine cost about £500 which included the bike hire and the final test cost. it's also good for topping up your knowledge of the Highway Code.
What bike are you thinking of getting once you've passed?
Mine cost about £500 which included the bike hire and the final test cost. it's also good for topping up your knowledge of the Highway Code.
What bike are you thinking of getting once you've passed?
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Our eldest son, Michael, also went to Benfleet Motorcycle Training when he was 16. They were very good and patient.
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Passed my bike test in 1969 when virtually all that was required was that you could make it around the block without falling off, those were the days ![Thumbs Up :thumbsu:](./images/smilies/afro.gif)
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Hi ya!MGsteveT wrote:Definately worth it! I did a 'Crash Course' about 6 years ago with 'Benfleet Motorcycle Training' which was a day for my CBT and then a fortnight later i did some '8 hour lessons' Mon-Wed and then my test was on the Thursday, no better feeling than passing and riding back to the bike centre without the instructor talking in your ear!
Mine cost about £500 which included the bike hire and the final test cost. it's also good for topping up your knowledge of the Highway Code.
What bike are you thinking of getting once you've passed?
Well, I was going to do the Direct Access, but then that costs about £700 now if my research is right. So what I thought I might do, is do the CBT this summer, spent the rest of the money on a little 125, get some experience and get used to riding a bike, and then nail the proper test next year. Otherwise, I'll (hopefully) pass the test but wont have the money to buy a bike!! Then by the time I get one I'll probably kill myself as I would have forgotten how it works!! lol
Yeah I know next to nothing about Bikes, so its good you lot know a thing or two... was thinking something like a 'naked' or a tourer, but not a sport bike. Maybe i'll get to a harley in 20 years...
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hi nike
i wouldnt go down the 125 route,i did.do your direct access straight away.i rode for a year on a 125 on "l" plates.wen you go to do ya direct access you've picked up bad habits,which the instructors will have to remedie.it would be better and easier for you to go straight down the direct access route,and spending money on a 125. suzuki sv 650 would be a good first bike
good luck
i wouldnt go down the 125 route,i did.do your direct access straight away.i rode for a year on a 125 on "l" plates.wen you go to do ya direct access you've picked up bad habits,which the instructors will have to remedie.it would be better and easier for you to go straight down the direct access route,and spending money on a 125. suzuki sv 650 would be a good first bike
good luck
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Oh ok Dave thanks for the advice!
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I passed my bike test in 69(ish) when as Dell said all you had to do was ride round the block a few times & don't hit the tester when he jumped out in front of you for the emergency stop!!!
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I'd take as much training as I could afford. I passed my test at 17 in 1975 on an RD250 and when I think back I can't believe I reached 18. The training nowadays really does focus your mind on being aware of what's going on around you. I returned to biking about 15 years ago (it's like a itch you can't stop scratching) but gave it up for an MG two years ago when I figured I'd used up more than my fair share of lives. There is no buzz quite like a bike but you really do need to keep your wits about you and treat everyone else on the road as though they are complete idiots, or blind, or both. 9 times out of 10 they are.
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SW Motech make at least 2 camera mountings for bikes, one on the bars & one specifically for their fuel filler brackets, not something I've any experience of myself though sorry. I have seen a video camera mounted on the fuel filler bracket it looked quite neat.
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Do i want a bike licence? YES
Am i going to get one? No
Why? I like living
Bikes look Awsome fun the buzz must be great but i think i would end up killing myself
Mark
Am i going to get one? No
Why? I like living
Bikes look Awsome fun the buzz must be great but i think i would end up killing myself
Mark
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Bikes are something thats in the blood once you have owned one for the rest of your life there will be times when you will get the hankering to get back on one
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You've got that right. I nearly came out of biking about four years back. I sold my VFR to a dealers in Woodford but after passing the shop for four weeks seeing it in the window every day I went and bought it back! My problem was that I never replaced it with anything else. On the second attempt (to get out of biking) I bought the MG and the pangs are much easier to bear. It's also slowed me down a bit which is no bad thing.Dell wrote:Bikes are something thats in the blood once you have owned one for the rest of your life there will be times when you will get the hankering to get back on one![]()
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At the end of the month I'm off up Scotland on the Tiger 1050 for my annual tour, Barbara is driving up in the TF as she won't pillion that far, best of both worlds!!!
Did a 300mile round trip Easter Monday down to Red Marley hillclimb & back, a great day out.
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Hahaha love it!!!mark lucas wrote:Do i want a bike licence? YES
Am i going to get one? No
Why? I like living
Bikes look Awsome fun the buzz must be great but i think i would end up killing myself
Mark
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