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[mrslaphead]

A mate of mine fell off his bike doing his test in the eightiess, but it was out of sight of the examiner so he just got back on
and carried on to the end, and passed !
I did mine in the early nineties and had an examiner follow me on another bike and we were linked by intercom, pass on a 125
then whatever you fancy(or can afford to insure) so got a 400 then a couple of years later a 600 then a 1000.

[TJenkos]

With regards to the insurance on a restricted license, I was not asked for anything at all

[scrog]

well i think its a no goer now

just been upto bike night in boston and my little lass said she wanted to sit on a bike
so i lifted her on to my mates harley and she burnt her leg (he did say it was still hot so i should nave known better) so feeling like a crap dad at the mo and mrs scrog is now really anti bike (not like she was'nt before)

[kgb]

With regards to the insurance on a restricted license, I was not asked for anything at all

Still got that VFR?

[Jammy]

Insurance might be a little more difficult to obtain if you have no bike experience and go straight for a powerful bike? I would do at least a year on a 400cc if not a restricted 33bhp.

Mate of mine has a CBR600 (I think) as a first bike. Think his insurance in the first year was well over the £1k mark.

[scrog]

well mrs scrog aint happy now

just been given a CB400 pre super dream

not been run in couple of years but all there and in good nick

[Bec]

[E.L.M.O]

Insurance might be a little more difficult to obtain if you have no bike experience and go straight for a powerful bike? I would do at least a year on a 400cc if not a restricted 33bhp.

Mate of mine has a CBR600 (I think) as a first bike. Think his insurance in the first year was well over the £1k mark.

is he still alive?!

[TJenkos]

Yes, I do still have my NC30. Off the road being rebuilt though...



Nothing wrong at all with having a CBR600 as a first bike. Just because its a fast bike, doesn't mean it has to be ridden fast..

Edited by TJenkos, 06 July 2009 - 01:37 PM.

[998dave]

well mrs scrog aint happy now

just been given a CB400 pre wet dream

not been run in couple of years but all there and in good nick

Correction for you...

[Kam]

Nothing wrong at all with having a CBR600 as a first bike. Just because its a fast bike, doesn't mean it has to be ridden fast..

Well said that man!

How fast do you want to go? Properly when you start out?

[valve bounce]

well mrs scrog aint happy now

just been given a CB400 pre super dream

not been run in couple of years but all there and in good nick

ive just bought a cb 250 superdream 1978, lovrly bikes cb's. i did my bike test back in febuary aged 17, so this bike is my first propper road bike (once its on the road, big project) insurance is only £129.48 for tpf&f. going to upgrade to a cb 400 after christmas tho.

i just did the restricted licence proberly what i advise you do as the cb400 is sill less that 33bhp so you can gain some no claims then get somthing really intresting.

rob

[scrog]

well mrs scrog aint happy now

just been given a CB400 pre super dream

not been run in couple of years but all there and in good nick

ive just bought a cb 250 superdream 1978, lovrly bikes cb's. i did my bike test back in febuary aged 17, so this bike is my first propper road bike (once its on the road, big project) insurance is only £129.48 for tpf&f. going to upgrade to a cb 400 after christmas tho.

i just did the restricted licence proberly what i advise you do as the cb400 is sill less that 33bhp so you can gain some no claims then get somthing really intresting.

rob

not a big biker but i would like a susuki GT750 (kettle)