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Passed Mod 2 with one minor, I was on a different bike than I had spent two days training on, the clutch was barely working and I made the choice to swap the bike out, I was confident but I messed up the first manover by stalling, I had not done it since I started training and was really annoyed with myself. I also forgot that I was leading during the independant riding and was waiting to be told where to go, luckily I don't think he noticed lol. I was sure I failed for the stall but it turned out to be a minor and he was happy. Let's Ride were brilliant throughout my training and could not speak highly enough of them Now I just need to find an affordable 600cc I was looking at the Superbike factory as they do bikes on crappy credit!

Passed Mod 1 with 0 faults, was a lot easier than I thought. Spent the day training in Wimborne with Lets Ride, they are a great company far better than the company I did my CBT with. Spent the day training before my test at 1330, it was raining heavy all day and I cooked the rear brake and it stopped working altogether the instructions for doing the figure 8 were a bit odd to me we were told the test centre was on a slight hill so we would need to keep the revs up.. this made little sense to me as I was revving to around 4k riding the clutch and using the rear brake constantly. I was struggling with the swerve too hit the cones almost all the time but managed the last 2 apparently I was still too close to them.. When we got to the test centre I was the first of 4 riders to go through it, I didnt really notice that there was a hill and pretty much did it on the clutch with a small amount of gas. I got 59kph on the emergency stop and 56 on the swerve. Passed with no minors the examiner said it was lucky I released the throttle on the swerve as he was getting ready to scoop me up! All in all a good day, the test seemed a bit more mind over matter

yeah it had an overnight charge, its just not getting charge from the bike I had a look at the part its £20 2nd hand I only need it for another year then I am on to getting a new big bike lol I rode for around 25 mins turned it off and the battery was flat, had to bump start it - the starter button does literally nothing no lights etc

I have a new issue I am fairly sure I know what it is.. could someone please confirm or deny its the regulator/rectifier.. No charging on the battery, gone through a brand new bulb in a couple of weeks Battery is around 10 months old I do not have a multimeter to do testing so I thought I would dive in and try solutions lol

All fixed, turns out I neglected the chain and it was that causing the problem, came at a good time in a way as I had to replace the rear tyre sent it into my local shop and it ended up costing me £195 I had the chain and two new sprockets

Had the same problem with mine, it was a carb issue I had to take it apart a couple of times give it all a good clean, the jets kept getting blocked. also the spring bit at the top was stuck so I took that apart and cleaned it up runs perfect now

Yeah on engine braking, I can feel it through the foot rests too. its not a very happy bike lol

Good morning, Sorry its been so long since posting you would guys would not believe the poor run of luck I am having right now! Enjoying my bike and I have decided to try and find a cheap 600cc to take my test on Anyway I have another problem with my bike I think it might be gear box related but not 100%, when I am on the throttle it will sporadically make a metallic "ting" it will do it a few times then fly off like it should.. also if I open the throttle and then shut it, you can hear and feel things moving around from what sounds like the gear box. Before I take it off and get cold hands am I looking in the right place? thanks

Hi guys, I am after a new helmet mine is annoying I currently have a Leopard LEO-839 its really noisy when going above 30 and I would like to be able to remove the visor so I can clean it and put wax etc... I am on a tight budget because I have a 9 month old girl and another baby due in 3 weeks !! Anyone know of anything good I could buy? Thanks Ads

I wouldnt go that far, head gasket went on my Impreza.. This is becoming more of a project thread! I have decided to do a bit more tinkering and replace the sprockets and chain, is there any difference in what they do, as I see on fleabay there are ones that are "performance" etc. I have noticed recently in 6th gear my bike slows down, is this common for the cbr125? Thanks again

All sorted an running perfectly again! back to £4 a week in fuel is nice lol although someone tried to kill me last night on the ride home but I guess thats life on two wheels!

Thats my next mission for now I am just happy she runs!

Success, the dodgy running is sorted and it starts fine to the pin out of the carb and gave it all a clean, i guess it was getting stuck! But.... again 1 solved 1 appears.. its now running at 4k revs on idle, 7 with the choke open

I will hold off buying one, going to have another look at it tomorrow as I have brought a new cylinder head rubber I will get some pics of the internals etc tomorrow

would it be worth just buying a new carb? I had a look on ebay they seem to be quite rare for my bikes year

So, bittersweet news! the bike is running loads better after the fuel change! the bad news is, it struggles to start and if I try to start it with the choke it floods before it is warm if i rev it too much it stalls.... I am going to get the valve clearance done as I guess that could be the problem as I have no idea when it was last done

Had another bash at it.tonight, cleaned the carb again small jet was blocked again! Put a new fuel filter coil and air filter still runs bad and i have no idea what to do now! Plug is new clean and fine. When it was running the more revs i gave it the worse it ran. Could it be over fueling or bad fuel?

How would I stop it running rich? Im new to bikes

Hi Thanks for the reply, the problem came all of a sudden. I cleaned out the pipes and the cylinder is tight the spark plug was bad when I took it out, black all over the end, could it be a bad batch of fuel as it was straight after I filled the bike up? Thanks

Hi guys, having an issue with my bike hope someone can help me! Its not running very well at all, like its got a misfire idles like crap and has trouble starting... So far I have cleaned the the carb and the jets one was blocked, replaced the spark plug and still runs crappy I have brought a new air filter coil/lead and fuel filter hopefully that fixes it, am I missing anything else that it could be? Thanks Ads

Good evening, I have encountered my first biking issue I ride around 20 mins to work and my battery would appear to run out every week or so.. i trickle charged it and it fires right up! Did that tonight and started it to make sure all was well, the bike started fine but cut after under reving for a while. Is this because i had the choke closed? I was told i would only need it when its cold! At the weekend i plan to clean the spark plug this weekend on case its that Any advice on what it could be?

Hi guys can anyone help me i would like to remove my visor to clean it and put some products on it. I cant find a guide anywhere for how to do it!! http://s31.postimg.org/4k0hijatj/14614192722421736138794.jpg Its a leopard 839 been trying to find a replacement visor too but there is nothing online for it!

I was thinking of replacing the discs because I dont know if/when they were done so I figure I might as well do it all while I am at it. Is that not the best approach? I have a friend who should hopefully be able to assist with most of the work (hopefully, have not asked) Again thanks for all the advice!

Sorry it's a cbr125 I have just brought an owners manual off ebay off to the Haynes museum soon so will keep an eye out for one:) Tyres are all good going to change brake discs and pado soon and probably chain and sprocket Will replace all fluids top:)

Hi guys & girls, Having ridden my bike for just over a week I figure its time to make sure its all running as it should etc... Where should I start? the bike has 25k on it, and no history I assumed it would be oil, air filter etc? Any help and advice appreciated