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Alpinestar do trainers, few styles - just one below; https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/231293

Bikers do it better on their own?

I wouldn't be trying to make it quieter to be fair, my curtesy would extend as far as pushing it out of my garden and starting it there.

Nice bikes them mate, looks good enjoy! I don't know how you held out so long

You went further for the rally

My second is due in July, and I think Joemans got 2. We'll be full soon All the best to you & your missus with the pregnancy

Nice one mate , Another member to mine and Joemans TMBF Crèche

Any pics? Also it might be easier to roll the sprocket out of gear

Yes, buy my bike! Good quiet bike CK, only £1200 to you!

Do you do oulton at all? Local to me so I'd defo come over for that. Already going BSB there this year.

Congrats mate! Bike shopping is proving stressful for me

I think Ive seen the first one, is it the one with the two lads on sports bikes? Theres a lad on a fire blade is terrible but gets talked through how to ride better?

Lovely! So much better in Red than the blue you see everywhere.

I quit.

Social media as already mentioned, also getting yourself high up on google would help (not 100% sure how you do this, but companies can sort it for you).

Cheers Oasis, at least someone is trying to help

Selling my beloved as wanting to move up to a bigger bike. Full details here Ive maintained her properly, new pads, chain and sprockets all under 1000 miles ago. £1200 to anyone on here. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBF125-2011-service-history-low-miles-/252786976345?nav=SELLING_ACTIVE

Cheers Reiver! Piaggio three wheeler thing for beefy it is then I went to try a ninja, it didn't start. I reckon that's going to be a common theme .

Going shopping tomorrow, hopefully a 600 super sport . Id love an R6 but I don't think that's going to happen so it's probably going to be a ninja or CBR.

Congrats

Thanks everyone! I hadn't passed my DAS , but I wasn't actually going to make you do it just having some fun .

Sorry for keeping it secret, it's been eventful! My training started with a conversion day about 4-5 weeks ago, just a full day out riding big bikes under no pressure just getting used to the feel of them. This day was fun, we rode round various bike shops and drank coffee, on the way home we were even encouraged to have a bit of fun on the long straight empty dual carraigeway, we went ehem *70*... wasn't doing 3 figures I promise lots of fun. All round a good day on the bike. Next came the MOD1 training, I was bricking it properly nervous - just for the bloody training. We had the test track booked out for the day to practice on, however we did a few of the manouvers in the grounds of the school before leaving. 5 Minutes in, nob head here dropped the bike trying to do a u-turn in second gear . Punishent for this was buying the coffees before we went onto the test track(see pic). After that it's safe to say my confidence was in bits, but on the track itself I had no problems with the MOD1 - passed first time, no minors. Nailed the U-Turn, was a bit close on the avoidance but I adrenaline got hold and I took it a bit quick. This photo was on the schools facebook page with "You know the rules, if you drop the bikes on slow control you buy the coffee!" gutted for me Yesterday I should have been doing training for MOD2, with the MOD2 test today. Well Doris f**ked that all up for me, we couldn't do any lessons as the wind was too bad, one school in the area was seen doing lessons and has been reported to the DVSA. I couldn't shift my test as there was no reason for it to not go ahead today, so I went into the test with no training apart from the conversion day and MOD1 on the track. I was proper nervous for this one, panicking as I thought I wasn't 100% sure on what to do. I just rode the bike and made sure I did the proper checks, passed with 1 minor . I got the minor turning into the test centre - very last thing I did! It was a right turn and I'd left too much of a gap so some wally decided he was going for it, he missed me by about 4", if he didn't do that i'd have passed with a clean sheet - but I don't really care, big bike shopping tomorrow:D Hoggs get your dress out and get learning the song

Looks good , I'll be booking a room in a few days when I get paid .

Don't worry about it mate, get yourself a 125 - they're easier to ride on a road rather than a car park. The CBT is just a process you have to go through to get on the road legally, the learning starts now . Just do short rides on the 125 when it's quiet at first, you'll feel sound in no time at all!

Moto GP is on BT usually, WSB is on Eurosport. I don't think the BSB gets too much coverage - but the races are cheap enough to go watch in the flesh if it takes your interest