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Cool I'd love to get a proper touring bike some time in the future and just go travelling on it! The F700 looks really nice I hate the thought of having to sell the grom but will have to happen when I decide to get a bigger bike unfortunately. I love the lil bike! The lack of garage and having to park on the road (+London) imposes this decision.

Really, so you had to pay extra when you told them you got your full license? I wouldn't mind I guess, but its a bit illogical? Though they probably take into account you can now take pillions + motorway riding which increase your chance of any accidents :/ its such a con lol Well done on the pass! How long had you been riding the 125 before DAS? Lol thats what I'm worried about.. the temptation to just go get a bigger bike ASAP! Which bike did you get?

The Met do Bikesafe for learners......but not many (any) other forces do this...... Yep thats correct, the Met allow learners to do the course. Just had to show my CBT certificate on the day. I believe they only allow 2 125's across the whole group though. There was 12 of us and only 2 125's. We both got 1 instructor and went a different route as we couldn't do motorway riding. Was a really fun day riding through very narrow country roads, to big open twisty roads.. really recommend doing it As a newbie, it really helped me with road positioning and awareness. Improved my confidence big time.

Cool thanks, I'll check them out.. though its a bit far from were I am. As long as you keep warm I'm guessing it'll be ok! thanks.

This is what I'm unsure of as well.. the plan for now is just to get my license, and bigger bike in May once the funds allow and I have 1 year's NCB... thats if I can resist the temptation though which I'm assuming will be quite hard once I've had a go on an MT07! no corrections here - mine went down from 670 to 350ish Thats quite a difference! I paid £550 ish for my 125.. with the excess almost as much as this lol.

Your grom inspired me to change the panel colours on mine lol. My slow speed control is OK.. but this is on the lil grom! Will have to see what its like on a bigger bike. Local school use MT07 for DAS training.. which is actually a bike a really fancy <3

Hey guys, Been a while since I posted here but I’m always reading the forum Anyways, long story short, I got my CBT back in April and bought my lil grom in May. Have been riding pretty much every day since then and covered close to 4,000 miles – absolutely love riding! Even on those wet days I much rather be on the bike than stuck in my car on rush hour commute.. yet to see what it’s like when its pouring down and freezing cold in the coming winter months. But I guess it will all add to my experience, bring it on! I have completed BikeSafe course which I found hugely informative as a newbie and also Biker Down course which I hope the things learnt never have to be put into practice. So that’s me so far…. But now I REALLY want to get my full license!! And that’s the reason for this post so I can keep a little log and gather some information from you helpful bunch. I have booked my theory test last week which is due in just over 2 weeks time. Practicing on my phone with an app at the moment – didn’t have any problems for my car theory test so hopefully this should be alright! Have inquired with my local bike school and DAS course works out to £540 (2 days Mod 1 + 1 day Mod 2 practice) or £620 (2 days Mod 1 + 2 days Mod 2 practice) which seems fairly reasonable to me? What do you guys think? Also do you think 1 day Mod 2 practice would be enough? Guess I can only find out once I get on a bigger bike, right? Mod 1 seems a bit more tricky , my slow speed controls are OK – guess filtering through Central London on rush hour helps! But this is the part of the tests I’m more worried about. From what I’ve read on here this seems to be the Mod that most people fail on compared to Mod 2. One thing I am unsure of is whether to do the DAS as soon as I pass my theory test or wait till Spring time next year? Due to possible test cancellations due to bad weather etc. but how often is this really?? I just want my license Have also seen that some schools offer winter discounts which would be a nice little bonus. Need to check this with my local one though! That’s enough talking… I’m quite exited to get theory done and start some big bike training! Any tips and info welcome Based in SE London, so if you know any bike schools around here that you would recommend please let me know! Thanks and sorry for the long post!

Where did you do your CBT? I'm based in SE london too.

Apart from their chains.. these are soft and fluffy too

Definitely go to a shop to try stuff on, I ended up returning 2 jackets and trousers as they didn't fit properly buying online. Size varies a lot across all the different brands, so it’s better to try stuff in the shop first. You can look for it online later to see if it’s cheaper, or try to get the store to price match a cheaper online deal. I’ve started riding recently myself so I went for a textile jacket with removable thermal liner for the summer. Decent gloves and boots. Haven’t got jeans/trousers still o.O been riding in normal jeans. But for work, you're probably best getting some textile trousers which fit over your office ones. Saves having to get naked at work! Gloves you will need a summer and a winter pair (when the time comes). You will probably end up with a whole set of clothes for summer and winter riding, but your best bet is to start in a shop where you can try stuff on. And take your time looking at it too, don't just grab the first thing you see. Shops will be used to this. Safe riding

Cool thanks for the help Arwen Looking to get this done in the next couple of weeks if time allows.. will post pics when i do

@Arwen did a helpful post over here https://www.themotorbikeforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=990249#p990249 Oops! Missed that thanks Hoggs! Hope to come to one of your rides soon joined LMRC 2-3 weeks ago and still not been on any rides due to commitments

I think it would look good with a candy purple similar to yours.. were these parts hard to remove by the way? And what UV coating did you use? Thanks

Love how your bike looks @Arwen! Painting those small areas definately improved the look so much! Have been thinking of doing the same to my Grom, its a yellow model.. don't know what colour to go with though! Any thoughts?

Has happened to me once... I was like wtf whats going on!! Took me a few tries moving off before I realised....

I’ve only been riding for 5 weeks, and so far so good.. (touch wood) Like the above people have said, know your limits. Also some good advice I have read everywhere is.. ride like every car in the road is going to kill you! Anticipate.. In these short 5 weeks commuting in London for 30 miles a day, I’ve lost count of the amount of times someone has pulled out on me, or changed lanes without indicating or even looking at me and tried to change lanes INTO me. I’ve managed to keep things under control. Don’t let these things stress you out and put you in a bad/angry mood because this will affect your riding. Just keep calm and keep riding positively. Ride defensively with good road positioning and with confidence (not over confidence) to stop drivers trying to take advantage.

Well done

Booked for Saturday, many thanks for info! Only been riding for a few weeks so looking to pick up all the help and info available. Thanks

You need to join meetup.com as that's where the rides are posted. We do have limited spaces on rides but don't fret if there doesn't seem to be anything free straight up we post new rides up pretty frequently (and there's spaces on my ride on the 27th still free SHAMELESS PLUG STU! WHAT YOU GONNA DO! ) There is a facebook group too but all the rides are through meetup.com Cool thanks, I have joined on Meetup and been accepted Will see if i can make it on the 27th! Thank you.

Would love to join too! Don't have any biker friends so some people to ride with and learn from would be really cool. Have only had my bike for a week and so far so good, really enjoying it Good to know there are some groups that are learner friendly Do I just look up the group on facebook and join? Thanks!