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One thing I've noticed I do quite a lot is, on really steep corners, I end up not turning into it properly and instead end up going really slowly to avoid crashing into a curb or something. I do this VERY frequently even in slightly damp conditions. In dry I'm a lot more confident. Anyone have any tips to get around that? I watched my dad corner as I was following him and he turned into it like it was nothing, yet when I did it at the same sorta speed I had to change my speed as I almost went into the curb.

Everyone feels like they don't have control of the bike when they first start riding, I definitely didn't, it just takes practice mate, I'm currently riding a 125 and passed my CBT back in April, no bike drops for me during the test though I have laid the bike down once and had it fall over once (Never whilst riding though) - Don't be afraid to tell your instructor that you don't understand or want to go a bit slower than others, some people need more help some people need less, I needed a bit extra and my instructor was more than happy to accomodate. The weather is admittedly a bit shit to be doing a CBT in, specially with icy roads. Don't feel uncomfortable with your ability to ride, slow control on a bike is the hardest part to master, and that's why they teach you it first, riding like normal is a breeze compared to slow control. You more than likely can ride fine but just struggle on the slow control parts. Clear your head and get back to it, don't let a mistake get you down! Edit: Here's some advice that my instructor gave to me, look where you want to go. If you look where you want to go the bike will turn naturally towards that, same as if you shift the way your body is on the bike, if you have your body slightly to the left of the bike, the bike will naturally start going left, as the weight is shifting. Another recommendation I have is to watch "A twist of the wrist" it's a little cringey because it's old and has some poorly acted moments in it, but these are called the bikers bible with good reason, it's full of incredibly useful information and I have watched them, highly recommend watching both of them. They're a bit annoying to find though is the only bad bit.

Looks snazzy, don't see many other people with Sinnis bikes (Though that's probably because they're Chinese) - Either way, I enjoy mine and I'm sure you will too!

My bike is relatively cheap so I don't use the highest security in the world, just enough to make people go "ah f**k it too much effort for cheap shit" That being said, I don't use amazingly trash stuff to secure my bike: https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/55957 https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/55990 Have used both for little over a year now, the disc lock began to run out of battery and was making a constant annoying noise so much so that I can't use it as I've lost my alan key for it (I have some more now and will attempt to get it open now lol) but they're both fantastic at what they do, the disc lock is very sensitive so it will go off relatively quickly, in rain you should leave the alarm off Never had anyone attempt to steal my 125 so I don't really have a lot of experience on that side of things, but both seem sturdy enough, at the end of the day, the purpose of a lock is to slow them down, if they really want it they'll get it, but you can make it a lot more difficult for em lol.

Actually it only took AGV 2 days to reply, they basically told me that only I can really tell whether my helmet is worth replacing or not. They also said I could take it to my nearest AGV stockist and get them to check out the surface damage, of which on my helmet, there isn't any. A company with morals who actually give a damn - colour me impressed! I think I'll be buying AGV helmets from now on. Cheers for the background as well, I'm a fan of history be it modern or ancient so it's interesting to hear what AGV's support used to be like.

I would, but I kinda get the feeling that because first and foremost they are a business that I'll just get told "You HAVE to buy a new one" Yeah I'm really happy with the helmet as well, absolutely loving it as it doesn't steam up as much as my old helmet used to (I have pinlock but I wear glasses and unfortunately they can't have pinlock lol) I'm not sure they would tell you to replace it without good reason though, they are a very reputable company that have been around for many years. I would think you'd get a reasonable assessment from them of potential damage that may have been caused by such a fall, they will probably say they can't assess it without examination, but you may be surprised, they could tell you it's nothing to worry about, nothing ventured nothing gained but at least you'd get the manufacturers input into your worries. No offence to anyone who's given advice on this thread but I think they're the people to ask. Yeah, true point. I suppose there isn't anything to lose by asking them. I'll give them a shout, cheers.

I would, but I kinda get the feeling that because first and foremost they are a business that I'll just get told "You HAVE to buy a new one" Yeah I'm really happy with the helmet as well, absolutely loving it as it doesn't steam up as much as my old helmet used to (I have pinlock but I wear glasses and unfortunately they can't have pinlock lol)

My helmet is an AGV KS-5 Hurricane as shown in the link I posted in my OP, interesting video, I seem to be getting mixed signals of whether it's okay or isn't, I guess I just have to either buy a new helmet or take a risk. The video is interesting though, the fact that a guy working for Arai seems to imply that a helmet would be fine from a drop without any weight in it is interesting. I did get a fantastic deal on the AGV helmet I got as they were 30% off in the store I got it from which dropped the helmet down to about £200-215 ish. Nice price for a quality brand like AGV. Off topic question!! Are Arai and AGV the same company? SOMEONE HELP ME THE SITE ADMIN IS DERAILING THE THREAD

I rode it home tonight and it felt fine, I don't personally think any damage happened to it, but, it's impossible to know. Obviously I value my head as much as anyone else would but given that it dropped and I can't find a single bit of damage from that drop I'm inclined to believe that there is no damage that has been caused by the fall. Thanks again for the input, heavily appreciated, with my old helmet I could feel the polystyrene inside broken up and could pull some loose, here, I've got nothing even slightly of the sort from when I checked.

Thanks for the opinion, I'll probably test it over the next couple of days to see if anything changes, if not, then I'll just continue as normal.

That's kind of what I'm worried about, already had one helmet go down due to my bike falling over and landing on it, that was a 100% definite replace but this one has no visible damage anywhere, I just don't know if I NEED to replace it. I really don't want to spend another £300 on a lid.

Well, I'm rather annoyed and a bit worried as my helmet fell from on top of some lockers onto the floor (it's carpet but it's not the soft type of carpet) - It fell from relatively high, I can't see any external signs of damage nor can I find some on the inside, nothing was stored in my helmet other than my gloves, if it matters, this is my helmet (https://www.agv.co.uk/sport/k5-s/agv-k5-s-hurricane.html) - It doesn't look like it's been damaged but I honestly don't know whether it is or isn't. It's very annoying because I've only just bought this helmet and absolutely love it, I really don't want to have to buy another if at all possible. Opinions? Has my stupidity in putting it on top of a locker f**ked me over? Should I replace the helmet? I rode home with it on and it felt no different nor did I notice anything odd about the comfort/shape of the helmet.

On a rather unrelated note, what's the Vulcan S like to ride? I've been looking at getting it for my A2 license bike potentially.

Had a quick look around: https://www.gov.uk/enhanced-rider-scheme https://www.iamroadsmart.com/courses https://www.roadar.org.uk/riders/index.htm http://www.bikesafe.co.uk/where-next/bikesafe-partners/

Sinnis Stealth 125 http://www.sinnismotorcycles.com/images/gallerypics/large/stealth%20125%207.jpg For a Chinese bike, it's actually really good, I bought it second hand with about 8500 miles on the clock, only things that have gone wrong on it are: The Chain, Front light, The throttle The chain was down to age/me not being SUPER pedantic with my chain cleaning. The front light was down to age as well. (bought a new bulb and voila it's fine) And the throttle was down to me pulling back too hard on the throttle and snapping the cable like a twat because it wasn't going fast enough to keep up with the group I was riding with. Other than that, no problems with the bike what so ever. For all the awful things I hear about Chinese bikes I think I've gotten the cream of the crop.

I'm still a newbie to motorbikes and I'm sitting on L plates, but, the one thing my instructor told me that I've always applied is "Look where you want to go and that's where you'll go" - Might be helpful to you. I believe Roadcraft Nottingham has a video on turning your bars to face the direction you want to turn as well, that's helped me a lot as well.