Hi Guys, First post on the forum so I apologise if this is a repeated topic, but here goes: I recently turned 30 and decided I needed to do a CBT and learn to ride a motorbike, something I've put off for many years. Riding motorbikes isn't in my family, nor do any of my friends ride either so I've entered into a new world and language. A month ago I went and did a CBT, bought a cheap 125cc bike the following day off Gumtree and I have used it everyday for my commute (15miles total) since. I've had a blast so far however the top speed of the bike paired with its low torque have led to me feeling exposed and under powered on my commute which involves fast dual carriageway A roads. (my 125cc runs off at 65mph and doesn't like to go above 55mph). With this in mind I have already booked DAS for early May and currently I'm looking for my first 'big bike'. I have read advice re: going and sitting on bikes, but after visiting my local Honda dealer I was told that I would need two years experience on a full licence in order to book a test ride out on any bike. Is this true regardless of dealiership/ is this a common situation for someone in my position? I am based in Middlesbrough and motorbike shops appear few and far between. I don't want to part with my hard cash and two weeks later not like the bike, equally I can see why a dealer wouldn't be inclined to loan me a bike being a noobie. Its hard to know what I like when I've only rode one bike before! Motorbike brand and models are new to me, I know I want to use the bike to commute and even though the 125cc I use currently is naked and I feel the wind draft when up to speed I think this will help me to keep the speed down in future as I can imagine if your immune to the wind drag then that speedo could easily creep upwards. Models I've looked at are: Honda CB650R cafe neo Yamaha MT07 KTM Duke 690 Kawasaki 650 Any thoughts on the above appreciated, my local independent motorbike service centre commented that KTM stands for Keep Throwing Money.. not sure if that is something the bike community agrees with in comparison to the other models listed? As I've just moved house I will be buying PCP and so looking for deals there. TIA Hugh