Rollingskies

Like littlecat - have you tried kid sizes? I see kids on motorbikes with the full leathers. That failing all a certain auction site does made to measure leathers. I know because I nearly ordered one myself - and it doesn't need to be made in China. That said my sister got her wedding dress made in China and it was perfection - a proper designer copy for £150. You can get fully kitted up. Just requires some time looking to find the right one for you.

Never downshift using engine braking only if the reason you need to slow down is unexpected. You will get killed. If I am riding alone with no traffic I will take roundabouts with engine braking, but if there is traffic around I do tap the brakes just to make the light come on. Trouble is people can check to the right and take their eyes off the road because you are still accelerating as far as they can tell because they see no brake light out of the corner of their eye. I personally, given plenty of braking time and not in heavy traffic, release the throttle, (possible brake), clutch in drop 2 gears, clutch out, ride, (possible brake) clutch in drop a gear (possibly 2), clutch out, ride.

Great job. It's a feeling very special.

Congrats!

Congrats. Enjoy the bike.

Bikes don't have a front plate.

Re-read my post and read the small print. I bet there is hardly a person on this forum who hasn't hit 90 on a public road if they have a big bike. I'm sure many people here will have done 100 at some point. Accidently is as good as purposely, - speeding is a statutory offence.

Extraordinary poll result. I never thought we were all so good at not getting caught.

My ZX6r conks out if you do it with the stand up. A very useful tip if you are buying one like I did and wonder whats wrong with the engine when it conks out continuously on selecting 1st.

The only one I have ever dropped (excluding when someone hit me) was when I was stood stock still on my DAS talking to my instructor. He said in 20 years of training he had never seen someone who was sitting comfortably just drop it. To this day I have no idea how I did it.

Time to cough up. If you don't want to just vote in the poll. Car points count too - because the license is one. I have had several close near-misses. I freely admit both in my car and bike my license should strictly have been taken away at some point or other. Nowadays if I do go over I make sure it is within non-banning speeds. And for the disclaimer we, that is me, this thread and this site, do not encourage or gloat in law breaking.

Scooters! My life! I have never driven one and never wanted to. Ever. I used to nod to them, but I don't think I ever got a nod back.

All the best! Don't rush anything on the day, talk out loud in your helmet and double check everything, esp those indicators. And yes MOT places like to be seen as very british and have things that look like they are an exact time. So it's 8:17 or 9:46. You can bet to your last penny it won't be that precise. Just like the trains.

Yep, most people say that. If you drive a car I found you change that style of driving too!

Well done.

Well done. I'm in the middle of mine, but they've stopped for the Autumn here. Bit colder up here in north Scotland. You'll realise how much more there is to riding safely, but don't be surprised if you feel challenged as it isn't easy if you are a naturally slow rider like I am. The most important advice I can give is to NOT go out of your comfort zone and stay within your limits and they will tell you that in their disclaimer before each ride.

Yep train style. I think it might be to emphasise punctuality. If you are more than 2 minutes late I don't think they allow you to sit it.

Why? You can get a dirt cheap set of plain plastic overalls that will go on top of any peice of clothing and keep you dry. My first waterproofs were £8. Obviously they are not fantastic, but they'll do you MUCH better than non-waterproofs.

Let's face it no-one here thinks we should allow 17 year olds to drive formula 1 cars on public roads. Most people would also probably think no-one should be driving them on public roads. They are illegal for a good reason. So why do some people think that 19 year old who has ridden for 2 years on 125's or a 21 year old who has ridden a motorbike for just 5 days should be able to buy and ride the formula 1 equivalent in the motorcycle world?

Insurance does a pretty good job of pricing out idiots. The fact that you must be 21 to do DAS must save loads of lives and is probably a pretty good restriction IMO in itself. Like everyone says if someone really wants to kill themselves being stupid they can do that on a 125. Althought I voted no, I wouldn't be too upset if there was a higher restriction - perhaps <650cc for 2 years after DAS.

2 bikes 1 car. Car for the weather like today - freezing cold, lashing with rain and a howling wind. I can barely stand the walk from the house to the car without feeling chilled and damp. The very idea of taking a ride for pleasure in that is beyond me.

Well done. When you jump on that big bike you will realise it was so worth the effort.

Thanks for that! When I've done a bit more riding on my ZX6R I might write one for that too. I think Techo already beat me to it though. My problem when reviewing though is that I don't have much comparative experience as is rather obvious in the review.

I am doing IAM and would love a section for discussions on it. It's inappropriate for the learners section as it could be fatal if someone just copied without the experience.

A 2 year old ZX6r after your test? Awesome choice, but what else did you expect?!