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Hi everyone! So i've had this bike for a while and everything has been fine with it, I use it for commuting mostly and the odd countryside ride at the weekend. The other day while driving to work it kept stalling at red lights (not my fault, finally! haha). The RPM stays around 1500 until we stop at the light, then it very slowly dwindles down to 1300/1000 ish, sort of splutters and then cuts out. Going to work this morning, was fine for half the journey, back in the city, red light.. does the same thing. When I got to work this morning, thought I would check it out, popped it in neutral just to see what would happen.. does the same thing. Always restarts. So yeah, any advice would be good. I am led to believe that it won't be the rpm setting because 1500 is normal ish? But I am a novice. Ta

Glad you had a good time! Travelling around with no real destination was always the reason for me to get a bike, glad there are other 125 riders out there doing the same! Does look a wee bit bottom heavy (also, love a good queue of cars behind)

That sounds positive! Maybe I should leave everything at the B&B haha

Thanks for this!

Yeah I was thinking of just being as light as possible and potentially leaving stuff at a B&B etc. I went through north Leeds to Skipton / Shipley and the little bike was quite the snail on those hills

I was thinking about doing this first but I was also thinking of making it a couple of days and the b&bs are a wee bit pricey! So I'm putting that on the list and doing it later

Hahah not taken them off in the past few weeks

Hey all! Well I've been commuting for a good few months now with no falls or serious issues (woohoo!) and as the weather is almost getting lovely I was thinking about my first little road trip. I'm based around Leeds so was thinking of going north through Buttertubs and then onto Honsiter Pass as I've heard nothing but good things about these places. I have a week off in a little while and I was thinking of breaking up the ride with a few stop overs so I don't rush through it all. As a COMPLETE beginner, is this a good idea on a 125cc? has anyone done this before? Any tips or things I should be thinking about? Ta!

Hi all! So I passed the CBT on Tuesday and the weather has been awful since then so I decided to stay warm and dry inside. This morning didn't seem awful so I decided to venture out to the very exciting first destination of... The petrol station! Whoo! So everything went pretty well, new bike so checked everything worked before setting off then headed out, I was nervous at first as it was wet and cold but really soon things fell into place. Had trouble putting the fuel cap back on (why so fiddly?!), Stalled once but a very nice driver was patient, and beeped the horn for no reason which made me chuckle. Made it back in one piece! AND had fun Would be interested to know how other peoples first rides were!

I will you can call me a fair weather rider for the next few months!

Aaah no! I'm sure if you went back you'd nail it though (I've read your thread). Sometimes you can just have a bad day

Thanks for the tips, they told me a few of these yesterday, I think I'm addicted to mirror checking now haha but I'll keep them all in mind

So a quick update. I decided to go with another school to redo the CBT (who I highly recommend btw).. Anyway, there wasn't much different in the structure of the day but the tuition was worlds apart, they were patient and funny, plenty of feedback as and when we were doing things. Nailed the U turn and figure of eight first time. And pretty much all the other stuff so yeah.. a huuuuge difference. Road was okay, I obviously need things to improve on but these were pointed out and I was ensured that it's just time in the seat that will help. It was super cold and rainy and I thought bits were gonna fall off me but overall felt safe and comfortable and actually started ENJOYING myself! Imagine! So happy I went with another school and so happy I can go out and practice riding now without my confidence in absolute tatters

it was bloody cold! and rainy, apart from thinking my hands were going to fall off everything went really well, super pleased!

Thank you, I am glad to say that I passed the whole thing with flying colours!

You're very right with this, I think it was a mixture of all sorts of things as to why I didn't pass the first time, I think I was just shocked that I could pass before and couldn't pass on that day. I honestly didn't feel like I was good enough to go on the road this time so it was a good decision there, just a shame that I felt the instruction was unhelpful.

thanks!

thank you

ooh I hope so, it doesn't smell like water or anything so that would be the best outcome, thanks

Or, if the bike has stood in the rain.. the fuel cap normally has its own drain pipe to carry water away that might get into the fuel. Bike hasn't been in the rain just yet but that's good to know thank you

I hope so! only just got the thing haha

Hiya, I've checked the manual but it doesn't really give any indication as to what it is. It's not oil but it doesn't smell like water The brake fluid level is fine so doesn't seem to be connected to that.. I can't see where the pipe goes as it disappears in the centre of the bike right in between the battery and a load of other stuff (technical term). Worth taking to a garage before riding?

Hi all, I took delivery of a new Herald Classic 125 and everything seemed fine with it, this morning I spotted a leak which seems to be coming from a pipe towards the belly of the bike. I am completely new to bikes so what is it? Please see pictures for clarity On the last picture it's the middle pipe Thanks! *solved* Contacted Herold and they have said it's an "overflow pipe for the fuel system" Thanks for all the comments

Not entirely sure how to reply to all but all the replies have been amazing and done me some good to get back no my feet (wheels?). It's taken me a while to reply due to work commitments and some illness but i'm all good now! I've booked in a new CBT with a different school but the soonest they could do it on the 8th, which is understandable given lockdown 2.0.. so wish me luck and i'll update when I pass (right? haha). It's so nice that other people have also failed this and gone on to be good riders, it's something you don't hear about at all so it was good to know this. Hopefully I will be a bit calmer and less intimidated next time, the reviews for the new school seem really good and the guys there seem pleasant rather than confrontational. So thanks everyone!

So a bit of history first: I first did a cbt a good 5 years ago with no previous experience (at all) on a bike or car. Passed well, found the experience really enjoyable. Life happened and I ended up going travelling for a while (yes a did a bit of cheeky moped riding). Recently really wanted to get on the road again so pre ordered a 125cc and booked in my cbt thinking it would be much the same. Get to the centre and there's two other people there, son and dad, dad is the only one with experience in the group, son at 19 doesn't have any (which is what I would count myself at really). So they mention the eye sight test, which they forgot to do with me, and we meet the instructor. Everything goes fine and we start to ride the bikes.. It all seemed fairly quick if I'm honest, we were told not to leave our fingers over the clutch and front brake, which on reflection, wasn't checked on. We did simple start and stop with no problem, riding around a circuit no problem, then into U turns, which I had a problem with.. I kept popping my foot down, then got the hang of it after the instructor said to give it more power and that it didn't matter how much revs there were.. which I thought meant it didn't matter how loud I was, just to finish the manoeuvre.. which I did haha. Kinda the same thing happened with the figure of eight but it didn't seem to matter again. Later on I was told I need to stop over revving it.. and told I need to stop being stressed.. which didn't help at all haha. Then we did changing up to second and junctions and emergency break, and more circuits, all no problem and not over revving once. The 19 yr old was a little worse than me and was then told unless he could a U turn again he wouldn't be going on the road, which he couldn't, so he didn't. I was then told it was very close to whether I would be going out or not.. later on, just before the road safety talk, I was told that I would also not be going out. And to be honest, I agreed with it, but I felt the instruction was also part of the problem because I have done it before without a hitch? The whole thing felt quite stressful, at some point we were told if we didn't do the shoulder checks on the road they would beep at us, which, whether true or not, didn't help my increasing nerves. In any case, I was told to book another cbt and pay full price again if I wanted to do it, so was the young lad. So the only one to continue to the road was a guy who had already ridden before. So.. I really want to do the cbt (and now to build my confidence back again after a terrible day). It's been really frustrating trying to figure out what I can improve on when I didn't have these issues the first time? So should I rebook with a different school, or rebook and do an auto, or take some lessons first? Any advice or thoughts would be a massive help.. as I feel pretty terrible about it.