NewriderDave21

I think it is and I'm starting to think I can't do this but I will be devastated if I can't ride

I'm on a Honda CBF 125 2009 model

Ahhhhhh getting annoyed! Why can't I seem to have the confidence to just hold my number two position on the road. I seem to keep to the left and of course cars keep passing me which is dangerous.

Evening everyone, Just a heads up I went out this evening by myself and really enjoyed it. I practiced my MOD 1 in a car park and just really threw the bike around to get used to the feeling. Then hit the main road hitting 40 and staying at it as well. Thank you for all of your advice it helped massively and I definitely used it tonight which made a huge difference. Thank you again

Hi Ian, Thank you for your offer and that's really kind of you but I'm off to Brands Hatch on Sunday with my old man for the day. Thank you again, I'm going out again today after work and just keep going and practice

Oxfordshire Must have looked like a right sight moving my arms like a chicken

Just been out on my lunch break and tried the chicken thing but still kept backing off the speed. I just feel every single bit of movement underneath me from the tyres on the 125 and think if I don't slow down the bike is going to go from underneath me and I'm going to come off. Once that's in my head I then back off the speed and put the bike down a gear. So frustrating because I love riding the bike!

Hello everyone, I just wondered if anyone had some advice on building up confidence when it comes to speed. I passed my CBT about 2 months ago and bought a Honda CBF 125. I'm loving the bike and riding and find in town centres and slow traffic I'm fine. When I get to a open bit of road that is 50mph I seem to tense up and can't get passed 40 or 43 which on a main road can be dangerous. It's almost like I have a feeling I'm going to fall off the bike or It's wobbling underneath me and then I back off speed. Any tips would be great Thanks

I've just picked this up last week for £1,100 with 6,000 miles on the clock and it's a 2009 model with FSH and I love it. It's my first ever bike and I went out last night on it and it's so easy to ride.

So last week I bought myself a CBF 125 and I love it. Last night for the first time since my CBT I went up and down the driveway getting used to the clutch and throttle and then went round the block. Then I went a bit further out round the estate where I live and came back buzzing. Hopefully if the rain doesn't come down too hard today I want to go back out tonight for another little ride but riding solo I can see now why people said when you ride a motorbike there is no feeling like it. Have to admit I was a bit wobbly to start but people have said just keep practicing and one day it will all come together.

This was what I was thinking, I am booked in for my MOD 1 and 2 the end of October which is a while yet. I don't have anything to practice on in the mean time so do I buy a 125 and practice for a bit and rebook my Direct Access Course for next year or just go and do my MOD 1 and 2?

I passed my CBT today which was great and don't get me wrong the feeling of riding the bike was an adrenaline rush. I thought I would feel different now about motorcycling. What I mean is the adrenaline has warn i off and I'm now sat thinking do I really have what it takes? During my CBT my speed was an issue as I wasn't going fast enough. I'm just wondering if this is for me?