Guest Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hello all, my first time on the forums and i was wondering if someone could help clear a few questions/topics up for me.Im currently 19 and 20 in april, i havent even done a cbt but the money for that and a2, a bike and insurance is there. I ultimatly want a honda cbr 600rr but obliviously i cant get that due to the restrictions and i did think about getting one and having it restricted but that would be pointless so that idea went out the window and insurance quote was 5000. Now the cbr 500 r does look good but i dont think it would be worthwhile buying if im just going to sell it in a couple years. Anyways my main question is can i do the cbt and a2 test and not buy a bike just so i could get it at 22? Does my unrestricted opportunity to get a A licence happen on the day i passed my a2 exactly 2 years after?Thanks in advance,sorry if it doest make sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhJay Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Im currently 19 and 20 in april, i havent even done a cbt but the money for that and a2, a bike and insurance is there. I ultimatly want a honda cbr 600rr but obliviously i cant get that due to the restrictions and i did think about getting one and having it restricted but that would be pointless so that idea went out the window and insurance quote was 5000. Now the cbr 500 r does look good but i dont think it would be worthwhile buying if im just going to sell it in a couple years. Anyways my main question is can i do the cbt and a2 test and not buy a bike just so i could get it at 22? Does my unrestricted opportunity to get a A licence happen on the day i passed my a2 exactly 2 years after?Thanks in advance,sorry if it doest make sense Hi and welcome to TMBF. Pop over to Newbies and say hi to everyone as well Yes you can sit your unrestricted test 2 years after passing your A2, there's no requirement to show you've been riding for those 2 years at all. But will you be able to have a licence for 2 years and not use it at all? On A2 you wouldn't be able to get a 600RR and restrict it, it's 47bhp but the bike can't have started with more than twice that which means nothing more than 95 which I reckon was quite deliberate since all the 600 sports put out just over 100. You've got those 2 years there though so ride for those 2 years anyway just to get some experience and miles under your belt so you're not jumping straight onto a supersports for your first bike, they're that bit trickier to ride. You'll have 2 years no claims saved up as well which will help with the insurance on an RR at 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlecat Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 get yourself out there learning to ride ( you don't learn to ride for the test, you learn to pass the test...the real learning comes afterward when you're out there on your own bike gaining experience)can I ask what it is about the rr that makes it the one bike you're wanting ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlecat Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 and just a suggestion, but if rr sportsbikes are the only ones interesting you, why not get a cbr400rr , restrict it for the 2 years ( you'll probably even pick up a restricted one, ive seen quite a few for sale) .you'll get your money back on one of those all day long and learn to ride a sportsbike in advance of jumping on the 600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadster Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Yep, have to agree a 400 is the way forward, in the twisties not much can match it, plenty fast enough with 60+ ponies, i never bothered with the restriction myself, was never asked about it, just insured tax'd amd mot'd her and we were lovers for two years, when i went on to have an affair with a 1000cc triple, which i left her for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Well what i love about the cbr 600 is the sound and look of course, just so good to the ears. And the cbr 400 does look very good i also checked out the cbr 250 rr but those bikes seem very difficult to find. I mean i could just go for a cbr 500 but theyre so exspensive for what they are, dont like the 2 stroke sound either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonniebird Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Are you completely set on a Honda? What about the Kawasaki Ninja 250 or the newer Ninja 300?The CBR 500 isn't a 2-stroke BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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