Learning to ride

[rennie]

Older YBR's are pretty much the same too!

My Son had 1 which we then sold to Tango.

Sue had 1 which we then sold to our Brother in Law.

[exportmanuk]

Every year I meet riders who are looking for additional training. They have done a direct access course and got themselves a 600CC+ bike because they liked the idea and the look of it. Great  but they a scared sh!tless by it.   They cant ride it properly they have little control and are a danger to them selves and everyone around them.  My advice would be take your CBT  get a 125 for a while  if you like it then consider the additional training and test for a bigger bike.  If you dont like it  then you have had the experience  you can sell the bike without loosing much/any money and you have learned something.  You may even end up being a better driver of 4 wheel vehicles.

 

Much better than spending 1000s on a big bike and riding it 300 miles a year because it scares you.

[Fish]

Depending on when you're doing your CBT, hopefully my MT-125 (2019 model on a 2020 plate) will be up for grabs.

 

Fish

[fastbob]

Looking back on things , I went one better ( or worse ) than a 125 . The first thing I rode , other than a bicycle was a Raliegh Wisp which is a true Moped . It didn't belong to me but I rode it around for hours . Ok , there was no clutch or gears to distract me but it was still a good introduction to self propelled  two wheel locomotion .