ghigo

ive just been given one of these on the 2002 plate, what are they like? im just about to do my test, i used to ride a varadero 125 for two years on a cbt when i was younger.
the bike in prety good nick need a set of fork seals and an mot but nothing to major.
shall i stick with it cos a bit of me just wants to jump straight onto a zx636r but everyone keeps saying to fast blah blah blah lol

P412KER

Having similar issues myself pal, currently going through my test, although i used to race crossers and have played about a bit with bike's when i was a little younger, just want to buy a newish gsxr1000 or similar but everyone is saying stick with a smallish bike for a bit first???

CraigJ

I did my test on a cb500. Awful to ride. I'd sort it then sell and buy sumat decent. I have a GSXR 600 as my first bike. Quick enough for the time being.

SWIFTY

Nothing is to fast it's just when you use the power that matters, I didn't want to waste money changing my bike all the time so my first bike was a r1. Now I want sommert quicker.

Alps Pacino

Lets have a pic of your rear tyre

P412KER

Lad at work is the same gsxr750 with about 3/4 inch of wear on the rear tyre and the front looks brand new!!!!

Were abouts in smogsville you from then??? posh or poor end??lol..

ghigo

cheers for the insights lads, il prob get it mot'd then chop it in for that zx636 which has had me name on it for ages lol

wrx-maniac-22

did my lessons on one and quite enjoyed it,if it was me i would keep it for a year,and get some no claims bonus on insurance ready for the "big bike"

mrjenrst

+1
i dont honestly know anybody who has a litre bike and can use more then 70% of it's potential on the road, well appart from the bullshiter's.
track is different obviously.

cb500's are shit tbh, you wont enjoy riding it so you just wont ride it.
400/600 are the best way of learning a sportsbike way's if that's which way your looking for.

tbh imo you'd probably learn more on a 250 (aprillia rs,rgv) in one summer then a thou in 3 summers.

bazza250

iTrader: (1)

Someone who knows what they are talking about!!!!
IF you can ride a 250 fast you ll be able to ride anything.

mrjenrst

the best bit about 250's and 400's is maintaining corner speed cos tbh you need too

imo that's THE only way of learning how to ride, if you cant carry speed round the twisties, then it doesnt matter if you've got gixer thou with turbo and nos cos you'll still be unable to go round a corner quickly and look like a fucking tard

it really make's me piss when you see all these mong's on the r1's, zx10 and the like that have the dainese leather's with slider's that havnt got a scratch on them

when we first started riding the rage were the slider's that when you got your knee down there was a massive shower of spark's off them, fucking hell it was fun everywhere we went it was our mission to create spark's lol
we obviously come unstuck every so often but we learned pretty fucking quick what you could get away with( not trailing the front brake through a corner) and how to carry the speed through the corner, you just cant learn that on a thou on the road.

SWIFTY

I must have came across wrong cause my point I was trying to say was get a bike you like as the bike I did my test on was horrible to ride. That's all I totally agree with you both. What I didn't say is that was my first road bike I have rode smaller bikes of road since I can remember and I have more fun on my mates r6 on the road than my r1. I'm shit at gettin my point across pluss I carnt spell. Sorry lads

mrjenrst

your spelling is great until the last sentanz