motor bike riders

Kapitan · 07-15-07, 04:57 PM

Anyone here ride a motor bike? if so what sort of bike is it and post up pictures

Not only that i need to get a 125cc bike to do my test on as its alot easier to ride a bike to work than take my 2.0litre car (it guzzels fuel) so if i can get a little 125cc bike it would save on fuel.

also how the heck do i find out about doing my test finding information about bike schools in essex?

help would be appreciated but post pics of your bikes anways

Letum · 07-15-07, 07:01 PM

VFR400 Honda NC30

The above is not mine, but the paint job is similar.

For lessons try google.

If you don't need a bike at the moment than dont buy a 128cc. Almost all training centers will lend you a bike for the lessons and the test.
If you do that then you wont get stuck with a 125cc bike when you can legaly drive a bigger bike.

If you are under 21 you will get the limited licence. You can then buy a bike limited to 33.3bhp.
If you are over 21 than you will be takeing your test on a 500cc bike and you will have no horsepower limit.

Reaves · 07-15-07, 09:25 PM

Been riding bikes for years now but I currently don't have one. I've decided to get myself a DR-Z 125 for the same reason Kapitan (My 3.0 V6 chews a little too much petrol and it's getting costly).

Unfortunately Australian road laws requires me to get a 125 for 6 months. Therfore i'm looking at this

Otherwise I wouldn't mind a KTM 300.

Camaero · 07-16-07, 12:21 AM

I have a Honda CR250. No real good pictures though. It is set up to ride in the sand dunes so just imagine a 250 with a nice big paddle tire on the back.

Reaves · 07-16-07, 12:29 AM

CR's are a great bike. I used to have an XR250 which was nice but I would have liked the 2 stroke.

Camaero · 07-16-07, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaves

CR's are a great bike. I used to have an XR250 which was nice but I would have liked the 2 stroke.

Yeah, I absolutely love my bike. I have popped a wheelie without even wanting to in 3rd gear going down a small incline in the dunes. It was when I was first learning to ride and it threw me back so much that I couldn't let back on the throttle!

I finally got her whoad up though.

I started riding that 250 when I was 10 or 11. My feet couldn't touch the ground when I was on it so the only time I could stop was when my dad was ready to catch the bike as I rode in to him. Either that or lay it over. Good times! I just had to rebuild her recently though because the engine let go. Actually the radiator had a leak and it just overheated unfortunately.

Anyway, I love bikes. I really want to get an old Triumph.

Tchocky · 07-16-07, 08:20 AM

Seth8530 · 07-16-07, 09:07 AM

FLinstone style, but with mechanical advantage!

HunterICX · 07-16-07, 09:08 AM

@Tchocky: where is the engine

Not having it yet,
but as soon I got my licence I get this one
Yamaha XT 660 X Motard

Kapitan · 07-16-07, 09:25 AM

but wont learning on a motoring schools bike cost more then getting my own?

antikristuseke · 07-16-07, 10:55 AM

Not sure how it is where you are but here you have to ride your own bike to get a licence, myself i dont have motorcycle licence yet and only ride my bike when im at my country home. my granfather left his 1962 Iz Jupiter as inheritance for me when he passed away. Its a two cycinder 350cc two stroke. Have rebuilt the engine with new pistons, connectiong rods and crankshaft to give a higher compression ration since it was originaly designed to run on 76 octane which is not available anymore and runing it on 95 octane would have casued damage in the long run, though that did increase the power but allso the fuel consumption a bit.

a picture of it when i took possession
http://www.zone.ee/antikristuseke/PICTURE%20011.JPG?2

Letum · 07-16-07, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

but wont learning on a motoring schools bike cost more then getting my own?

It was £4 extra where I went and an additional £5 to use the bike to take my test.
Some places even lend them for free. My lessons where £30 per hour and I had4 or 5.

Contact some bike schools to find out about prices in your area.

I really dont think it's a good idea to be stuck with a 125cc after you have finished you'r test. They are slow (this can make them dangerous vis. cars overtaking without care) and many are unreliable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by antikristuseke

Not sure how it is where you are but here you have to ride your own bike to get a licence

No, in the UK it is more common to ride a bike from a schooling/test center.

Sailor Steve · 07-16-07, 05:26 PM

1982 Kawasaki KZ750. Not currently running. No picture.

Chock · 07-16-07, 08:18 PM

Got a Kawasaki GPZ 500S (not got a picture of it)

Chock

Steel_Tomb · 07-17-07, 06:52 AM

lol no way, I've got a Kwak GPZ500S too, link to a pic of it on google.

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/buyer...iNinja500r.jpg

Its called a Ninja 500R on that but it must be a foreign model because its deffo the GPZ500S. Its restricted atm to 33bhp, because even though I've riden for nearly 4 years and done all the tests my government believes that all riders are incapable at riding a full power bike

07-15-07, 04:57 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	motor bike riders Anyone here ride a motor bike? if so what sort of bike is it and post up pictures Not only that i need to get a 125cc bike to do my test on as its alot easier to ride a bike to work than take my 2.0litre car (it guzzels fuel) so if i can get a little 125cc bike it would save on fuel. also how the heck do i find out about doing my test finding information about bike schools in essex? help would be appreciated but post pics of your bikes anways __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-15-07, 07:01 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	VFR400 Honda NC30 The above is not mine, but the paint job is similar. For lessons try google. If you don't need a bike at the moment than dont buy a 128cc. Almost all training centers will lend you a bike for the lessons and the test. If you do that then you wont get stuck with a 125cc bike when you can legaly drive a bigger bike. If you are under 21 you will get the limited licence. You can then buy a bike limited to 33.3bhp. If you are over 21 than you will be takeing your test on a 500cc bike and you will have no horsepower limit. __________________

07-15-07, 09:25 PM	#3
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Been riding bikes for years now but I currently don't have one. I've decided to get myself a DR-Z 125 for the same reason Kapitan (My 3.0 V6 chews a little too much petrol and it's getting costly). Unfortunately Australian road laws requires me to get a 125 for 6 months. Therfore i'm looking at this Otherwise I wouldn't mind a KTM 300. __________________

07-16-07, 12:21 AM	#4
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I have a Honda CR250. No real good pictures though. It is set up to ride in the sand dunes so just imagine a 250 with a nice big paddle tire on the back. __________________

07-16-07, 12:29 AM	#5
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	CR's are a great bike. I used to have an XR250 which was nice but I would have liked the 2 stroke. __________________

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	__________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	FLinstone style, but with mechanical advantage! __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	@Tchocky: where is the engine Not having it yet, but as soon I got my licence I get this one Yamaha XT 660 X Motard __________________

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Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	but wont learning on a motoring schools bike cost more then getting my own? __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-16-07, 10:55 AM	#11
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Not sure how it is where you are but here you have to ride your own bike to get a licence, myself i dont have motorcycle licence yet and only ride my bike when im at my country home. my granfather left his 1962 Iz Jupiter as inheritance for me when he passed away. Its a two cycinder 350cc two stroke. Have rebuilt the engine with new pistons, connectiong rods and crankshaft to give a higher compression ration since it was originaly designed to run on 76 octane which is not available anymore and runing it on 95 octane would have casued damage in the long run, though that did increase the power but allso the fuel consumption a bit. a picture of it when i took possession http://www.zone.ee/antikristuseke/PICTURE%20011.JPG?2

07-16-07, 05:26 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	1982 Kawasaki KZ750. Not currently running. No picture. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Got a Kawasaki GPZ 500S (not got a picture of it) Chock __________________

07-17-07, 06:52 AM	#15
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	lol no way, I've got a Kwak GPZ500S too, link to a pic of it on google. http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/buyer...iNinja500r.jpg Its called a Ninja 500R on that but it must be a foreign model because its deffo the GPZ500S. Its restricted atm to 33bhp, because even though I've riden for nearly 4 years and done all the tests my government believes that all riders are incapable at riding a full power bike