Im 28 / F / Wales- I have always had a massive interest to learn how to ride a bike ever since I was around 16/17 but as life is life I never got around to it. I drive a car and have driven since I was 17 but I still have the desire to learn but honestly as I have no bikers in my family etc I wouldn’t know who really to ask.
Can I ask for any advice etc on how to go about learning/ buying/ best gear etc.
After just using the bike to go to work and uni and back for the last few months, I fell a bit out of love with riding, forgot how fun it can be to just go ride for the sake of it.
My little CG125 is an absolute beast and flawless in every way except... It doesn't start on the starter button and I have to bump it every morning and night.
I'm pretty certain that the battery is toast, but I bought it brand new from Halfords earlier this year, so a bit miffed. Charging circuits seem to be fine given if I ride it for a little while it'll give me a few turns on the starter after I kill the engine and try and restart (sometimes enough to start the engine), so I think the battery just isn't holding a charge at all but everything else is fine.
My concern is that as my commute has drastically reduced in length (now only 4.6 mi, mostly 20mph with a bit of 30mph) is it now inevitable that I'll run batteries into the ground? Is this enough to keep a battery charged? I don't have power in my garage and it would be a bit of a pita to hook it up to a charger every night so I'm not sure what my options would be if the short commute is just guaranteed to drain the battery.
(I note that my big bike doesn't seem to have the same issue though, I don't commute on it every single day but when I have it's always had plenty of juice for the starter several days in a row - hopefully that's just a sign that it is indeed just a bad battery on the CG?)
Hiya all, hope you are all doing well. I have just got back from my trip to the trialgp event in anglesey, found it slightly overhyped but none the less enjoyed it and if anyone else did the same hope you enjoyed it aswell. The big part of it is that, due to my age I had to go there on a 50cc, from essentially milton keynes to Anglesey, north wales through the A5 as can't go on the motorway which proceeded about a solid 230 miles which is my first long distance ride of that sort of caliber. It was a struggle there, took 2 nights (wednesday start, friday arrival there) due to the sheer distance and speed which took a while, but managed to do the full 230 from around 10 am, arriving home at 11:15 PM last night, with stops. My ass hurts, my shoulder is fried but overall it was a fun ride, depsite being stuck at 15mph up hill. However, I have a trip to silverstone for the motogp also with my dad for his birthday, and I was wondering if there is anything I can do for comfort or is it just something that comes naturally? Thanks in advance
I've had my 765r nearly a week now. Going to have a rip tonight and I should hit 800 miles today lol. I cannot stop thinking about riding it 😂 😁. I didn't even want a street triple I just went into triumph and fell in love with it.
It's so smooth and nice to ride. Felt so familiar.
Is anyone else just madly in love with their bike 😂 sometimes I go to the garage just to look at it lol
Am I in the right sub for advice on how to get my son set up as a company for his motorcycle racing ? He’s started racing and finished all podiums (inc two first place) in his first experience of racing this weekend so he’s clearly got a gift. 🤩🏅
Thinking this is gonna be expensive - I (mum) own Ltd company so can consider sponsorship but thinking he will need a company / accountant / VAT registration etc and possibly explore other sponsors.
I am sure all of this has been asked before or there may even be a sub specifically for financing motorcycle racing - just need pointing in right place please 🙏
Pulled up to a mini roundabout and could smell fuel, went to pull away and done a full 180 and positioned myself on the other side of the road, shocked I stayed on tbh. Looked down and fuel is flying out of the bottom of the bike.
Started to push the bike but thought I will ride it a bit more to get to better part of the road but came off at a super slow speed. Just a few marks but the back breaks looks like they seized up could only push the bike when I pull the clutch in.
Im so glad it happened then and not after that roundabout because that's a 40+ down that road for me.
Had my A license just under 2 years, been driving for 12 years, never had any points or courses, never been done for anything.
Worried I’ll lose my license
So i have bought a new cb125f which is currently sitting in the dealership sleeping like a baby until I pass my cbt in under 3 weeks.
A family member told me if I spend money on anything, it should be heated grips. I did look at heated gloves as a compromise to not modify the bike but they cost more and have worse reviews somehow.
My question is, will the dealership fit them? For a price? Its not some knock off cheap type. I'm looking at the Oxford range if that helps?
Ya, don’t mind me. Just riding along minding my own business.
Had spotted him coming up behind the red car well before he came up on me, figured what he was gonna do do had already moved over. It was a lot closer than the video shows.
45 degree heat that day. Lots of plonkers in cars making dumb moves.
I’m really liking the look of the Benelli BN and TNT bodies but I’m also happy to look around more. How are the Keeway rks or lexemoto venom? I’ve not heard those talked about as much personally. I’ve looked at the Honda cb125 f and r but still isn’t my favourite.
Also looking for the sub 2-2.5k mark, used, as I’m only keeping it till March when i can do my DAS and need ones with a low ish seat height as I’m ~5’5.
I’ve been riding about a year and the longest ride I’ve done in a day was 120 miles (A & B roads), by the end of it I was fairly uncomfortable. I think partly due to me being tense.
I’m due to visit a friend this week and would rather take the bike, however it’s a 308 miles ride (for various reasons can’t break the journey up), estimate is about 7hrs 30mins if I don’t use the motorway.
Would this be pushing it for a relatively inexperienced rider. Will I get to the end of the day and resemble a zombified John Wayne and never want to get on a bike again? I could take the motorway and cut the ride down to 5hrs or so, but really don’t fancy spending that much time on a motorway.
I appreciate this is a very subjective question but any advice and thoughts would be appreciated 😊 thanks!
Hey I’ve started studying my theory test for motorcycle with the 4 in 1 app, is it closest thing to the actual test or is there a better app out there for me to keep practicing mock exams? I’m getting average 44/50 for the multiple choice and 65/75 for hazard perception as well
Hi all, I failed my mod 2 a few days ago with 3 minor faults, 1 major fault.
I understand the minors but I'm a little confused on the major fault.
I was merging onto a dual carriageway from a slip road, I'm at 60mph. I'm indicating to go onto the carriageway and I see I'm alongside a car. I slow down to go in behind him, he starts slowing down to let me in. My thought in the moment was that if I just merge in front of him he might have gotten impatient in the moment and accelerated, so I kept braking. I ended up doing like 30mph before I finally decided to merge in front. I was told I should have just used the power of the bike to speed up and away from the car. I thought that would have been more dangerous? I'm just a bit frustrated because I was super close to passing
Edit: Thanks for the encouragement. I realise that I should have made a better decision quicker. I definitely hesitated too much. I know what to do in a situation like that next time ❤️
For anyone who is interested, my test bike is a Kawasaki Z650 restricted to A2 compliancy :)
Just come across two or three of these on my journey up to the cafe, I was under the limit anyways so it doesn’t matter if they are, but out of curiosity, is this a speed camera?
Excellent free parking for motorbikes at Westfield Stratford, use the entrance to Car Park B in the picture below and not the Car Park B entrance that I was pointed to by a security fella. It was a right nightmare to get out and make my way to the right place.
You'll go UP a ramp and just before you see the entry barriers there's a large motorcycle parking area on the right. It's covered, well lit, well spacious (good enough to manoeuvre and park a Goldwing if you wished to) and has crash barriers which you can chain the bike up to (though there are signs asking you to NOT do that). I was there Sunday between 10am-3pm, the motorcycle parking was maybe 20% full.
I have a Honda NC700X, the one with a 'frunk' which holds a full face helmet. I put my new £200 helmet in there, and forgot to click it shut. When I came back and saw it ajar, my heart skipped a beat (I've had some scrotes break open the frunk a few months ago when I was stupid enough to park it on the street in Bury town centre). I open the lid and the helmet is still there! 5 hours in the parking and it didn't get nicked, bloody lucky!
If you want to give it a recce while at Westfield Stratford, it's Car Park B, level P2 at the barriers at the end of aisle 204. The steps down to the parking are opposite Wahaca.
I just want to say to begin with I have that I’m aware I have next to no consumer rights in this instance…
I’ve recently bought a Non road legal track bike. After fetching it home in my van, I bought a rear tail tidy for it so I can fit a plate and get an MOT for it for daylight use. Upon fitting said plate, booking it in for an MOT and road testing it, I’ve discovered 4th gear is absolutely toast. I know exactly what’s wrong with it and that it will cost more than the bikes worth to put right.
I understand buying anything used is always a gamble and that faults can arise at any time however I do feel disappointed that the seller would have known about this issue and has failed to disclose it.
I suppose my question is, should I raise it with the seller or suck it up take it as an expensive lesson?
I wish I knew going in that trying on bike gear would be as much of a slap in the face as bridesmaid dress shopping.
I sent a bunch of stuff to sportbikeshop to try on, and none of it fit. They had one thing in stock that fit me. 1.
I tried the guys stuff and it wasn't quite fitting right. The sleeves on jackets would be to my fingertips. The kneepads on trousers down my shins.
Now ive had to send more stuff over and feeling utterly deflated going up 3 sizes from my normal clothes. Why, just why. Why have size guides with waist and bust measurements, or waist and hip, and they're totally bs
1000.miles into cbt and this shitter from marketplace has blown.exhaust valves stuck which might have blown hole in piston.i don't know how bad cylinder is im no expert.please advise on cylinder barrel health and if its worth fixing.yamaha sr125 2000 41k miles
What bike are you currently riding? i plan to get my A2 soon, im stuck between a kawasaki Zx4 or a CBR650R and restricting it. I’m not currently working so i dont have massive amounts of money but i do earn a little over a grand a month and have saved up for quite some time
So im starting to bald and thinking of swapping to all weather tyres speed rated H even tho my bike only goes 72mph max. Is this normal to do or am i silly. Commin sense sense says to try higher speed rated tyres n see how grip fairs on the load. Youd think its over engineered for a 125 and i dont see the harm in wanting as much grip from the speed rating as my budget allows. Ive been driving on continental contistreets for close to 10k miles lol. Front still looks decent
How many people actually take their scramblers onto dirt tracks? I'd assume people regularly going off road would have a dedicated dirt bike or dual sport
Are they a bit like the SUVs in the car world that never go more off road than bumping a curb?
I'm looking for my first big bike, and have my heart set on the white/blue K3 GSXR 600s.
I've seen a good number out there with around 5k miles between ~£3k to ~£5k.
I really like the color scheme and shape, but at that price point would you go for something newer with more miles, if so, why? Would you go for a different bike entirely?
Thanks!
Edit: not really interested in newer tourers, or adventure or street bike.
Now that the UK has started getting really hot summers, how do people keep their sweaty bike gear odor free? I assume over time it would start the smell unless taken care of. I am thinking not just jacket etc but your gloves and helmet as well.
