Your 1st Bike After Passing Test?
Discussion
Learned and passed on a DT125 in 1989 (already been driving for 10 years), then immediately got a slab-sided GSXR750 with Yoshimura cams and exhaust (still one of the best bikes I've owned).
Were you sensible and progressed through the (power) ranks, or not?
Interested to know your choice and why!
Were you sensible and progressed through the (power) ranks, or not?
Interested to know your choice and why!
XJ750 as it was my landlords old bike and he'd just upgraded to a CBR1000 and loaned me his old bike for several months until I bought myself a TDM850. Never really been that interested in sports bikes so my biking history could probably be described as "sensible"
eta: did my test on a CG125 so the XJ was a pretty big step up
eta: did my test on a CG125 so the XJ was a pretty big step up
Passed on a DT175 (registered as a 125) in 1990
I was a student and used it to travel into Uni but living in scumsville I had people trying to steal it and draining the petrol out, then the gearbox seized so I sold it, decided to wait until I could ride with a bit more restraint before buying another
Fast forward nearly 30 years I wanted to go green laning so bought a KTM 450 RFS I loved it so wanted something similar for the road so I bought a KTM 690 Duke - cracking bike for blatting about the local lanes and arguably my first proper road bike
I was a student and used it to travel into Uni but living in scumsville I had people trying to steal it and draining the petrol out, then the gearbox seized so I sold it, decided to wait until I could ride with a bit more restraint before buying another
Fast forward nearly 30 years I wanted to go green laning so bought a KTM 450 RFS I loved it so wanted something similar for the road so I bought a KTM 690 Duke - cracking bike for blatting about the local lanes and arguably my first proper road bike
Suzuki RF600. Not the sharpest tool but went well enough after stepping off a CG125. I passed in May 1995 & parked the little Honda up at the riding school at Donny racecourse & drove straight to Carnell’s to see what they had. I was set on a CBR600 but these were all out of budget so L131 CKL was mine. It was very red & a bit sci-fi looking but I was chuffed. Kept it for a year or so then traded up to a YZF750R. Happy days.
Did my CBT and got a MT125, passed last year and got a Husqvarna Svartpilen 701, I think its been a great bike to build confidence on. It's so easy to ride with its light weight, I've done Salisbury plains on it, been on track. Bought a street triple 765 RS which I'm going to be taking on track more but will keep the 701 too.
I passed my test on my Honda CJ250T then just removed the L plates. As a student I couldn't afford to do anything else. I then went to some CX500s followed by a Yamaha XS850 then to a BMW R100RS. It was a slow progress regarding capacity increases but that was money restricted (both purchase price and insurance costs) rather than anything else.
My ex-wife passed her test on a hired Honda CG125 with her first bike being a Yamaha FJ1200.
My ex-wife passed her test on a hired Honda CG125 with her first bike being a Yamaha FJ1200.
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