Tiesto
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Have mine tommorow
Anyone have any tips?
Once passed straight onto a DAS 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Can't really give any tips as it's a basic test. I know someone who crashed on their CBT and still passed.
Just make sure you do as he asks, same as any other test.
Good luck with your DAS
What bike are you planning to get?
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ed
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It's not a test, it's training so unless you are a complete fuckwit you will do it in a morning. If you do it wrong they will get you to do it again.
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pow
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If you've never ridden a bike before, is a CBT difficult?
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Tiesto
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Can't really give any tips as it's a basic test. I know someone who crashed on their CBT and still passed.
Just make sure you do as he asks, same as any other test.
Good luck with your DAS
What bike are you planning to get?
Kawasaki ER6-f to begin with, don't want to kill myself just yet. Then onto a sports 600 (R6, CBR, ZX6r etc) after about a years riding.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
If you've never ridden a bike before, is a CBT difficult?
Nope, you start off in a closed off area off the road and don't get on the road until you're ready...
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Baskey
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Have you ridden a bike before, if you have you should find it pritty easy, if not take your time cus riding a bike on the road is alot harder than it looks, youl be fine just donty expect to jump straight on and start popping wheelies
Id ridden loads of bikes before but i struggled with the emergancy stop as i kept lockling the rear wheel (habbit from ridding off road)
the biggest tip is just listen to the instructors, they know what there on about and some of the tips they gave me i still use and think about now when im ridding
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pow
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Cool. Still concidering the moped route cos I keep gettign offered one for silly money 
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Baskey
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^^ do it mate, iv only got a honda xr 125 at the mo (buying a house, not alloud toys!), over 100 mpg, £15 to tax and when im ridding it (normally to work) im not sticking millage on my clio sport
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pow
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Thats what i'm thinking, to work and abck, to town and back, thats all it'll get used for. Just a Twist and Go 50/125. Insuring the 50 in my situation is £152.99 for the year (that works out at about £12.75 for a month!), thats 18, 0 years NCB, new bike rider, one accident in a car 
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Paul_J
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Get a 125 Aprilia RS
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Baskey
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yea, takes me about an hour to get into the city in my car in rush hour, bout 20 mins on the bike.
The best feelings finishing work when its sunny, knowing you dont have to sit in the fucking traffic
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pow
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Getting home isnt my problem. Its the getting to. Bloody roadworks
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Moped all the way for short commute.
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pow
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Costs me £25 a week in derv to do... 100 miles?
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deano87
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nova_gteuk
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probaly cost you about a fiver on a scooter most do 100 mpg.
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pow
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It doesnt warm up, average of ~20mpg
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deano87
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pow
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Thats £80 a month I'd save. I'd do less than that in the derv then
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pow
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Sorry what, wheres your 4th cylinder?  
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nova_gteuk
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Just dont get a 50,if your getting a scooter try an aerox 100 or gilera 125,they easy do 70mph.
or if its a bike your after an aprillal rs as already mentioned.
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
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Originally posted by deano87
Sorry what, wheres your 4th cylinder?
Saving me ££££'s.
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Dean_W
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Originally posted by deano87
Saving me ££££'s.
And taking more timetimetime to get anywhere 
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nova_gteuk
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by pow
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Originally posted by deano87
Sorry what, wheres your 4th cylinder?
Saving me ££££'s.
Id rather the extra cylinder and extra few quid spent rather than a pensioner on a disabilaty buggy blowing me at the lights
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