timlineuk Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 £4 - 500 ?? Mine cost me a grand for 5 days inc tests. I already had a theory and CBT too !! Yeah mine was about £4 - £500, probably inclusive of CBT and theory too.
headoned Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 its more expensive if you fail I did my mod 2 twice
bald_pig Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Mod 1 and 2 didn't exist when I took my test either lol. People on android may want to check out the "cradar" app, some of you may find it useful.
arwen Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 That looks about my size!! Think I'd struggle with anything bigger on account of only being 5'2"! Have a look on Motorcycle Ergonomics and put your hight and leg length in and it will display if you can reach the ground/pegs or not. I use it a lot when looking at bikes :-) Instep length is where it counts on bikes. I'm 5'3"ish but have an instep of 27". I can only get the ball of one foot down on most bikes!
diddylord Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Have a look on Motorcycle Ergonomics and put your hight and leg length in and it will display if you can reach the ground/pegs or not. I use it a lot when looking at bikes :-) Instep length is where it counts on bikes. I'm 5'3"ish but have an instep of 27". I can only get the ball of one foot down on most bikes! I'm only 5"4 with 28", will only ever get one foot down on bikes, just leave the other on the back brake, currently riding This, although it is lowered and low seat, not had any problems with it. ( the blue one)
Joanne Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Triumph Tiger? FiL had one like that. He loved it.
diddylord Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Triumph Tiger? FiL had one like that. He loved it. Yes its a tiger 800, fantastic bike, can't fault it
Mark182 Posted October 24, 2016 Posted October 24, 2016 I can't remember if I have posted my bike Getting ready for this 62 miler in a few weeks Been warming in nicely with this yesterday Its not too late to join Edugeek cycling club :- https://www.strava.com/clubs/edugeek
mikkydoos Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Nice. Is that a fuel filler cap on the rear right? Surely thats not the fuel tank. 1
nikaso Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 My new steed has arrived! Made me think... - - - Updated - - - Nice. Is that a fuel filler cap on the rear right? Surely thats not the fuel tank. It is indeed, they have been doing it since the first F650CS (which I had)
Oaktech Posted July 7, 2017 Author Posted July 7, 2017 Nice. Is that a fuel filler cap on the rear right? Surely thats not the fuel tank. it's the very top of it, the tank is mainly in the V of the frame, basically right under where you sit. Because it's a single, a tank on top of a quite long stroke engine screws with the centre of gravity and the bike becomes top heavy and not nimble in town
bald_pig Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 it's the very top of it, the tank is mainly in the V of the frame, basically right under where you sit. Because it's a single, a tank on top of a quite long stroke engine screws with the centre of gravity and the bike becomes top heavy and not nimble in town It's an inline twin...
Oaktech Posted July 7, 2017 Author Posted July 7, 2017 It's an inline twin... It used to be a single, but the principle still stands, lower CofG.
mikkydoos Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 I'm just looking forwards to 2 weeks biking around Menorca in the hols. I really want a bike at home but where I am it'd be lethal so I've put it off - far too many dodgy drivers.
arwen Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Yea the fuel tank is under the seat. I seem to prefer bikes like that due to their weight been much lower. Makes them easier to keep steady on uneven ground at a stop, and for moving around the garage. It's an inline twin... It's a parallel-twin actually. Vibrates more than an inline, which is why it's rpm limit is lower. The real weirdness of this bike for me is the chain on the "wrong side" of the bike!
foofighterjim Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 I keep seriously being tempted by this pair: Sprint GT | Triumph Motorcycles | Triumph Motorcycles Tiger 800 | Triumph Motorcycles | Triumph Motorcycles If Honda still made the Super Blackbird though I think I know where my money would be going.
DJ-1701 Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 It's not the fastest, but mine can take me anywhere my imagination fancies... 1
arwen Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 I really like the Tiger 800, draw backs for me was price compared to the BMW, and that it feels so much heavier to me because the tank is up front and higher. Very nice bikes though!
Oaktech Posted July 10, 2017 Author Posted July 10, 2017 I really like the Tiger 800, draw backs for me was price compared to the BMW, and that it feels so much heavier to me because the tank is up front and higher. Very nice bikes though! I love the way they look, but I'm too short to ride any of them without spending some serious $ on cut down seats and lowered shocks! I can only just touch the foot pegs on a KTM adventure let alone the floor!
foofighterjim Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 I have never been able to get on with most BMWs, the seat position is too high for my short legs!
bald_pig Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Yea the fuel tank is under the seat. I seem to prefer bikes like that due to their weight been much lower. Makes them easier to keep steady on uneven ground at a stop, and for moving around the garage. It's a parallel-twin actually. Vibrates more than an inline, which is why it's rpm limit is lower. The real weirdness of this bike for me is the chain on the "wrong side" of the bike! Same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-twin_engine
arwen Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 I have never been able to get on with most BMWs, the seat position is too high for my short legs! Mine is a lowered one (yes it has cost me a fortune, but I'll keep it rather than change it frequently). The seat height on this is near enough the same height as my grom :-D Same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-twin_engine If you read that link you would see they are different. Terminology[edit] In motorcycles, as with cars and other vehicles, the terms "parallel-twin", "vertical-twin" and "inline-twin" are used.[7] Particularly in the UK, the term "parallel-twin" has been used to mean that the crankshaft is transverse across the frame, while "inline-twin" meant that the cylinders are arranged front to rear, in line with the direction of travel.[8] This special meaning for "inline" has been used for motorcycles with a longitudinal crankshaft, such as the Sunbeam S7,[9] and for tandem twins, with a transverse pair of crankshafts, but the cylinders arranged longitudinally, one in front of the other.[10] The term "parallel twin" has also been used to refer specifically to a four-stroke straight-two engine with 360° crankshaft causing the pistons to travel parallel to each other.[11] Other times, "parallel-twin", "inline-twin" and the other variants have been used interchangeably and treated as equivalent.[7][12] Parallel twins the pistons move up and down together and the crank is usually at 360 degrees. Inline the pistons move up and down in turn, with a 180 degree crank usually. Read this for more indepth: https://www.bikesmedia.in/reviews/difference-between-inline-twin-parallel-twin-cylinder-motorcycle-engines.html
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