Elky Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 2nd hand. Its off a mate who is doing me a great deal. 2005 model, 2900 miles on the clock and always stored in his garage. Not a scratch on it. £2k Picking it up and riding it about all day Saturday!
TechMonkey Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Have to ask, how is it then Elky? After setting my heart on getting an SV650 a friend of my sister told me he is selling his 2006 Z750s with hardly any miles on it for 2.5k & would throw in a jacket and trousers for £100. Too good an offer to pass up so going for that later this week.
Elky Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Amazing mate. Was out for a few hours Saturday and loved it! It definitely has some oomph about it! Took a wrong turning this morning though to work and ended up in Bognor Regis when I should have been heading towards Arundel - oops!
laserblazer Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Congrats mate Had my test yesterday too and passed with 1 minor! He said I hesitated at a junction! Picking up an SV650S Saturday - cant wait!!! Well chuffed FFS. How many accidents have been cause by people hesitating at junctions? Possible a few minor shunts up the backside. How many fatalities have been caused by NOT hesitating at a junction? It really annoys me, my daughter was pulled up for driving too slow past a school when the kids were coming out.
witch Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Used to have a BSA Gold Star - you could hear it coming about 5 miles away Then rode a Suzuki GT250 - it was too big and I was forever dropping it at junctions! Now I don't ride anything - too old and scared - won't let my children ride either!!
RoyG Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 First bike - BSA Bantam - 42 years ago!!! Present bikes - 2001 Bandit 1200 and 1987 BMW R100RS. Raced various Yamahas back in the '80s & have been Rallying since then. Doing the 2008 BTRDA Stage Rally Championship in a Corsa. What's all this cr*p about being too old?! Finally retire at easter, so more time to enjoy bikes, cars & lots of leisure time! RoyG
ChrisH Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) Have to ask, how is it then Elky? After setting my heart on getting an SV650 a friend of my sister told me he is selling his 2006 Z750s with hardly any miles on it for 2.5k & would throw in a jacket and trousers for £100. Too good an offer to pass up so going for that later this week. Careful on that their not the most sedate of machines Edited March 3, 2008 by ChrisH
nebapneb Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 I had an LML Star Deluxe - Indian Vespa Clone Beautiful she was too, till some scrote in a white van cut me up on a roundabout and i went into the back of him lost the scoot & nearly lost use of my right hand which would have been a major disaster as the missus threatened to divorce me as we were expecting the heiress to the neb empire! two & a half years on i've yet to get back on 2 wheels (or get my compo for that matter!) one day i'll be back with another vespa clone but this time with a sidecar for my little girl to ride in god i miss it though sometimes neb
TechMonkey Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Careful on that there not the most sedate of machines Thats part of my worry but I think I will just take it gently & know I have teh power there if I need it. Also I have capacity to grow into as I get more confident. So I keep telling myelf
Elky Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Yeah, you'll be fine if you take it easy mate. The SV runs like a dream and certainly shifts but I'm not going to go crazy on it. Will take a while to get used to it properly I'm sure
ChrisH Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 The SV 650 seems a popular choice my neighbour has just bought one as well. They seem a nice bike but the riding position is a bit too far over for me.
Elky Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Yeah, meant to be a nice bike to learn on for your first bike and I got a cracking deal on it as well so cant complain. As they say though, the learning for me starts now!
ChrisH Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 What ever the worse possible thing you can expect a car to do they generally do 50% of the time in my experience. They will either not see you or completely misjudge you speed from a rolling/standing start. If you are passing a junction where someone may pull out make sure you are nearer the centre of the road so they have a better chance of spotting you and cover your brake. If you are filtering through traffic keep an eye on their front wheels as you are approaching them. People get bored sitting in traffic and suddenly turn into a side street just as you are passing . Also in the same situation slow down and get ready to brake as you are passing junctions on the left as people let people out turning right and they pull out straight in front of you as they cant see you. Take it easy going into corners!!!! You can always speed up coming out of it when you are round it. I live round the corner from the A682 which is part of the run upto settle and Devils Bridge at Kirby Lonsdale and it it classed as one of the most dangerous roads in the country. These statistics are bumped up by all the bikers who go into the corners too fast and end up on the other side of the road and having a head on with a car. Last but not least dont be pressured to go faster when you get another bike behind you, just wave em past. Let them pinball up the road overtaking just before bends etc narrowly missing a head on with another car then cutting up another car.
Elky Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Cheers for the advice! I've def been taking it easy round bends etc anyway until I feel a bit more confident but I'll get there!
TechMonkey Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 What ever the worse possible thing you can expect a car to do they generally do 50% of the time in my experience. They will either not see you or completely misjudge you speed from a rolling/standing start. If you are passing a junction where someone may pull out make sure you are nearer the centre of the road so they have a better chance of spotting you and cover your brake. I'm sure he wouldn't mind so the guy I am getting the bike from has a blog that he puts up vids from his helmet cam on (such a cool bit of kit!) http://www.qwerf.com/?cat=5 Shows some near misses on his daily ride. Makes you think long and hard and proves what you say! Take it easy going into corners!!!! You can always speed up coming out of it when you are round it. I live round the corner from the A682 which is part of the run upto settle and Devils Bridge at Kirby Lonsdale and it it classed as one of the most dangerous roads in the country. These statistics are bumped up by all the bikers who go into the corners too fast and end up on the other side of the road and having a head on with a car. Learnt this the interesting way. On my training went for a spin on some of the country roads at the back of Worthing. First time I'd been on country roads so was attempting to take it easy but one corner took me slightly by surprise. The instructor says I went in at a perfect speed but where I wasn't confident of course thought it was all going to go wrong so started to brake and looked for an escape route and we all know where that ends up. Cue me going up a track, on to the verge & stopping just short of a lovely hedge while taking deep breaths. I think the examiner was almost as shocked as I was. Greatly extended my understanding of target fixation and taking corners slowly until I am more confident. Ta for the advice though, good tips.
ChrisH Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) Also braking too much tends to bring the bike upright which isnt desirable in some situations. The other thing worth mentioning about brakes which you will have been taught is not to grab the brake lever hard. You will lock the front wheel and down you go. This goes against your instincts but you have to train yourself to do it gradually at first like your emergency stops you practiced. I generally brake with 2 fingers then apply them all as more pressure is needed. You get done for doing that on your test though. You can go on training course as well where they teach you to ride off with the brake on until you get a feel for when you should ease off slightly to avoid locking the wheel. Edited March 3, 2008 by ChrisH
Elky Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Must invest in some thermal inner gloves I think. Thumbs felt like they were going to drop off when I got to work this morning! Not nice!
ChrisH Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 That wont do you any good you need some heated grips The other thing as well is its not just the cold that make your fingertips numb it's the vibration on the handlebars as well. Just dont do what someone I know did and get a heated jacket/gloves/pants etc etc. He killed his battery and had to be rescued
TechMonkey Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Ohhh my training bike had heated grips and I was sold on them within the first 5 mins! At least he was warm while waiting to be rescued........ oh. Never mind.
Andrew_C Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Thumbs felt like they were going to drop off when I got to work this morning! Not nice!The only (touch wood) "at fault" accident I've had in 25+ years of biking first, then driving, was when I lost control of my fingers (they were so cold), and dropped the clutch. Only busted up the numberplate of the car in front, but as my then GF, later wife, was sat in the bus immediately behind, I never lived it down.
Elky Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 I have to say, absolutely loved the ride in to work this morning. Was the first time I havent had any 'fear factor'! Definitely enjoying it more each day and had a huge grin on my face this morning!
TechMonkey Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 Gettting annoyed having to wait for my bike now. Want it now, now, now.
ChrisH Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 It's not much fun on the bike today. Just fitted a new tyre last night and its 20 MPH wind so I cant tell if its the wind or my tyre being slippery
mattx Posted May 4, 2008 Posted May 4, 2008 Took one of these out for a test spin yesterday - ordered one straight after... Anyone else got one ? Honda FMX 650 http://www.bikez.com/pictures/honda/2006/22484_0_1_2_fmx%20650_Image%20credits%20-%20Honda.jpg
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