Whoops

[so_hat_yi]

I may have accidentally bought a motorbike. I'm blaming devilpump for this latest madness.

Comments

[brokenbeast]

Wow! ... and I thought my new mountainboard was a dangerous impulse buy.

[so_hat_yi]

Not quite the same "impulse" as yours as I was sober when I bought it and I have been thinking about one for a few weeks... But still I know if I'd done my CBT first and spent a long time thinking about it, I would have never gotten around to it.

Expect amusing A&E stories.

[brokenbeast]

What power/engine capacity is that? Are you going to do direct access training?

[so_hat_yi]

Just a 125 (14bhp I think, tops out at about 75 on the flat). I'll probably do direct access, but I'm really not interested in owning anything large as it's just for commuting purposes.

[devilpump]

Welcome to the cunt club. :)

[ediefienduk]

wicked! would love one of those!!! :-D

[so_hat_yi]

Well, they're not expensive, £15 a year tax and cost about £7 to fill the tank! Treat yourself, it'd be a fitting revenge for the mountain board incident.

[ediefienduk]

very tempting..how much for CBT?

[so_hat_yi]

£80 for a full day's training

[kroker]

ooooh. *envy*
I can ride motorbikes. I can get it home for you.

what's the spec? hey, is that actually a 125cc? brilliant!
ope it's not too heavy for its motor.

[so_hat_yi]

The dry weight is only 115kg which is very light.

[kroker]

that's good. lots of plastic that's fexpensive to replace then :)

that's what i've learned from my motorcycle training - bikes are like printers. they don't earn money on selling the bike, they earn money selling the plastic bits that break when you fall...

[so_hat_yi]

Which is exactly why I didn't want to buy a brand new one... I'd remove about 1k in value from it the first time I scratched the plastic up!

The guy at the showroom I went to tried to sell me a Taiwanese Kymco. Looked wonderful, but the top speed was 65 and it was pretty underpowered (even for a 125). Nice wide tyres though, which is the bit that worries me on the CBR as they're quite narrow.

[burninglove]

The bike looks lovely!!! I REALLY want one but I would never get one. I know too many people that have died on them or been injured.... Sorry to say it!

[so_hat_yi]

Yeah, I know enough people who've seriously injured themselves on them... I'm just going to be using it for commuting though (6 miles each way) and the gym (5 miles) etc.

[devilpump]

Like fuck you are. Me and you are gonna play a game of chicken asap. :)