StevieB
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 03:35 PM |
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Passed my bike test!
After what seemed like the longest process ever, I passed my Mod 2 test today 
Now I can finally bin the L Plates, ride my Triumph Tiger on the roads and convert my DT125R to being a more enduro focused machine (and then sell it
in a year or so to buy a Honda CR).
I know it's not really locost related in any way, but I'm just a bit pleased about it
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 04:05 PM |
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Well done. Now you can start to learn to ride...
Treat every other road user as a homicidal maniac who wants to kill you and you will up your chances of avoiding the one that does.
All the best,
Mike
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aka_shortie
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 04:24 PM |
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Congratulations, passed mine last year, luv my Suzuki GSXR 600 k7
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mads
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 04:44 PM |
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congrats! glad to see another biker join the ranks 
We gain knowledge faster than we do wisdom!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip!"
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RichardK
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 06:24 PM |
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Nice one mate, as you know my lad passed his about a couple of months ago and he's now got a kawasaki kle500 which has had the 33bhp kit fitted
as he is restricted for a couple of years, bloody robbing sods, £200 for a couple of washers but apparently having his name on this register is the
important bit, cant see how they'd know if we then took out them out, doubt they'd dyno it. You having to do the same?
Anyway enjoy mate
Cheers
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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robocog
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 06:25 PM |
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Congrats - good feeling innit!
It's a year ago I did my mod 2 (on my CG125)
Now running a restricted GPZ500
(Richard- no certificate required - FI are a bunch of robbers- the onus is on the disputers to prove you are over 33hp IF they insist on proving
otherwise...there is no legal wording REQUIRING a certificate- but FI are making out that one is required so they can line their pockets and charge
that much for a piece of paper with a pair of repair washers - the law also is very vague as to where this output value is measured
The wording is "net power output" no further explaination of where that is measured)
My pre-made washers were £9 from the land of eBay and TBH I felt a bit dirty that I didn't make em myself...esp as I had the dimensions they
should be already
One more year and I'll get that "bloody ell its quick  " feeling when the restrictors come out and the power will be almost
doubled in my case
Take it steady out there and enjoy the rest of the learning at a safe pace
(just ordered "a twist of the wrist II book" to read - seen the vid a while back - VERY cheesy but some good points in there - it cannot
be any more dire that the police riders handbook im 3/4 of the way through...which is absolute tosh and am unsure if I'll make it to the last
page)
Regards
Rob
[Edited on 1/6/11 by robocog]
[Edited on 1/6/11 by robocog]
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StevieB
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 06:58 PM |
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Nope, I'm straight in as direct access so I've been out on my Triumph Tiger 955i for an hour or so - it's a big old bus but it
actually handles quite nicely, is very stable once moving and quite gentle in the way it delivers it's 104bhp at the rear wheel .
I've been driving for long enough to know that throttle works in both directions and I need to take my time in getting used to the performance
properly before I try to exploit it (having a BEC Indy really taught me that lesson!).
I think net power means at the rear wheel. With that in mind, any bike with that output will still be fairly lively. I suppose the real danger is
when you de-restrict it and remembering to not pin the throttle open where you might have before.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 1/6/11 at 07:15 PM |
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Great Well done, great feeling isn't it?
Take it easy, bikes bite hard, and fast...
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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