Round in circles for an hour so you don't fall off and then some classroom talk on how not o fall off and then at least an hour on the road being followed just to make sure you really don't fall off
Back in my day if you didnt fall off going round the block you got a full licence to ride any bike, if you did fall off you got a Ducati
Actually screwy im looking at the monoposto duc for my first bike. or the triumph speed 4.
Wadda ya think? Going along the same lines as hipps but having just got the keys to my new pad on friday (and then cried seeing how much plastering needs doing) it wont be for a while yet.
I've just got back from my CBT, all went well, was told i took to it like a duck to water. Personally i think it took me too long to get used to the gears, there's a lot to think about.
Time to get myself a little 125 i think
Human-Shield wrote:
Actually screwy im looking at the monoposto duc for my first bike. or the triumph speed 4.
Wadda ya think? Going along the same lines as hipps but having just got the keys to my new pad on friday (and then cried seeing how much plastering needs doing) it wont be for a while yet.
I'm biased Shield , Ducati every time but I did ride a Ducati 860 darmah for 10+ years from the early 80's so unreliability and shoddy finish mean nothing to me that said , the modern belt driven cam Duc's are a revelation compared to the old bikes but they can still be a pain in the arse at times and unless you can wield a mean spanner can be expensive to have serviced . Checkout the <a href="http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/msgboard.php" target="_blank">Ducati Sporting Club</a> forums for owner feedback of the various Ducatis available .
I've just got back from my CBT, all went well, was told i took to it like a duck to water. Personally i think it took me too long to get used to the gears, there's a lot to think about.
Time to get myself a little 125 i think
Good man Like Class says , the gears will become second nature , remember you have driven a car for quite awhile so you need to re tune your actions . Yes there's a lot to think about , Just make sure you don't slip into car driving mode ie: brain in neutral just riding along , That was what caused my crash on the Superlight , I was looking but not looking plus it was dusk , one of the more dangerous times on the road . Believe me it hurts like hell hitting the road at 50+ mph
Jase wrote:
OMG that just confirms that all Ducrappies are ugly!!!! Very strangely appealing if you want to jump back to the 70's tho
Bloody Honda riders , Wouldn't know a stylish bike if it bit them on the arse
Honda Pacific coast anyone ?
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Just training , Back in the day all you needed to ride on the road was a bike up to 250cc and a provisional licence . In all honesty it was a nightmare , took me two weeks before I binned the bike simply because I had no idea what counter steer was
You tend to do it naturally, until somebody tells you about it, then you start thinking about it, then you start having close encounters with hedges....
that said , the modern belt driven cam Duc's are a revelation compared to the old bikes but they can still be a pain in the arse at times and unless you can wield a mean spanner can be expensive to have serviced . Checkout the <a href="http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/msgboard.php" target="_blank">Ducati Sporting Club</a> forums for owner feedback of the various Ducatis available .
Like Class says , the gears will become second nature , remember you have driven a car for quite awhile so you need to re tune your actions . Yes there's a lot to think about , Just make sure you don't slip into car driving mode ie: brain in neutral just riding along , That was what caused my crash on the Superlight , I was looking but not looking plus it was dusk , one of the more dangerous times on the road . Believe me it hurts like hell hitting the road at 50+ mph 
