long term biker here but just getting back into it

got my module 1 test on the 30th this month

my m8 also getting back into it

i bought a scooter for 75 pound and did it up for getting a feel of road riding again before my test

my m8 bought a brand new yzf r125 for 3500 and yep after 2 months he selling it he bored of it

told him to get a 300 pound cg125

hope you enjoy biking as much as i have

regards

Off the top of my head I had:

Yamaha FS1E
Suzuki GP 100
Honda CB125
Kawasaki KH250
Suzuki GT 250 X7 (still own)
Yamaha RD250LC
Honda CBX 550 FII
Yamaha XJ 550 (with FZ600 engine)
Suzuki GSX-R750G (still own)
Honda NSR250 PGM II

I did enjoy the 2-stroke when insurance was cheaper and the performance ratio higher, however, the 4-strokes are just less hassle at the end of the day and much cheaper to run really... must be getting old

Yup Biker here, been riding 4 years.

I have a GSX-R 600 K2

Also owned :

Sachs XTC 125
Suzuki Bandit 400
Kawasaki ZXR 400 L4
Kawasaki ZXR 400 L2

wish i had the guts to ride one. Ive spent an awful lot of time looking at them in shops etc.... beautiful machines, but i just couldnt have one.

hers a pic for all you bikers out there,mite scare you tho it a bmw r1100rt

this is whats involved when a new clutch is needed
im a long time biker mainly cruisers harleys etc,but i also do a sideline on maitenance as ive been a bike tech too

WOW

The couple that came and got my gen 1 - when he said he rode a yamaha R1, i only had a feint idea what it was...... after looking, christ no wonder he said the coupe was slow

I've had bikes on and off since 2000. Currently have a Ninja 250r which is so much fun, and a more manageable height/weight for little old me, gone down to a 250 until I get back into riding.

http://www.xorro.co.uk/vehicles/ninja250r/

Previously -
http://www.xorro.co.uk/vehicles/er5/
http://www.xorro.co.uk/vehicles/hornet/ (this got modded almost as much as my Coupe I guess it was a phase)

Got a Honda Vision when I was 17, can off that once, then traded it in for a Suzuki AN125. Was hit by a BMW wrote that off, waited a year and bought a Peugeot Elesyo 125 came off that twice. Hit by a BMW wrote that off and got a Susuki CB125, came off that and gave up, losing 9 years no claims

I fair a little better in cars, only hit 1 BMW so far, but that was within 3 months on buying my first car.

Feels like I started biking just after I started walking.
First real bike on HP was a 250 superdream
then got the bike bug and went through loads,
KH250, GT380, CB400N, CJ250T, Cagiva 175sx with square carbs,
CB750KZ with 4 into 4 exhaust & Vetter Windjammer fairing, GS425en, Harley V-rod etc etc.
my current ride is a BMW1200RS SE, heated grips, 6 gear indicator, 12v socket, panniers, linked brakes, ABS, etc etc and it'll do about 0 to 60 in 3.6 secs, not bad for a touring shafty.

Once you start biking - its difficult to get it out of your blood.

hi, motorbiker here, i ride a virgin race replica R1, airbrushed paint all done by castle customs, loads of mods done including wavey discs, high lift cams, induction kit and dyno, polished frame/wheels/swingarm, carbon bits including screen,fillers and caps, plenty more done to it but my brains gone dead right now, i live in essex and go to a few meets now and then so if anyones ever up for a ride out n about, gis a message an we can go from there

I passed my bike test in 1975, so I've been a biker for longer than some here have been around.

Currently running a Kawasaki ZR750 (To be strictly accurate I currently have a taxed & insured ZR750 in the garage that's not going anywhere till the snows gone)

I did a bike tour of California in 2007. Pacific Coast Highway, Route 66, Death Valley, on a Harley D Sportster.

Go for the bike mate but dont spend too much on it because pretty soon you will want something bigger. Trust me at 16 i had no interest in bikes at all - until i got a 50cc scooter. got a cbr125 1 week before my 17th birthday (hardest week of my life). Had the obligatory first crash then done my test after 6 months. got myself an SV650s (didnt worry about the restriction as i was used to powerful bikes anyway - but thats for another discussion )

In short - go for it!