Bike Theory Test

323ian · Post by **323ian** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:14 pm

600's are everywhere, get a mint 400 and stand out from the crowd!!

Naughty Magpie · Post by **Naughty Magpie** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:47 am

Best of luck with the lessons & test. Are you doing it through CamRider in Cambridge or someone else?

I passed with CamRider April 2006 despite falling off with a bump 20 minutes before the test. Ouch.

Good fun but my boyfriend won't let me buy a bike now.

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Fri May 18, 2007 4:21 pm

Doing it with a place in peterborough had a cancellation so filled that space!

got my fingers crossed

PS hows that Elise looked like it was in a few pieces when i came by the other week did hoot my horn but u don't actually know me and i was in my work ride :!: :roll:

rayman gtir · Post by **rayman gtir** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:32 pm

Naughty Magpie wrote:Good fun but my boyfriend won't let me buy a bike now.

my fiancee wants a bike, but i would be climbing the walls if she ever got one. if she did i would end up getting a licence and getting a bike aswell.

Naughty Magpie · Post by **Naughty Magpie** » Mon May 21, 2007 8:55 am

IWANT1 wrote:Doing it with a place in peterborough had a cancellation so filled that space!

got my fingers crossed

PS hows that Elise looked like it was in a few pieces when i came by the other week did hoot my horn but u don't actually know me and i was in my work ride :!: :roll:

Best of luck with the test. The Elise was having an engine swap as it had blown a few weeks previously. It belonged to a guy that Scott works with, Scott said he'd do the engine swap for him (and for free!) and save him

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:03 pm

323ian wrote:I used to be really big into the bikes Lee and here is what i had for a couple of years]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h52/3 ... C00206.jpg[/img]

A completely mint original and one of the first VFR400's! 8)

You wont regret it if you go for one mate, they still look great even today and the handling makes up for the lack of grunt what the bigger bikes have.

call that getting your knee down? pah....

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 8&hl=en-GB

i really didn't want to post on this thread but the urge was too great.

i am very jealous you're getting all excited about it all.

unfortunately i just remeber the thefts, crashes, pain, broken bones ( lots of them!! ), cold, numb fingers, sweating in leathers, bad breath, helmet hair, running out of fuel.......

but don't let me put you off!!

323ian · Post by **323ian** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:04 pm

Thing is mate i was doing more than 10MPH hanging off the side!!

It was on a trackday at RAF Coltishall.

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:06 pm

323ian wrote:Thing is mate i was doing more than 10MPH hanging off the side!!

It was on a trackday at RAF Coltishall.

lol. @ ian. it was just an excuse to post that vid up mate

it does surprise me though?

the way you use your liner ( lol ) that you used to ride bikes quite fast?

323ian · Post by **323ian** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:12 pm

Im not going down this route of 'the way you use your car' crap again!! :x :lol:

You saw me at Marham using it hard!

I did use to ride bikes fast but when i was riding in a group twice two different guys had big crashes so it put me off them really.

Then went down the enduro route and got a enduro bike which was great fun but very limited where you can ride them now so sold that in the end.

4 wheels all the way now!!

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:18 pm

lol. sorry mate. i didn't mean to touch a raw nerve pmsl.

what i mean is, the "attitude" or "mind set" for fast bike riding on track or road tends to carry over into cars?

i have far more faith in my car round a track than i did on a bike ( cadwell springs to mind lol )

i fully respect your learning the GTR's ability etc and you owning one.

but i was just surprised to find out you rode like that.

323ian wrote:
You saw me at Marham using it hard!

i'll be honest mate, i didn't much of you... i was too busy spinning :pmsl: