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Picked it up last night. The girl I bought it from didn't hang around to watch me ride on off into the sunset..which is lucky as I stalled it straight away!!! My Rebel didnt' have a biting point as such so I'd completely forgotten to ease the clutch out gently.
For the first 10 minutes it was all stop start - not my fault. East end of London push hour traffic! Finally got on to the A3 with a bit of space around me & was able to burn off all those pesky kids on their mopeds. 1-nil to me!
Cool bike, but I'll take a week to adapt fully from my 125. I can honestly say that the trip home scared the wilies out of me! But in a good way....like when you are able to walk away from a car wreck.
Cornering at low speeds was a bit twitchy, but more likely than not that was me.
Watch out for me on the yellow peril. Comnig to a road near you....soon!
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Nice one shipmate!! Someone will be along in a minute to comment on your downpipe!! :lol: :lol:
Ola,
Dare I sak what's wrong with it?
fizzwheel
15-06-06, 08:16 AM
Ola,
Dare I sak what's wrong with it?
Your downpipe is Filthy !!!!
Great feeling isnt it. I remember going from a 125 to the SV 8) Enjoy your new bike.
its probably for the best you chose the slowest colour, seeing as you have just upgraded from a 125. probably safest that way :wink:
enjoy her stay safe and keep it rubber side down
Cornering at low speeds was a bit twitchy, but more likely than not that was me.
Best check your tyre pressures, particularly the front, as it can have an enormous effect on how the bike handles at slow speeds.
Enjoy your bike, maybe see you up at Soho ;).
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Ah, what is the corrent tire pressure front & back....I should *probably* google this....
fizzwheel
15-06-06, 08:34 AM
Ah, what is the corrent tire pressure front & back....I should *probably* google this....
33 front 36 rear. Theres a sticker on the swing arm that has the pressure details on it.
It might vary a few pounds depending on the make of tyre and your riding style. However as you've just got your bike I wouldnt worry to much at the moment. Standard pressure will suit you just fine till you get a bit more used to it.
Cool, Thanks.
Um, riding style - a mix of Driving Miss Daisy & reckless with no inbetween. :-)
Nice one.
Need to get some wet'n'dry/autosolve/elbo grease on that downpipe pronto :wink:
Are you 33bhp restricted ?
:thumbsup:
Did my DAS so got my full licence....that's a point the girl I bought it from progressed from a scooter. Completely forgot to ask if she had it restricted. How would I tell?
I'm *such* a newbie!
Flamin_Squirrel
15-06-06, 08:49 AM
Find motorway.
Select 6th gear.
Open throttle.
Observe speedo.
Top speed 100mph - restricted
Top speed 130mph - unrestricted
:lol:
Seriously though, do you have any biking mates? Probably easiest to get someone else to ride it.
Marshall
15-06-06, 08:51 AM
[quote="Kinvig"]Completely forgot to ask if she had it restricted. How would I tell?quote]
See if you can break 100mph
:lol:
Yup, got one biker mate but she's more in seam challenged than I am.
Service is due in 500 miles so I may get it done earlier and ask the mechanic.
Mr Toad
15-06-06, 08:54 AM
How would I tell?
It'll top out at about a ton :wink:
There seems to be a larger than usual number of bike thefts in London at the moment, so make sure you've got some decent security for it
Spiderman
15-06-06, 08:54 AM
Did my DAS so got my full licence....that's a point the girl I bought it from progressed from a scooter. Completely forgot to ask if she had it restricted. How would I tell?
I'm *such* a newbie!
Just bring it down to Soho on a Friday, i'm sure one of us will be willing to put it thru its paces and find out for you ;)
Oh, welcome btw. And where in London are you?
yup, Oxford Disk lock & also a hexagonal chain.
are you *the* spiderman? ;-)
Work in Farringdon. Live in Clapham.
Spiderman
15-06-06, 09:00 AM
are you *the* spiderman? ;-)
Work in Farringdon. Live in Clapham.
:-$ Dont tell everyone tho will ya? 8-[
I'm *such* a newbie!
Welcome to biking...
You picked a good place to hang out though. Lots of great info here and lots of lovely people to answer all your questions. Enjoy!
Take it easy and keep it shiny side up!
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