125 inferiority complex...

If you're that worried about the size of your engine....well then find a different hobby. i've passed many a bike bigger than mine on my sv650... sure they passed me on the straights, but that was about it.

Originally Posted by NastyNate4469

i've passed many a bike bigger than mine on my sv650...

U is mi hero!

Hey - at least you still get to look down on scooter riders.

I know what you mean. I'm way past 17 but learnt on an NSR125 (passed in April). I felt a bit inferior at the time too. As everyone says though all the other bikes still used to nod and stuff it was all in my head. Bikers are very inclusive to all I think.

Getting the SV (restricted) after I passed was still amazing though, it felt like a rocket compared to the 125.

I think I've read a post by you before about the DAS test? I tried DAS first and simply could not do a U turn (failed once just on the U turn no minors, how p155ed off was I?). So I gave in and did the normal test on my own bike. I was so much more comfident on test day and I think this is because it was my bike, I knew it well and had done a million U turns by this point. I can cope for two years on a restricted SV too, it's still great fun.

i still every now and again ride my dads 125 its a HOOT!

Cheers everybody...I know I'm just being daft. I'm going to get my test booked again asap...at least then I'll get my L plates off!!

Can't wait to get out on my sv as I still haven't had a proper ride on it...it's stressing me out parked in the garage doing nothing, I'm worried that the bike's going to suffer as a result...

Nowt wrong with 125's

I nod to everyone, even harley riders!

I have concidered getting a 125 for winter just to keep my skill up, i dont want the SV (bearing in mind its a Suzuki) disapearing into a pile of oxidised metal over winter!! LOL

I've got an XR125 with L plates, I'm quite proud of it coz it looks good and is bigger than most 125's. However I lost all proudness after a bloke in a petrol station came up and said "That's a nice little looking thing isn't it!"..... not happy!!
Since then a few people in different situations have all called it 'small', 'nice' or 'little' whilst complimenting it.... just wait until I get my restricted SV650!

As long as it has two wheels and gears - it gets my respect. (And normally a nod)

i quite often borrow my girlfriends CBR125 (complete with L plates and sparkly heat shaped stickers!) cos it's just quicker round town and runs on thin air. I'm not too fussed what other think but I do notice that other road users are far more likely to cut me up or assume I'm going slower than i am than if I was on the SV

i see quite a few 125's on the way to work with L plates and always give em a nod. They commute through all weather just like me so why not - they r bikers too.