125cc on a motorway!?

Wear a hi-vis vest just to be safe, and give yourself that "lost CBT student" look

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Wear a hi-vis vest just to be safe, and give yourself that "lost CBT student" look

haha! that would be brilliant!!

i could wear my radio headset so i have a wire coming out of my helmet just to add to the look, and ill keep looking round all confused!

Might make it fun!

[yorkie_chris]

It's... your future ... I see .. a traffic car, a quick chat on the hard shoulder...

Just don't use L-Plates!

iv ridden my YBR 125 down the motorway with l plates, no problems just keep out of the way of trucks, they blow you around real bad

Originally Posted by Baph

Don't be afraid to tailgate if you need to in order to overtake properly.

Please don't tailgate, there never is a need to, except perhaps suicide.

Originally Posted by Mogs

Please don't tailgate, there never is a need to, except perhaps suicide.

I found a couple of cars on the M56 doing 40-50 mph in the left, and cars in the middle were approx 80-90mph. I was on a CBR125 at the time, and so had a realistic max speed of about 65mph in a straight line.

I spent a good 10miles waiting for a gap in the middle lane so I could pull out. I then worked out that if I hung back a couple of hundred feet, I could then time the acceleration OK so that I could tailgate for a short while then pull out to the middle lane, pass, and tuck back in.

It worked for me, and didn't kill me. Yes, you could argue that I didn't need to overtake, but meh, horses for courses.

[punyXpress]

Originally Posted by Tomtoms

cheers guys.

Well at least i know its an option, but i will sort out a route avoiding motorways.

Still not sure if my girlfriend will ride it back following me on my bike, or i will ride it


Cheers

Think a relatively new rider would find a small bike on Mway or dual carriageway a terrifying experience!
It's OK for those with a few miles under their backsides, but don't do that to her.

Originally Posted by Mogs

Please don't tailgate, there never is a need to, except perhaps suicide.

+1

nothing worse than people tailgating on the motorway

[ogden]

Originally Posted by jamesrichardson

+1

nothing worse than people tailgating on the motorway

'cept maybe genocide.

And paper cuts.

Not necessarily in that order.