craigcartell Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 hi guys im craig from liverpool england, recently passed my full bike test and after a short while riding a boring gs500 decided to get my self a used r6 as i have always loved the bike its a 1999 white red and black in colour and i love it. just saying hi and feel free to offer any advice
littlej Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Welcome. So glad i passed my test years ago, its all very confusing now.
craigcartell Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 yeah im quite lucky really passed with no issues but i have had riding experience before with motocross it was a bit daunting at first though on the road but im getting there taking small steps at a time getting used to my bike
blackhat250 Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Welcome craig,,,, bet that GS500 WAS exciting eh,,,
craigcartell Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 haha i was trying to do the sensible thing as sooooooo many people warned me off the r6 but yeah i didnt enjoy it at all for some reason i cant upload the picture of my bike anyone any idea why i am a mac user if this makes any differance? thanks guys
Moderator Airhead Posted October 31, 2011 Moderator Posted October 31, 2011 bike looks great Craig, now show us a proper picture, use photobucket...for instructions see posting pictures in FAQ's...new members forum
craigcartell Posted November 1, 2011 Author Posted November 1, 2011 hi excuse the muck the photo was taken the day i bought it so its all clean and looked after now hope you like
craigcartell Posted November 1, 2011 Author Posted November 1, 2011 oh the bike has full service history 17k miles on it and well loved
jamie2011 Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 nice bike how was the test i was going to do my test and get a big bike the some just gone but lost job now winter coming got a new job and now going to wait till summer comming any things to watch out for/ to prepair myself for ?
craigcartell Posted November 1, 2011 Author Posted November 1, 2011 thanks mate yeah the test was surprisingly ok, i was a bit nervous at first, but they have module 1 which is slow control manouvers such as u turn and figure of eight etc and emergency stops and hazard avoidance well you swerve in between 2 cones at about 30 mph not really that difficult but i was nervous doing the u turn as u cant touch the floor its an instant fail. module 2 is a road test they follow you in a car and you follow a set route i found this to be the easier of the 2 modules simply cause im used to being on the road they are big on observations and road positioning your supposed to command your road space. i can pass you my old book on the full test of you decide to go ahead and do it it took me about 4 weeks to do the whole thing from cbt to full lisence but thats only cause of my work commitments you can do it in a week if you pass everything first time good luck and let me know how you get on
Moderator DirtyDT Posted November 1, 2011 Moderator Posted November 1, 2011 Nice looking bike Craig. Welcome to the forum.
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