Hey, i was woundering if anyone has got any decent website addresses for a real beginner to find out about motorbikes? ive decieded to buy a motorbike, but 1st i can only buy a Moped (ages issues etc)- now this is all well and good but i no absolutely nothing about either - a 50cc Piaggo saw one in the paper for £500 now this sounds really good to me, but what are cc's how many do i need? any kind of tech info for a real beginner would be helpful - thanx --K2
You really ought to seek out a local training course. The instructors there will be friendly and be able to advise you. Any decent bike dealer will know of local courses. Whatever you do, don't venture onto the road without training. I know of a local young lad of 16 who was killed on his very first ride on his new 50cc scooter.
HI Matt, *SOME* of what Krusty writes is correct - if you're in the UK (as the price in £ would suggest) then before you even ride on the road you'll need to complete the CBT course (compulsory basic training - an off-road test involving riding around cones, starting + stopping under control etc.). Once you've done that, you can hit the road on L-plates as a learner - no passengers, if you're under 17 limited to the 50cc Moped (N.B. learner legal mopeds since about 1977 are limited to 2.5 BHP / 1.8KW, with a "maximum design speed" of 30 MPH / 50 KMH in line with the rest of Europe (although the UK rider can't hit the road at 14 like in France, Italy, Spain, Greece... Hmmm...). Over 17, you can take a couple of different paths to bigger bikes, as described on the dvla website at http://www.dvla.gov.uk/drivers/rdmcycle.htm A good place to start might be the BMF (British Motorcycle Federation), a broad group for those on two wheels (www.bmf.co.uk) Hope that helps, Dave H. (The enginer formerly known as Homeless) "K2" wrote
