So My Test Is Booked, Now What Bike Do I Get...

That's what happens if you try to hide Yamaha motorcycles in the
rafters of a shed. I've warned you about it before, but you wouldn't
listen.

 

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 19:57:20 +0000, sweller wrote:

That's the ticket. If you're just starting, on a tight budget, you can do
without all the fancy and expensive stuff. Pick it up over the years as
your means permit, if you want it. I've got some good kit, but I still
routinely ride in ordinary trousers and shoes, with just a helmet, gloves
and jacket: maybe not even the jacket in the summer.

I reckon £325 is generous, too: last time I checked in the Hein Gericke
catalogue you could do the whole thing for more like £200 without much
effort. If you're *really* hard up, you can cut it even further.

 

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 21:20:14 +0100, Tosspot wrote:

More expensive helmets are generally better made - less likely to have
loose vents etc, visors fit better, nicer linings. They may be more
comfortable, particularly for a long journey.

I'd have no fears using a £50 helmet, provided it fitted well and was in
good condition.

 

**** me that over excessive to start with

When I started riding bikes[1] warmth was the big one. Thick jumper,
leather jacket and a Donkey Jacket plus some cheap yellow plastic
waterproofs

We had none of this you need knee slider shit else you can't go around
corner crap

Get what you can afford - all if not most helmets will be good for
protection else they wouldn't be on sale would they?


[1] 1980
--

Mark
ZX12R-B1 (Blue)
CG125 (hers)
Blata Ninja 3.4
BOTSWCAW#3

 

FWIW, I think it should go: Helmet, Gloves, Jacket, Boots, Trousers. If
you come off at low-ish speed (and bearing in mind we're talking,
AFAICS, about a CG125 here) then unless you're a complete spack, the
first thing to hit the ground (assuming an impact with the ground rather
than a wall or a car or whatever) and start absorbing the energy will
probably[1] either be your hands or your head.

I think this is borne out by the fact that training schools doing CBTs
generally give you a helmet and gloves if you don't have your own. They
don't give you a helmet and jacket and tell you to bring a pair of wooly
mitts if you think you'll get cold hands.

[1] Note: "Probably" as in statistically most likely. Stories of "my
mate fell off a CG125 with no safety gear and was fine apart from a
broken leg" are irrelevant unless you can demonstrate that that's a more
likely to happen in a random accident than a head injury or taking a
load of skin off your hands.

 

I don't think he lives on the IOM like yourself Gavsta, so the premium
may be a bit higher. Particularly as being on the 'mainland' means
that it does have a high risk of theft.

A Gixxer is *very* nice, but a good choice for a newbie would be the
SV650, would it not?

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Have we evidence that these injuries would have been prevented by a
back protector?

 

I sort of guestimated, without looking it up:

Helmet - £100
Gloves - £ 30
Jacket - £150
Waterproofs - £ 15
Boots - £ 30

Going bare minimum I reckon you could do it all for around £185.

 

Get finance on a Gixxer thou, because:

you'll be dead soon. Might as well enjoy the time left...

Soy.

 

Ben Blaney says...

You know full well that sort of evidence is impossible to find, there is
absolutely no way of telling. Back protectors weren't readily available
in 1988 anyway, so Mat wouldn't have stood a chance either way. As it is
I feel a lot safer in the knowledge that my back has more protection
when I'm wearing my Knox, than when I'm not. It's my choice to wear one,
and yours is not to. I respect that.

Andy wasn't asking for proof of anything, he was simply stating that he
didn't know anyone who had suffered a back injury on a bike. I happen to
know 3 or 4 people who have. I don't see where in this thread that I've
said a back protector would help.

As it is, Andy does know of someone who's damaged their back in a bike
crash; Step forward Flook.

You'll notice if you look that I've stayed right out of this one and
haven't recommended the OP buy anything.....yet.

 

Ooh, how is the old chap doing?

Not seen him around these parts in an age.

 

Ivan relates a tale where he's absolutely certain his early back
protector saved him from a broken back or worse. It used to be online
at ftp://ftp.cecm.sfu.ca/pub/RMR/Accessories/Misc/Back_Protect but
doesn't seem to work anymore.

 

I wouldn't say that. I haven't felt suicidal in... ooh... days.