terryc
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Post by terryc on Sept 18, 2014 19:57:21 GMT
Congrats from me too Gaz you'll love the 400  |
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Post by Harold on Sept 18, 2014 22:15:50 GMT
Congratulations Gaz at least the expense and commitment have all been worth it. Well done  |
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Post by scania on Sept 18, 2014 23:11:35 GMT
Well done, enjoy the freedom and take it easy out there on your motorcycle, just remember everyone is out to kill you.
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Post by rich on Sept 19, 2014 13:31:18 GMT
as scania says, every car driver is an idiot, not to mention van, bus and lorry.........even some other bikers??
now your about to "learn" about riding a bike.........not too difficult on a 400 as they are quiet nippy, but on a 250sd you have to plan 3 miles ahead, real learning curve..........
stay safe and avoid the "red mist"........  |
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Post by kickstart on Sept 19, 2014 15:19:25 GMT
Well done , enjoy , now the fun begins !
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Post by Versaldean on Sept 19, 2014 19:03:35 GMT
Congratulations Gaz. Passed mine pretty recently and the release feels great, L-plates came off straight away. Enjoy your Superdream!
On the cost front Revver, I got away with £85 for CBT plus £420 all in for mod1 & 2 with 3 days training total. I did it with a friend so we got a discount booking together.
The mod 1 is all off road and about low speed manoeuvres and manual handling. I strongly recommend checking that your wife's tutors will take her around the course several times. Our guys could book it for free and it helped loads, especially with confidence.
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Post by revver on Sept 21, 2014 21:52:04 GMT
Well done, enjoy the freedom and take it easy out there on your motorcycle, just remember everyone is out to kill you. so true, thats how i told the wife to ride when she past her cbt |
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Post by gazw on Oct 17, 2014 20:57:40 GMT
Well what can I say other than I love the superdream
Nice and easy to ride for a novice (well I used to ride 125's about 20 odd years ago)
Compared to a newer bike it does seem quite rattley from the engine , Ive heard this is normal ??
When its been on a run it does struggle to tick over when warm , and the clutch is quite snatchy just before it is fully released , as if it is sticking
I was told to report back on here about the silvers coil when I rode the bike and I can say it has not caused any problems whatsoever , so it seems like they have cured the problems they was having with their coils
All in all The superdream is a keeper A bit of an update on the David silvers coil....The original coil is back on the SD
After about 200 miles use the Silvers coil started to give me problems when trying to start the bike when it was warm and especially if the lights were on when trying to start , It just wouldn't start , until the lights were turned off I put the original coil back on and straight away the problem was cured
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 21:03:53 GMT
You can't beat genuine stuff.
I just shelled out £117 on a genuine NOS coil.....
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Post by scania on Oct 17, 2014 22:33:54 GMT
You can't beat genuine stuff. I just shelled out £117 on a genuine NOS coil..... I remember many years ago a teacher say to us that if you have a hundred pound in your pocket and you have a choice between buying a quality item for 100 pound or a cheap poor quality item for 50 pound, then if you decide to save the fifty this week by buying the cheaper 50 pound item, then a few weeks later when you have another 50 pound to spare, you will regret that you didn't spend the extra 50 at the time and buy the better quality item for 100 which would have served you well for a long time, because when the cheaper item breaks then it will cost way more on lost time , inconvenience, stress and replacement cost than the 50 saved on the original cheap purchase. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 22:41:37 GMT
You do get what you pay for.....and genuine parts can be trusted.
That said.....there are some good aftermarket items out there.
For instance.....Hi Level stuff I can recommend. But it can be a minefield. I have heard nothing but bad stuff about pattern coils.
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Post by Cheggy on Oct 20, 2014 16:47:29 GMT
What's a mod 2?
Does this entitle you to ride any size bike now or are you restricted?
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Post by gazw on Oct 20, 2014 19:01:27 GMT
What's a mod 2? Does this entitle you to ride any size bike now or are you restricted? yes , I can ride any bike
www.shiresmt.com/
Read under the category a (das)
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Post by kickstart on Oct 20, 2014 19:26:16 GMT
The m/c test these days does sound quite complicated but I reckon the instructors have it all in hand , I passed my test in 1981 on a yam rd80lc and could ride any bike from then on I had to pass 2 tests 1st test off road dodging cones and the 2nd test was on the road riding around chesterfield town hall while the examiner walked round watching me ,quite easy but still nerve wrecking at the time , Well done again and ride safe  ? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 19:40:29 GMT
I passed my test in 1981 on a yam rd80lc RD80LC eh?
I had an 80cc - one of these. One of my rare deviations into stink wheeldom. Only a few years old but an absolute wreck when I got it. This is not the bike I passed my test on though.....it was an SR125 in green owned by a training school on the Oxford Road, Reading.
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