Motorbikes...

[4th gen]

when i was driving up the road today, my dad suggested that i should get a motorbike.
i'm not sure if he's serious or not, but i've been thinking about the idea

i know that you only need to do 1 day worth of cbt to ride a 125 on the roads but can anyone give me any more info (like cost of bike and equipment, fuel economy and performance)?

any info/help appreciated, thanks :)

[vivitron 15]

well i thought about this too some time ago, to save petrol for around town.

i reckoned on a couple of hundred for insurance; i wasnt gonna bother with leahers, well i have a biker jacket already, and then just jeans - wouldnt have been going >30mph. but the prob i had was i couldnt find a cheap bike...i was lookin for a 125 (not seriously mind) but didnt see much that took my fancy.

[TClite]

you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Depends on your age Gen, if you got a driving liscence etc

Put it this way, you go buy a second hand NSR125 for about £500 , you're 18 and never had a vehicle it will cost you around £200 for 3rd party, probably around £600 fully comp.

You must do a CBT at a cost of Approx £60-80 depending where you live and how far the instrutors need to travel :)

Any other info just ask :)

Tax for a 125 is I think £15 per year, MOT fee is £22 I think and fuel, you'd get around 40 miles per gallon, agains depends on what you buy, 2-stroke are less economical than 4-stroke :)

Jonno B)

[clocker]

Originally posted by TClite@12 January 2004 - 08:26
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
If he could figure out how to make a 2 litre Ford Granada engine produce 1000 BHP, money wouldn't be an issue any longer.

[4th gen]

i'm 19 years old and have been on fully comp insurance for a car for 2 years now (since my 17th birthday). i've had a full manual car driving license since i was exactly 17 and a half and i had the provisional license for half a year before that

it sounds pretty cheap, all i'd want it for would be running up and down the road every day

[bigboab]

Originally posted by clocker+12 January 2004 - 15:35--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 12 January 2004 - 15:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TClite@12 January 2004 - 08:26
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
If he could figure out how to make a 2 litre Ford Granada engine produce 1000 BHP, money wouldn&#39;t be an issue any longer. [/b][/quote]
Better still take the Ford Granada round a reasonable bend at more than 50mph and you have a two wheel motor vehicle.

[4th gen]

Originally posted by clocker+12 January 2004 - 14:35--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 12 January 2004 - 14:35)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-TClite@12 January 2004 - 08:26
you could buy a bike from halfords for about 100quid, then buy a 2litre ford granada injection engine for about another 300quid, a toolkit for about 50quid, and for a little imagination and some improvised engineering a 1000bhp bike
If he could figure out how to make a 2 litre Ford Granada engine produce 1000 BHP, money wouldn&#39;t be an issue any longer. [/b][/quote]
i had an idea of running a car engine on pure oxygen, but i don&#39;t know how the internals would cope with that

[UKMan]

I hope Jonno dosnt forget about my &#39;lil &#39;ol promise about a MC tour with me - i&#39;ll be over one day, 1400cc&#39;s between the legs and off we go bro ;)

Peace
UKMan

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Who got 1400cc&#39;s?...........I only got 1100 :( and it only accelarates from 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds :D

Anyday UKdude :) You can even take her for a spin if you&#39;re a good boy :P :lol:

@Gen......It&#39;s a good idea to get a bike, What sort of bike do you want? Are you worried what style it is?

And are you worried about performance etc?

Jonno B)

[4th gen]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@12 January 2004 - 18:30
@Gen......It&#39;s a good idea to get a bike, What sort of bike do you want? Are you worried what style it is?

And are you worried about performance etc?

Jonno B)
style wouldn&#39;t matter at all, as long as it ran fine i&#39;d be happy

i&#39;d not be too bothered with performance either, as long as it was a bit nippy that&#39;d be fine

i&#39;m not sure if it&#39;s gonna go ahead or not yet, my mum isn&#39;t too happy on the idea :">

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Heh no I know, my mum freaked when I came home with my 1100 :lol:
She said the engine is to big and should have 4 wheels :lol:

If you&#39;re not worried about style and want to keep cost down then I suggest you go for a Honda CB125 (4-stroke, more reliable) or maybe a Suzuki GP100 (2-stroke, nippy but go wrong easy)
If you want a demonic 125 then try to find an old Yamaha RD125lc, nasty little shits they are, but prone for engine probs, altho you can tweak them so easy.

I had a GP100, very easy to work on as there are no tappets or cam chains to worry about, I had 80mph out of mine, it cost me £300 9 years ago.

But to be honest I strongly recomend a 4-stroke, Honda CG or CB 125
I done my test on a CG125, good little bike :)

You have to realise that a 125cc is not going to be a racer, they like towns and cities tho :)

Buy a Used Bike Guide mag, it&#39;s about 10 inches high by 8 wide and about £2, very honest and acurate :)

Jonno B)

[4th gen]

thanks for the advice :)

i&#39;ll keep this updated depending on how things go...

[JONNO_CELEBS]

No probs dude :)

If you need to know anything just ask, I been on the road on many different bikes for 9 years :)

And taken most of them to bits and put them back together with only 1 or 2 bits left over :lol:

Jonno B)

[AussieSheila]

:) Our new bike. Cute huh?

http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/suzuki1.jpg

:D

[JONNO_CELEBS]

You just had to did&#39;nt you Andie :lol:

Jonno B)

[AussieSheila]

:huh: errrrrrrmmmm...... Yup :lol: