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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 :)
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.
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
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)
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.Quote:
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
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
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. [/b][/quote]Quote:
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
Better still take the Ford Granada round a reasonable bend at more than 50mph and you have a two wheel motor vehicle.
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. [/b][/quote]Quote:
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
i had an idea of running a car engine on pure oxygen, but i don't know how the internals would cope with that
I hope Jonno dosnt forget about my 'lil 'ol promise about a MC tour with me - i'll be over one day, 1400cc's between the legs and off we go bro ;)
Peace
UKMan
Who got 1400cc'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're a good boy :P :lol:
@Gen......It'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't matter at all, as long as it ran fine i'd be happyQuote:
Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@12 January 2004 - 18:30
@Gen......It'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)
i'd not be too bothered with performance either, as long as it was a bit nippy that'd be fine
i'm not sure if it's gonna go ahead or not yet, my mum isn't too happy on the idea :">
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'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's about 10 inches high by 8 wide and about £2, very honest and acurate :)
Jonno B)
thanks for the advice :)
i'll keep this updated depending on how things go...
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)
:) Our new bike. Cute huh?
http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/suzuki1.jpg
:D
You just had to did'nt you Andie :lol:
Jonno B)
:huh: errrrrrrmmmm...... Yup :lol: