Inevitable new bike thread

[Yorick]

What is it?

[David]

Come on Yozza, you arent that far gone yet. It's a motorbike.....

[KungFooBob]

...an orange motorbike.

(and it's not like it was mentioned in the first post).

[Skub]

He has a cool Da. I hope he knows that.

Best wishes to the lad.

[weeksy]

Tell him to try and look a bit more excited. Being that miserable, he'd fit right in here

He's very happy, he was smiling behind the mask, but he's definitely not a photo/Instagram/look-at-me sort of kid, that's my middle daughter, she's a paid 'Influencer', whereas the boy thinks it's all bollocks and isn't keen on having his photo taken at all.

Good man.

Shoei X spirit 3 !!?!

[Yorick]

...an orange motorbike.

(and it's not like it was mentioned in the first post).

Oh.

[Dickyboy]

Wow lucky boy indeed, dad & brothers were both into their bikes but we always had to pay for anything out of our own pocket - apart from the brough our dad left us a couple of years ago that is. Don't think any of our kids are into bikes of the motored variety, apart from my sisters son in law that is who had a custom harley

[David]

He has a cool Da. I hope he knows that.

Best wishes to the lad.

It's about time my old dad(Potter ) acknowedged me. I would like a pristine x-type 2.2 estate and a showroom fresh Daytona.
Address to follow.

[Potter]

Shoei X spirit 3 !!?!

He has his gear already, he needed it for his lessons and he's been riding the RE.
He's got a Shark and KTMs branded Airoh.

[derek badger]

He eventually dragged himself out of bed and we went to choose his bike.
He's chosen the grey/black one with the orange frame. It's all bought and paid for, now it needs registering, insuring and it will be ready to collect at some point this coming week.

Standard KTM dealership...all the spare engine parts laid out on the counter for easy access by multiple punters...

Nice one lad, your dad's alright really.

[Potter]

Just came up on FB memories, on this day 11yrs ago he got his first bike.

[Yorick]

Just came up on FB memories, on this day 11yrs ago he got his first bike.

Your hair is longer than I imagined.

[lostboy]

Just came up on FB memories, on this day 11yrs ago he got his first bike.

Your hair is longer than I imagined.

He's the one in the foreground. He's giving the bike a shakedown for his nipper, who's out of shot.

[Potter]

It's home now and he's very happy, he's been used to the Interceptor and the 390 is a lot lighter and more aggressive so it steers a lot quicker. He keeps going on about how responsive it is and how fast he can throw it around corners.

I had a go up and down the street and it feels light and nippy but quite revvy and vibey, obviously not as much lovely silky torque of the RE.

[Potter]

Knocked off it this morning

Bloke pulled right out in front of him, didn’t even have time to brake. Luckily it was on a side street and he only hit it at about 30mph but it was 30mph to zero instantly. Land cruiser as well, so he didn’t go over the top, just smashed into it. There is a huge dent in the side of the car but the bike doesn’t look that bad although it needs to be checked properly until I know the extent of the damage.

He’s ok, he jumped up ready to do damage to the bloke but that quickly faded and after that he was just shaken up and a bit tender, nothing broken. Luckily even though it was hot he had the full gear on and knee pads, he got used to wearing then because it’s law while you’re learning so he puts them on now out of habit. Those combined with my leather jacket, decent boots and my gloves means not even a graze, but he’ll be a bit bruised in the morning.

[the_priest]

Glad he bounced well and was wearing the gear out of habit. That is the best news. Hopefully things on the bike can be fixed up easily and quickly and his confidence does not take too much of a hammering. Not saying poors obs as shit happens. Bruises heal up, his mind may need a bit more time.

[Yorick]

Glad he's OK. Do you think a more experienced rider would have seen the potential danger sooner ?

Will the insurance take care of everything?

[Taipan]

Glad he's okay. Sometimes I think a minor accident without injury is a good thing for new riders. It wakes them up a bit to dangers they might not have considered, iyswim?

[Rockburner]

Glad he's okay. Hope the insurance pays out without niggling and his bruises heal quick.

[Noggin]

Fuck. So glad he's ok. What Taipan says too.

But mostly, really glad he's ok.

Hope he gets back on it soon to prevent any demons about riding.

And so so glad he uses the full gear automatically



(PS - if there's a next time, any chance you can put the 'he's ok' bit at the start of the post??? )