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I know some of you will remember me.

I started this journey 4 years ago - had to do 2 CBT's

Passed Theory in 1 attempt

Passed Mod 1 - on 2nd attempt

Passed Mod 2 - on 3rd attempt

I'm so bad with being watched.. but - I did it!!

So chuffed! I went out for my first 'solo on a big bike' ride today.. whoop

Tigs wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:02 am I know some of you will remember me.

I started this journey 4 years ago - had to do 2 CBT's

Passed Theory in 1 attempt

Passed Mod 1 - on 2nd attempt

Passed Mod 2 - on 3rd attempt

I'm so bad with being watched.. but - I did it!!

So chuffed! I went out for my first 'solo on a big bike' ride today.. whoop

I have not been on a bike for about five years. Bought one a couple of weeks ago and yet to get a chance to go out on the bloody thing. Promised myself tomorrow but on bike riding you are doing better than me Welcome back

That's brilliant. Which big bike have you got?

Tigs wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:02 am
So chuffed! I went out for my first 'solo on a big bike' ride today.. whoop

Congratulations!

I'd wondered how you were getting on, so great to hear an update.

I bought a Suzuki gladius - to do my tests - and that is what I'm sticking with for now.

Although I have got my eye out for other bikes.

Just really chuffed I finally got here

Well done.

Now there's one more of us...

And one less of them.

Well done

Jolly good. All that learning stuff is behind you now and those rules no longer apply to riding gods.

Tigs wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 12:06 am I bought a Suzuki gladius - to do my tests - and that is what I'm sticking with for now.

Although I have got my eye out for other bikes.

Just really chuffed I finally got here

Great choice for a first bike, you'll be absolutely fine on that for a while, just build experience riding it!

I've been told (by a friend in the know) that the bike needs new tyres and they will need scrubbing in. Not that I know really what that means - I'm guessing 'take corners slow'...

Any tips?

Tigs wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:23 pm I've been told (by a friend in the know) that the bike needs new tyres and they will need scrubbing in. Not that I know really what that means - I'm guessing 'take corners slow'...

Any tips?

Yeah, just ride gently, no sudden manoeuvres, no hard braking, for 50-100 miles or so, then ramp up again to normal riding over the next 50 or so.

Whatever you do, don't give it a handful as you leave the tyre place...... ahem.

The tyre manufacture coat the inside of the tyre mould with release agent, this stops the tyre sticking to the mould.

Your brand new tyre will have some of this mould release agent on it.

It's 'slippy'.

It wears off quite quickly, but if you give it a hand full on brand new tyres you're more than likely to go arse over tit.

Tigs wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 10:23 pm I've been told (by a friend in the know) that the bike needs new tyres and they will need scrubbing in. Not that I know really what that means - I'm guessing 'take corners slow'...

Any tips?

Think about going faster around the same corner, you'll need to learn further as speed increases.

Do that increase in speed gradually, otherwise you'll be leaning on 'new' tyre rather than scrubbed.

So, basically, go for an hour or two ride, find some nice roads, enjoy. And enjoy more towards the end of the hour or two