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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 13:09:55 GMT
Due to circumstances and the general way things sometimes go it looks like I will be back on the towpath attempting to be a bona fide cc'er again and the other half and our children will be living on land. I'll be interacting with them on a daily basis, and cc-ing. Obviously I can't move off the boat as I have been doing it for far too long and it gets addictive !
Anyway so what I want to know is what would be a suitable motorcycle for a 10 stone bloke about 6ft2.5in tall? Something which I can get onto the back of the boat. Boat in question is 9ft wide with a stern deck so there is space. I think I could make a crane for it fairly easily, along the lines of dutch barge car cranes (combination of hydraulic lift and electric winch) so I fancy I could go up to about 250kg bike weight although lighter is obviously better. I know I need to do the CBT for bikes over 125cc.
I have never "done" motorbikes but did have brief interaction with them as a 16 year old in 1990 when I did motorcycle maintenance evening classes mainly in order to learn about outboard motors .
I've been told by a friend that a sport bike is the thing for tall people but I prefer cruisers and would be quite happy with a scrambler. I saw a BMW R80GS today which looked nice ! Yamaha XT350 is another interesting one.
Obviously the transfer from towpath to road is an important point. I would never want to ride a motorbike on the towpath !
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Post by Saltysplash on Feb 1, 2017 13:50:33 GMT
Sorry to hear that MM, cant help with two wheeled stuff but hope they wont be too far away for you
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 14:02:44 GMT
Thanks - Its OK. All amicable and good natured so not really a big problem. I'm not going to have to travel long distances but the main point is I will have to "satisfy the board" in future as my continuously cruising boat has been restricted to a 6 month license just at the moment when I am moving back onto it. 20 miles I think that means which is not a great hardship but a motorbike would definitely be handy as trains are stupidly expensive !
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Post by JohnV on Feb 1, 2017 14:25:42 GMT
I have been (idly) playing with the idea of a bike (after many years away from them) and I had been thinking of a small engined bike. One that I was looking at which I found intriguing was a Chinese built 125cc, the Sinis Trackstar, the price is certainly attractive as a new one is about the same price as a secondhand 125 Honda with 20 or so thousand miles on the clock. I quite liked the style (they also do a scrambler style version) and the weight as far as I remember was under 2cwt
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Post by Ssscrudddy on Feb 1, 2017 15:21:47 GMT
Those Chinese ones will quickly fall apart if being used everyday, get a proper Jap 1. Edit to remove duff information. Assuming you dont have a full motorcycle licence, then you will need a CBT for ANY bike/moped/scooter. If you passed your car test before Feb 2001 you can ride a moped up to 50cc without a CBT. If you dont bother getting a full licence then you will need to re-do your CBT every 2 years. Any excuse to post a bike pic, my last bike
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 15:59:34 GMT
Driving license is 1992. I thought that allowed up to 125 with L plates but could have got that wrong.
Would be worth doing the CBT anyway as i would prefer something larger. I quite like the idea of a big single cylinder job. Never ridden any bike so no idea really.
The sinis seems to be quite good but I would probably prefer a 2nd hand Japanese or german unit on balance.
I'm not particularly looking for speed although I can imagine that may become desirable !! My use would be mostly in London traffic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 16:09:20 GMT
Those Chinese ones will quickly fall apart if being used everyday, get a proper Jap 1. Edit to remove duff information. Assuming you dont have a full motorcycle licence, then you will need a CBT for ANY bike/moped/scooter. If you passed your car test before Feb 2001 you can ride a moped up to 50cc without a CBT. If you dont bother getting a full licence then you will need to re-do your CBT every 2 years. Any excuse to post a bike pic, my last bike You swine!! That's my old haunt, few years since I've parked a bike out there though
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 16:10:59 GMT
Driving license is 1992. I thought that allowed up to 125 with L plates but could have got that wrong. Would be worth doing the CBT anyway as i would prefer something larger. I quite like the idea of a big single cylinder job. Never ridden any bike so no idea really. The sinis seems to be quite good but I would probably prefer a 2nd hand Japanese or german unit on balance. I'm not particularly looking for speed although I can imagine that may become desirable !! My use would be mostly in London traffic. Sssscrudy is correct. CBT for you my friend It's not difficult, just an added expense to getting on two wheels. I did my test 20 years ago this year
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Post by JohnV on Feb 1, 2017 16:29:29 GMT
Those Chinese ones will quickly fall apart if being used everyday, get a proper Jap 1. Hmmmmmm I remember hearing the same thing about East German bikes 40 years ago !!! (I bought an MZ ETS250 on which I did over 50K on one of the best "Cooking version" bikes I ever owned) incidentally a picture of my last bike img320 by mudlarker2, on Flickr
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Post by Saltysplash on Feb 1, 2017 16:38:29 GMT
Those Chinese ones will quickly fall apart if being used everyday, get a proper Jap 1. Hmmmmmm I remember hearing the same thing about East German bikes 40 years ago !!! (I bought an MZ ETS250 on which I did over 50K on one of the best "Cooking version" bikes I ever owned) incidentally a picture of my last bike img320 by mudlarker2, on Flickr Happy days, I had two MZ's ETZ125 then an ETZ400......DRRRRRING DING DING DING
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 17:17:00 GMT
Those Chinese ones will quickly fall apart if being used everyday, get a proper Jap 1. Hmmmmmm I remember hearing the same thing about East German bikes 40 years ago !!! (I bought an MZ ETS250 on which I did over 50K on one of the best "Cooking version" bikes I ever owned) incidentally a picture of my last bike img320 by mudlarker2, on Flickr I had a Jialing JH125L Trail Blazer, it was a 2000, Preregistered. Got it for buttons at a bike shop that was closing down. It was a XL125s copy - an accurate one at that! The crap stuff was the following:- Fasteners - replaced with stuff from work. Brake shoes - replaced with EBC items Wheel bearings - replaced with Jap bearings from work. Shocks, totally devoid of any compression or rebound damping - replaced with Hagon units. Exhaust, nasty mild steel thing that had a horrible flat restrictive section by the shock top mount - replaced with a lovely old stock micron pipe. Tyres, trail things that got outed for some proper enduro tyres. Spark plug and cap, replaced with NGK stuff. I used it for trail riding, marshaling and I even competed on it coming best 125 and 17th overall when I couldn't get any support to fuel the thirsty two stroke I came second on the year before It had its neck wrung everywhere and never ever missed a beat - I did 7k flat out everywhere and once it was built right all it used was fuel, a few chains and several oil changes I have passed it on to my mates lad as I wasn't using it - it's still bob on.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 17:56:56 GMT
So am I restricted to a 50cc moped or could I go for a C90? I quite like the C90. I also quite like the Honda Melody (its horribly naff I do realise this).
A friend of mine has a nice old Philips autocycle - he might be selling it but I suspect they are worth a bit and rather nickable.
Apparently it requires LPA on inclines - Light Pedal Assistance.
I remember at school other boys were into Yamaha fs1e's and Suzuki ap50's.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 17:58:27 GMT
I would go for a powerful ebike (30mph) but apparently they are rozzer magnets
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2017 18:02:17 GMT
So am I restricted to a 50cc moped or could I go for a C90? I quite like the C90. I also quite like the Honda Melody (its horribly naff I do realise this). A friend of mine has a nice old Philips autocycle - he might be selling it but I suspect they are worth a bit and rather nickable. Apparently it requires LPA on inclines - Light Pedal Assistance. I remember at school other boys were into Yamaha fs1e's and Suzuki ap50's. www.gov.uk/motorcycle-cbt/who-needs-training50cc only I'm afraid. The old stuff is collectable and valuable now. I'm not sure I'd want to be mixing it up with modern traffic on a 50cc twist and go restricted to 30mph tbh! Do your CBT and take it from there, you never know you might fancy getting your full licence in time.
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Post by Saltysplash on Feb 1, 2017 18:02:25 GMT
So am I restricted to a 50cc moped or could I go for a C90? I quite like the C90. I also quite like the Honda Melody (its horribly naff I do realise this). A friend of mine has a nice old Philips autocycle - he might be selling it but I suspect they are worth a bit and rather nickable. Apparently it requires LPA on inclines - Light Pedal Assistance. I remember at school other boys were into Yamaha fs1e's and Suzuki ap50's. Get pumping those pedals big boy
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