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I seem to be misquoted here - the line about tapping the rear brake mid-corner wasn't mine, it was posted by Road Runner. I see what he's saying, though. Tapping the rear brake mid-corner is better than tapping the front - using the front will basically make the bike sit up and go straight on, where...

Sounds like you have a good plan. Cruiser-type bikes are fantastic to learn on (is it an SR125 ?) - Race reps sometimes have high centres of gravity and insufficient steering play that can't cope with the infamous U-turn on the test, so you've made a very good choice. Best way to pass the test is to...

Gz Nitro, have fun & get practising those U-turns !

Do like the ZX6 - a bit more lairy than the average 600 sports machine, a bit more hair on its chest. Very nice bike.

My wife said to surprise her last year. I rang her from Morocco.

Wow. Thread Deja Vu.

Prime Choice are the dog's nuts. Not NHS, but some great dentists working for them.

The remake has made it to my fantasy bike list. I can't go round corners that well either.

Wow, Chest Wig optional :) I got a brief test ride on one a few years back. purely for the novelty factor - big, hairy, scary bike. Amazing power, but scary windblast & I'm sure my arms were several inches longer when I got off. Yamaha are supposed to be re-releasing a new model soon - apparentl...

The CBR125 is really aimed at teenagers, you'll get some odd looks if you buzz around on one of those for any length of time. The problem with race reps (as Rich pointed out to you) is that they're designed for looks alone & the high, forward riding position is not as easy to control the bike fo...

Meh, I've been there before & the last thing you want to do is spend a whole lotta cash on a bike you'll be embarrassed to ride as soon as you pass your test. I've met loads of mid-life crisis bikers who said they'd start on a 125 "and then use it for riding and commuting afterwards" -...

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