Hi From Everleigh

[njl]

Hi,

I am from Everleigh in Marlborough, new to the area and to bikes. I have my theory and CBT this month with my DAS booked for May so fingers crossed!

I dont know much about bikes and I only know one person that rides, my brother flies about on a blue R6.

It'll be great to get to know some locals, especially when i'm looking for my first bike, i'm floating between a GPZ500, CBR500 or a 250 Ninja at the moment, but no doubt that this may change

So there you are, hello!

Hi, and why not consider the CBR600f - ABS, 4 cyl with some extra power to grow into, as I happen to have one for sale!

[shane21]

Hello and welcome

[Annie]

Morning, plenty of us 'girls' on the site some of us older and not so wiser. My mum keeps asking me when I'm going to become 'a responsible adult' !!! I'm 53

[Swanny]

Hello

[Senna(Dan)]

Hello and welcome to the clan. Plenty of different bikes on here so you should get some good advice on the bike you eventually buy.

[WhyNot]

Ahem, sorry - I should have said ladies My mum is doing her license too and she is of similar age, I know that she will never be responsible though I on the other hand am having a 1/4 life crisis, so far I have been far to responsible!

I guess I need to start watching out for things like gravel, I'm sure I'll learn quickly though, especially on the roads around here.


Thank you for the warm welcome guys, any advice on a first bike that's 600cc would be greatly appreciated, there's just so much to choose from out there and its difficult when you don't know what your looking for Budget anywhere up to £3.5k

Anyway, I'm hugely looking forward to window shopping in Swindon at the weekend, although I cant be sure I wont come back with a temporary driveway ornament!

[WR6133]

Thank you for the warm welcome guys, any advice on a first bike that's 600cc would be greatly appreciated, there's just so much to choose from out there and its difficult when you don't know what your looking for Budget anywhere up to £3.5k

You'll find stuff you click with when window shopping, budget is big enough that private sale you can buy almost anything within reason. I'd buy a cheap naked though for around a grand of your budget, use it for a year build some no claims, figure out what you like and make any newbie mistakes on something cheap to fix (plastic fairings cost a lot to replace when cracked). End of a year punt it on for no or little loss then go buy what you really want with the ability to make a more informed choice and a years no claims to lower insurance on something fancier.

That said you only live once so if you want a litre GSXR as your first bike go for it!

I really wouldn't buy anything this weekend though just window shop until you have your licence in the bag, if for no reason other than your DAS course and bike may give you some idea of what you like/dislike. Big sale at mega motorcycle store is a good chance to grab your gear cheap on Saturday though (and means you won't have to wear filthy old school kit on your course).

[Conehead]

welcome to the group

[matthews677]

hello and welcome. i went straight onto a ZX6R for my first bike. infact it is in your budget price if your interested Good luck on your tests etc

[Jed]

Hello and welcome