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Motorcycle FAQ

a_ominous · 2004-01-06 09:15:28

Well since I suggested it, I'll start the ball rolling. Licence You need a licence to ride a bike. Here for some details. Insurance In Ireland, there are only 2 motorbike insurers, Hibernian and Carole Nash. If you're under 25, you can try Carole Nash but they generally only insure over 25s on bikes obver 250cc. You can…

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#352 11-09-2024 3:28pm

Mad_Lad

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I think maybe it's a lot simpler just to get lessons on instructors bike and pass the test on his bike, this way you can ride any bike you want while learning, this is what I did and I am glad I did now.
I got a tmax 500 for learning and it's only when I got on the CBF600 I noticed how big the tmax actually is and heavy and hard to steer at turns and into bends, I never rode a cruiser but I imagine the tmax handling a bit like a cruiser though maybe not because the suspension is quite stiff, it's a hoot to ride though being twist and go just don't like the CVT at all. The tmax is also a lot higher than a cruiser too.
Now I'm able to get it around bends pretty fast being used to it but it was definitely great practice while learning and it especially made me good on bends because it takes so much more work in bends than a sporty type bike, even roundabouts on the CBF600 were really simple vs the tmax.
Anyway, moral of the story is get whatever bike you want and use instructors bike for lessons and test, I found the gears to be no problem at all coming from the tmax 500 and being used to manual car of course not the same but the concept is the same. I was riding since may 2024 and passed the test around a month ago maybe a bit longer.

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