25 and havent a clue

Jonnykitedude

Hi Guys

Im moving out of the city to Meath but i work smack bang in the city centre.
I have never drivin a bike and im thinking about buying something to get thru traffic,parking etc.
My question is what kinda bike and would it need to be a big cc as i will be driving 70miles a day.
Would i get insurance on a 250?would that be big enough?
Oh im 6,2 and 80kgs

Cheers

Shane_C

I did 60km a day on a 125 and I wouldn't recommend it. If you are new to this however you will be on a restricted licence which won't let you drive most 250's. You will be restricted to a machine of power 25kW (33bhp) OR power to weight ratio 0.16kW/kg.

Alternatively you can get some bikes like a bandit 600 factory restricted. Non factory restricted bikes aren't legal. You would want to take it easy on a 600 as a beginner though

Chunkylover

best to get a few lessons 1st. they will show you if a bikes for you, also they are about 3 hours long so it will be an example of how you will be on a bike for a distance

Never heard of non factory restricted bikes being illegal, as far as i know most bikes can be restricted in a shop and it will cover you, ive never been refused insurance on 1 and whenever ive been stopped by the gardai, nothing was ever said

If I was you (your height weight etc) i would go for something like a transalp, they are fairly cheap, bullet proof and can be restricted and are very comfortable and not to powerful

Your insurance on almost anything will be thru the roof but there is no harm in trying, AON are on 1890777555, there is no harm in trying, they offer an assesment scheme where you get discounts for passing certain grades, you are examined by an instructer/trainer

Join 1 of the biker sites and youll probably get a few good answers (biker.ie, irishbikerforum.ie) and they can point you more in the direction

mikemac

Go for the bike OP.
I'm just back in Dublin city centre from Navan and there were huge tailbacks. It was great getting to filter past all the cars

Since you're 25, insurance will be somwhat affordable, much better than if you were 24.

I wouldn't rule out a 125, a Varadero 125 might do the job but a 250 and above would be better

Mjedl

Sit on as many bikes as you can find and see what you feel comfortable on,its meant to be pleasant experience well to a certain point anyway

Persius

Chunkylover wrote:

...If I was you (your height weight etc) i would go for something like a transalp, they are fairly cheap, bullet proof and can be restricted and are very comfortable and not to powerful
...

Spot on. If you can find one, the Transalp 400 would be a good option. It's got the same engine as the Bros, and is considered bullet proof. Also it has a power output of about 33 Bhp and is considered "learner legal", so no need to get it restricted.