Dear S2K owners,

I have had two s2k, and still the current one until it dies on me in many moons to come. Alas a new job in London means that the S2K is not a practical way of commuting.

I have booked my CBT on Sunday, and hope to bike to work. I am thinking about doing my full bike license in a few months. I need a really (really) cheap way to practice on a 125cc manual bike.

Does anybody know of any good bikes they can recommend, or even better a place where I can get one from for sub £500?

Rikki

 

Do you need one? You can do DAS for £500

Otherwise eBay/piston heads/bike trader

 

My mate bought a CBR125 for 300 that just needed a new headlight. It's a great little bike to drive, 10 pounds tax a year or so and cheap as chips to insure.

 

Riding in London is not going to be easy for someone that has just passed their test. Even with *lots* of years experience I still managed to get knocked off my bike on 4 occasions.

If living in London i.e. no motorways on the commute you should consider getting a scooter as opposed to a bike. It will be just as quick around town but a lot more practical.

Hope the CBT goes well.

 

Sprays coffee at screen.

Are modern hairdryers really that good, Steve?

There was a reason little tralies were quite popular in London.

 

If restricted to a 125cc I would never buy a motorbike ... Scooters are far easier to use in London.

When I worked at Notting HIll I had a Honda Blackbird ... 1100cc ... and an Aprilia SR125 scooter ... people got out of the way of the Blackbird due to it's presence but the scooter always got me there and back quicker and with less hassle ! Twist and go in traffic is definitely better ...

I now have a 300cc scooter that is little bigger than my old 125cc and it does what it says on the tin - if it is just for commuting then I would not go for a motorbike !

 

I presume that is due to the ease of getting both legs on the ground and off the thing quickly if needed / weight of scooter / easy of twist and go.

 

Yep ... you are usually far more relaxed on a scooter in traffic than a bike ... I found I started riding the scooter like a pizza delivery rider though - not good for life expectancy

 

The thing that always worries me with scooters is the clothing that people wear whilst riding them, i've seen women wearing almost nought but a belt and a bra and silly heels. Do people not realise what happens when you come off, even at low speed?

 

People cycle in next to nothing too, I think sub 30mph so long as you don't end up under the bike it shouldn't be too bad

But it gets exponentially more damaging with speed.

I was doing 50kmh today on my road bike in shorts