Now I have my full motorbike licence 🙂
For a long time I had been wondering about learning to ride a motorbike. Yesterday I passed the last test to get my full UK motorbike licence.
Of course I had to get a snap of me on test day. This one taken once we got back to the motorbike riding school after the test.
Just the 2 minor faults, one for a signal. I signalled too early at one point which could have been interpreted by other drivers as wanting the road we were just going past.
The second fault for steering. Which sounds really bad! On a left turn I was in correct position at left of lane, then came out a little wide before turning in.
Happy enough with that. Not the faultless performance of my mod1 test, but still not a bad result.
Buying a motorbike
Unfortunately, living in a flat I’m not sure there is anywhere I’d want to keep a motorbike at home. Partly for fear of it being stolen, but also aware it would likely rot faster being kept outside.
I guess it’ll have to wait until we have a house with garage.
Unless I get some old knackered motorbike that doesn’t matter, but that comes with the additional risk of it failing in some way while out riding. So I’ll wait.
It has answered the question of whether I want a motorbike or not. I do. Getting back into my car felt so ‘sterile’ after 2 days on a motorbike. It’s not a slow car, but it felt it!
So which motorbike should I buy as beginner biker?
I’d be pleased to get some advice on that. At the moment I’m thinking Honda CB650 or Yamaha mt-07. Maybe the Honda NC75-x, it’s storage compartment looks super useful.
