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 Forum: Motorcycling   Topic: Bike Test Advice!!

 Post subject: Bike Test Advice!!
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 21:14 

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Hi All, I promised to get back to you with news of how the test went (see my earlier post, "Bike Test advice, please?"). If you want to take your test on an imported bike, then the following could be of use to you.... My original worry was that my 125 Virago was not fast enough to take the...

 Forum: Motorcycling   Topic: Bike Test advice, please?....

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 15:09 

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It's funny you should mention the numb bum......... me too!! :o

 Forum: Motorcycling   Topic: Bike Test advice, please?....

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 21:53 

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:boxedin: Thanks again folks for the advice and good wishes. Yes, there is indeed a Virago 125 - mine is one, complete with L-plates for just a few weeks longer. It looks identical to the 250 (both V-twins). Mine's a German import, 1997 - only 6k miles and still nice 'n' shiny thanks to previous own...

 Forum: Motorcycling   Topic: Bike Test advice, please?....

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:33 

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:) Thanks for your responses! Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm learning on a Virago XV125, and hope to use that for the test. I'll be content to get the restricted licence (Class A cat2, as diy said) - I cant' afford Direct Access and am content to burble around for a couple of years. (Durin...

 Forum: Motorcycling   Topic: Bike Test advice, please?....

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:58 

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:boxedin: Hi all, I'm about to book my pratcial test and want to get a 'standard bike' licence (ie, not a 'light bike'). DSA rules say that my test bike should be capable of 100kph (61mph). If I was smaller maybe my bike would do that!! but I'm 6'2" and 14st, and the best I can get on a level r...
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