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You'll be just fine man. You can be a wanker or a liability at any CC.
Tested a hornet this week. Not my type of bike, but I liked it, they seem to like being wrangled some.@BrickMan @TM It's absurd. Their reasoning didn't seem to be based on anything other than making life difficult. I was already expecting to be fleeced, but some of their requirements were downright inane. The absolute last page of the V5? Required! Why? To make sure the whole thing is real.....
Not a fucking iota. It's fine though, I'm shopping around, and looking to rent a council garage to keep shit locked down. Ground anchor and automatic poison dart machines installed.
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The only downside to larger bikes is weight and running costs. The 600 class is easy to get into because the weight doesn't really affect them but most people end up wanting something larger because they're a bit more relaxed when you're riding longer distances/motorway speeds.
Personally I enjoy thrashing a small bike more than easing the power out of a big bike. I do think it's easier to get it wrong when there's more power available but that's just my slightly irresponsible attitude.
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Maybe consider a sporty 250 or 300 as a first bike.
If your dad isn't that fast any more, you'll have no bother keeping up. They'll be much cheaper to buy, insure and ride and i think you learn a lot more about the physics of a bike on a lighter one like that. Plus, you can red line them all the way around town and avoid prison.
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Maybe you guys can offer some advice. Like I said just above, I'm gonna do my test this year providing there's space and I pass etc.
My dad rides a Honda Hornet 900, he's nearly 60 and I reckon he'll stop riding it in the next couple of years. He's not so confident on it as it's quite powerful and his senses aren't what they used to be. With this in mind, I'd love to be able to go on some rides with him while he's still riding. I've been considering a hornet, I think it'd be nice to have father son bikes. It'd be my first bike though. Is a 600 too much? I'm not a fast driver, much more interested in driving smoothly and pride myself on being a sensible driver so I don't think I'd be jumping on a big bike and killing myself but I'd still be power like I'm not used to. Having never ridden anything like that, I don't know how it handles in that respect.
I'm coming from driving a 2l turbo diesel saloon mostly.
If it would be alright, what would be s good price to pay. Looking on eBay, the previous shape to the current ones go from 500 to 2k so varies widely. Anything specific to look out for?