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I'll probably have a shot at direct access sometime this year. I'm familiar with riding though - on a learners back home in NZ you can ride basically the same bikes as an A2 here, so I started out on a 250cc dual sport bike and then went to a small, light and slow 500 road bike, and rode it everywhere. I think you're very likely to drop a bike at least once in your first couple of months (particularly off road), so something cheap and hard to damage is a good option.
I think getting used to riding on a slow-ish bike is a good idea, but I'm not sure about a 125 on the open road...
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I want to start riding bikes in the spring... Mainly for a 10-mile commute with big hills, twisty bits and national speed limit sections.
I know nothing about bikes and have full car license etc, what are my options? Obviously start with the CBT but then is a 125 going to be enough/safe? Worth going for direct access?
Also what would be a good/cheap bike to learn on?