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Agreed… but I certainly began filtering as soon as possible.
The bike size dictates a lot of that for sure. The dirt bike is like the 125, so nippy it filters like a bicycle. The Blackbird was so awful for filtering that I wanted it gone as soon as I tried. The CBR is great though, narrow enough and very tight-turning.
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This is exactly the issue , he’s got a bike not easy to gain the experience or confidence on .
If you ride it like a drive there’s no advantage and all the disadvantage of two wheels .
I’m trying to convince him onto a smaller bike/ scooter .
There is also something about a 1250GS and the extra lights that seem to part traffic , wether it’s visibility or involuntary impersonating plod .
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IME filtering isn't a day 1 skill.
I did maybe 5 months on a 125 after 10+ years of cycling, and it took me 3 months to chuck it down the middle of stationary traffic.
Once I got a big bike it took me a few days to get used to its larger turning circle and its weight, before I could bomb it down the steel corridor on the M25.