Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Thanks man.

@BrickMan it comes up for me? Anyone else having problems?

Works for me.

Sweet. May be a glitch - gumtree's been shonky today. Appreciate the check

I've just had my 24th birthday and I'm looking at doing my licence.
My uncle has got me this for my birthday. Its already stripped down to the frame and he's fully rebuilding it. I'm not sure his plans for the build but I'm excited.
I've been driving 6 or 7 years and I've ridden bikes off road before but I was wondering if anybody had any advice on the best way to approach learning/testing?
Of course first of all I'll be doing theory etc. Is there such thing as lessons in the same way as learning to drive? Or is it a case of doing/best to do one of these 4 day intensive courses with a test at the end?
And can anybody recommend to me a place to go to do this. I'm in Putney SW, don't have my own bike to learn on yet.

dat garage

Yeah, pretty sweet.

@BleakRefs link didn't work for me either so I searched through safari and put another link up for you but that didn't work either once on the thread. Just got the cat in a tie.

Looks like what my old man used to ride to work. What is it? KE175 or something?

Think it was one of these..

My brothers ended up destroying it and a long line of others...

I pulled apart and rebuilt a Jag v12 with him in there last summer. As well as made a swivel chair entirely from articulated truck parts. Pretty Rad. He built the bench/jig himself

That looks about right. I'd quite like one of these trendy street tracker style builds on it so I'll see what kind of plans he has

That garage is the stuff of wet dreams.

Winter is a great time to do test. it'll be cold, but instructors will just want to get back inside from what the guy who taught me said. If it's raining (as was mine) they'll just avoid fast/busy roads to avoid the shit that comes with them.
I did a block week. Exhausting but worth it. Good instructor was worth the money as they methodically drill technique and awareness into you. The guy who taught me moved to Motoden and was brilliant.
Decent gear and go into it as a blank page and it'll be a breeze.

Also had my first experience with greasy white lines today. Intersting stuff.

I'm sure there's a motorbike hotrodding show where they do exactly this kind of thing.

Cafe Racer or something?

Nah that other one is a KL (250?) It's a 4 banger. Yours was a more righteously oily 2 stroke.

Works now, was a photo of a cat before, error 404

Aprilia caponord 1000/1200, older model from 2000/2010
Anyone know much about them? Seem to be a forgotten modern capable "adventure" bike that are cheap, now doubt due to hard to get parts/ Italian electrics? Saw one on eBay for £2k with everything right Inc £££ worth of touratec panniers etc.
1000 v twin sound a bit more interesting than other things in the same bracket, bit mainly cheap and light compared to gs1150 /ktm/ multistrada

AWesome, I updated the link. Thanks bud

It is a mille engine with different heads, cams and injection. The mille engine swaps in and it makes an interesting roadbike. Im a fan of the ducati multi as I like mine.

Yeah, KE175 it was and defo 2-stroke - I remember being fascinated by the oil window in the side. There's probably photos of me on it as a toddler somewhere that I need to burn.

I can't speak for everyone, but I'd love to see a picture of you at the time that you were plowing the fields.

So I'm riding to work on the Husky to make sure nothing falls off or breaks. Because of the lack of ignition key, I park it on the top floor of our buildings' car park, under my office window.

.....Luuuuurid powerslides all the way up the car park on the hard old knobblies. Much Fun. Many Car Alarms.

I was just about to pull the trigger on a MT07, but unfortunately it was sold.

Now on the hunt for another and came across this Triumph Scrambler for £5,500....

Can someone please confirm that this isn't the sensible commuter / first big bike choice :s

SO tempted.

My first big bike was a Bonneville - I picked it up last year after riding nothing but 125s. It is a FANTASTIC commuter - bit heavy, sure, but feels absolutely solid, totally predictable in traffic. Mine is the carb version so if anything I think the newer EFI would be all that and more.

I say go for it. You can definitely pick 'em up cheaper if you're prepared to go older, but if you're after a shiny new one that looks like a good price.

ahh...

I promised myself I'd stick to a modern Jap bike.

Messaged the seller to find out some more details. Let's see what happens. Need to check what the insurance looks like too.

Plus I have no idea how they ride.

If you fancy blasting mine around for a bit feel free - I'm in Clapton. Its not a Scrambler but it's got to be fairly similar. They ain't fast but they are fun.