Passed my DAS

Forgot to say congrats :)

Out of interest does anyone know if you still have to do the Hazard part of the theory test if you have already passed the car hazard test?
 
Yes you still have to do the hazard part.

I've just finished my course and waiting for my test on Friday, unfortunately my U turns are still a bit dodgy so going to have ot practice them on Friday morning. It's amazing how fast they want you to 'make progress' too when compared to car tests!
 
well done mate the sv is a great wee bike for a newly passed rider. I had one as my first bike after a break following a major accident and it was agreat way to build up my confidence again.

The fact its a twin means you can use the torque to accelerate from low gears and when your coming out of corners in too high a gear you will be abel to shift away without the need to change down.

Not to mention with a good exhaust the twin can really let out a great sound :)
 
SaBBz said:
It's amazing how fast they want you to 'make progress' too when compared to car tests!
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Never going forget the 3 of us (me, instructor and another student) at the front of some dual carriageway traffic lights, our instructor explaining how we were going to short shift first then pin then throttle through the gears up to 70mph to get ahead of the car next to us. Great fun and actively encouraged :D

sharpygsxr said:
Not to mention with a good exhaust the twin can really let out a great sound :)
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I really must stop looking at the Quill website...
 
I went from a 750Gixer down to a SV650.. Incredible torque but a lousy ride imo. I guess I just never got used to the twin over the in-line. The SV wasn't so forgiving round corners because of the engine braking... As soon as you're off the throttle, the bike holds back. Trick is to keep a little throttle on.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
I went from a 750Gixer down to a SV650.. Incredible torque but a lousy ride imo. I guess I just never got used to the twin over the in-line. The SV wasn't so forgiving round corners because of the engine braking... As soon as you're off the throttle, the bike holds back. Trick is to keep a little throttle on.
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Being a gixer 750 owner now i can see what you mean.

But for me my evolution of bikes has been more gradual and so far ive only had one downhill step. My bike history was NSR125, RGV250, SV650, RSV1000R, GSXR 600 K3, GSXR 600 K5 and now GSXR 750K6. The mille was the worst purchase i ever made.

Anyway sorry for the hijack :)
 
Admiral Huddy said:
I went from a 750Gixer down to a SV650.. Incredible torque but a lousy ride imo. I guess I just never got used to the twin over the in-line. The SV wasn't so forgiving round corners because of the engine braking... As soon as you're off the throttle, the bike holds back. Trick is to keep a little throttle on.
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Very true, i've found this out with my SV650 Sport. I think it's good though, as I understand it's a good idea to keep a bit of throttle on when going round bends, for stability... ?

Anyway I love my SV, i'm only 5 feet and some 8 inches tall, but these past few days i've done 8 hours straight from Holland to Luxembourg, and at least 5 hours a day in the saddle in relative comfort! Well, when sticking on the good roads where I had to do stuff that is. Sitting on a motorway through Belgium for hours got a bit uncomfortable as there was nothing to do.

Ninjai edit: Oh congrats Paddy! I don't like the look of the GSX650F (I think you mentioned it above) as the fairing looks like a simpleton GSXR. Also I prefer my clip-on bars hehe. I did like the smoothness of the inline-4 though, but prefer my rumbley V-Twin, even if my right hand still feels a bit odd!
 
congrats!

very well done.

I passed my DAS last year and got a 2000 Hornet straight away. The previous owner had shoved a new can and K&N air filter on it, then dynoed it. NOw it makes 90bhp at the wheel.

I still havent got it nailed. It is the bike that keeps giving :P My best moment so far was power wheeling (by mistake) past a 911 out of a roundabout down a duel carrraigeway.

Hope you find your bike soon and remember to save a lot of cash for the boots, jeans, jacket, helmet, gloves. Dont skimp on safety gear.
 
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...remember to save a lot of cash for the boots, jeans, jacket, helmet, gloves. Dont skimp on safety gear.
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I've got plenty of pennies saved up for safety gear, a few nasty bicycle crashes in my time have given me a lot of respect for tarmac. Going to add a spine protector to that list as well.

Griffo said:
Also I prefer my clip-on bars hehe. I did like the smoothness of the inline-4 though, but prefer my rumbley V-Twin, even if my right hand still feels a bit odd!
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What effect do clip-ons have? Lower handle bars I'm guessing, for a more aggressive stance?

I've heard V-Twins have got a lot more vibration than IL4s, how much more is more?

From reading magazines/forums etc I really like the look of the GSXR 750, at the moment it's probably the bike I'm aiming for in a couple of years.
Saying that various bikes keep catching my eye - Triumphs Daytona 675 for example - got to keep the British end up! ;):rolleyes:
 
I personaly find that the IL4 cause me more issues as far as numb hands go than the vtwin i ride now .
My K6 gixxer 1000 was ok for about 90 mins then wrist pain and general numbness and my hornet used to give me a dead thumb after 30 mins which tingled for the rest of the night if i had a decent ride .

The Tuono so far is fine ...No sore wrists or tingles but i do get a little bit of an ache after 200 miles or so but more down to the shorty levers i have fitted rather than vibration .

It varies from bike to bike tbh...and there is lots of things you can do to fix it .... Lead shot/sand in the bars...different bar end weights...different grips or even changing the bars. I think Rilot on here swapped to variobars on his Rsvr factory with a 60mm raise which cured his sore wrists .

Btw grats on passing yer DAS ... And grats to me as well...1000th post!!! only took me 5 years...lol

Persil
 
Yeah clip-ons = lower, and they angle down too, but I find I can still sit pretty upright if I want to. Depends on arm length I suppose hehe. Also this vibration thing, I only noticed an 'after-effect' after 5 solid days riding. I've not ridden an IL4 long enough to agree with Persil, but all bikes vibrate to a degree, just some frequencies we notice I suppose.

I want to try a GSXR now I've learned how to ride a bit more, afraid i'll love my twin too much now though!

Back Protector, current ride winning thing is the Forcefield thing. I have this and it is comfortable and I can walk in it.

Persil: Congratulations :P
 
Griffo said:
Also this vibration thing, I only noticed an 'after-effect' after 5 solid days riding. I've not ridden an IL4 long enough to agree with Persil, but all bikes vibrate to a degree, just some frequencies we notice I suppose.

I want to try a GSXR now I've learned how to ride a bit more, afraid i'll love my twin too much now though!
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I think you'll like a good IL4.. I love twins but I don't think I'd go back to one. I know twins are meant to = torque which is the main attraction (apart from noise), but modern large IL4s put out a lot of it too these days... my ZX puts out 80.83 ft-lbs and thats pretty much flat throughout whole rev range, probably beyond even large capacity twins. :confused:

As a comparison my old TL1000R only put out 75 ft-lbs.. though it did reach make it abit earlier, but not much... but then again loses out by about 55bhp on the top end :D (ZX10 making same power as TLR at only about 8k rpm, with 4.5k rpm to go)

IL4s do tend to vibe like hell though :(, but I found twins often shake you half to death leaving you feeling exhausted after long ride so it's swings and roundabouts.
 
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