Hello – new member

[edwardscott_30]

Hi everyone.

I’m new here, and new to bikes! Been driving a car for almost 3 years, but I’m being greedy and want to be able to ride a bike too, for a cheaper runaround and for a sharp kick of adrenaline on my daily commute.

So, while I do know a little about car engines (having got greasy more than a few times under my 1987 MK2 VW polo) I’m very much a newbie to it all, and know even less about bikes so excuse me if I ask some silly questions.

And maybe one day I’ll be in a position to offer advice as well as ask for it.

Thanks in advance!

[ses310]

Hi and welcome to the forum, feel free to ask any questions and we shall do our best to answer

Take a look around the forum, this should help https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/great-posts-pics-across-the-site-part-2/

[Radar]

Welcome to the forum, I have always owned a car and a bike right from when I was seventeen. I enjoy both in different ways.

Look forward to hearing how you get on with biking

[HippoDrones]

Hi and welcome in    we all started riding and having to learn whats what. Enjoy the freedom of your bikeing and let us know if we can help out at all!

[katana]

Welcome

[imperialdata]

Hi and welcome. For the ridiculous insurance costs on cars in the UK, I’m surprised more aren’t taking to bikes.

Have you got a bike yet?

[edwardscott_30]

I went and collected my bike on Sunday, it’s a 1972 Honda CB 175. It’s absolutely amazing, but the only problem is.. it’s a 175!

The original plan was to downsize it somehow, but now that I’ve got it it seems a shame to mess with it and risk ruining it, so my new plan is to borrow a friend’s 125 while i’m practicing and take my test asap.. Hopefully it won’t take me long to learn!

[imperialdata]

Sounds like a good plan. Not many of those CB175s about now, but I do remember them being solid bikes with robust engines.

[Champs]

Welcome to the forum, and don’t worry about asking questions, you should see some of the questions I have asked in the past!

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