Hello everyone,

I have finally passed my Mod 2 to gain my full bike licence. Now I am on the hunt for a bike. I have limited funds. Around £2500 max for a bike and am looking at a 400cc as the insurance is around £300. A 600cc is almost £1400 for me. Am only 23 with a total of 6 months on the road.

I prefer my super bike and been trying to see what is out there. So far it seems pretty limited. I was thinking something like a cbr400rr. maybe even an older one (NC23) with the Tyga RC211V Bodykit and a stubby exhaust. But even finding one is proving difficult that isn't shot to shìt.

Any help/thoughts would be great.

Kind Regards,

Adam

Hello Everyone,

I have only been riding for about 6 weeks now on a Derbi GPR 125 4T. The bike itself is pretty good. Although the brakes lack a little bite and the tires I don't get on with. The tires are OK in the dry but have no ability in damp/wet conditions as they do not seem predictable at all to when they loss grip. I am using the bike to commute 20miles a day in all weather so need something that I can really trust.

With all that in mind what have people been doning on little 125 wheels. The standard size tires for the bike are 110/70x17 and 130/70x17 rear. I have been adivsed that I cannot not fit a wider tire to the rear as it will fowl the chain but the options for 130/70 seem to be limited.

Is it possible to use two front tires as such? For instance you can get the Bridgestone S20's in the right size but only if I choose two fronts. Coming off mtb's my front and rear tires have often been different with different tread types and compounds so don't want to make a mistake with motorbike tires.

Also I don't suppose any has tried a 140/70x17 rear as they seem more common to get hold of and give me a wider choice.

Sorry for newbie questions. Anyone want to recommend a particular set of replacements would be great too.

Kind Regards,

Adam