CORSA NUT
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Am i crazy? 
Will be looking into getting the car ready to sell over the next couple of months then in the mean time doing my tests etc for the bike and go from there...
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Nath
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Don't do it. Your Scooby is sweet.
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IvIarkgraham
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i'll give you 1k
 please?
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Nath
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£1.1k over here.
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Nic Barnes
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fir3vip3r
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No, you will realise its the right choice when you have the bike as well!
Cars are for carrying shopping and kids, bikes are for men.
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mattk
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I love bikes, I love them to bits, but a bike in england... I want to think its a good idea but it isnt
all the times Ive been out on one, and theres a good few times, and I also dont mean 50 miles here and there I mean a propper all day 300 mile blast, its not often ive come home dry
and untill your on that bike in the pissing down rain you wont appriciate how bad it is
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fir3vip3r
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If youve got the right gear its fine in the wet!
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16vKarlos
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sod that..... stick to... , Grumble, Grumble, Grumble, Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble,Grumble.
that never gets old for me 
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corsa120
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i dod i did and have both  
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lostboy
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Bikes are awesome, I cant wait for the day I can afford and handle a nice superbike and go for a random ride with the lads.
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lostboy
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
No, you will realise its the right choice when you have the bike as well!
Cars are for carrying shopping and kids, bikes are for men.
Also, this man knows the score.
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Bonney
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Do it, you wont regret it when you have that moment when the sun is out, and you get to a good set of twisties
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Graham88
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You'll get sick of it mate. It's nice in the sun but how often does that happen in the UK? Even carrying the smallest things becomes hassle
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jimmy 2.1
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Using a bike all year round takes the fun out of riding imo. Have a bike as a toy.
Wanna buy my Ducati 748?.....
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corsa120
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i want ur 748 but cant afford it lol wanna swop for me bandit 1200s hahaha
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Kano
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Using a bike all year round takes the fun out of riding imo. Have a bike as a toy.
Wanna buy my Ducati 748?.....
Totally agree, have a bike by all means, but dont have it as your only transport.
I use mine a handful of times a month and enjoy every second when I'm out. If I use dit daily in all weathers I would hate it..
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CORSA NUT
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Nooooo guys the plan is also to get a runaround like an old escort/ mondeo to use when it's bad
I only use my scoob once a week for college and then maybe the weekend blast but i've been yearning for a bike for years now and i'm finally ready to go for it Plus the wife has a Micra CC for us to use all the time.
Jimmy it's funny you should say that mate  i've been looking at 916/748/996's but i really need an easy to look after/fix bike  plus i'd want at least some pillion use.
In mind is a GSXR 600 at the moment but only because the insurance is £180 a year  carazy.
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Graham88
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What year? If you're using it as a toy then go for it definetly.
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Kano
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I've got a K2 600 just now.. Apart from feeling like a clone of every other gsxr on the road I cant fault it. Wouldn't say its the most forgiving of bikes, had a few sketchy moments but thats probably due to me being an arse when the roads really arent great yet.
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Using a bike all year round takes the fun out of riding imo. Have a bike as a toy.
Wanna buy my Ducati 748?.....
Totally agree, have a bike by all means, but dont have it as your only transport.
I use mine a handful of times a month and enjoy every second when I'm out. If I use dit daily in all weathers I would hate it..
DITTO!
Have it as a toy/investment, take it out when its dry and clean it every 5 minutes
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mattk
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yeah do what most bikers do and just have it in the garage, take it to bits every now and again and keep changing the tyres for no reason
my uncle has just got rid of his 07 plate bandit, he only uses it for fun and it had 45k on it
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Graham88
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I've done 5k on mine in 2 and a half years 
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corsa120
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ok mattk lol i know somebody with a rs cosworth which has done 1/4 of a mile in over 10 years, he pushes it out of the garage to clean it and pushes it back in lol now thats not using it...
tyres need changing alot cos their soft and unless you ride a bike you would know they flatten off in the middle which worsens the handling, fresh new tyres make a HUGE difference which you dont get from a car.....
anyway the majority only do a few miles a year is OBVIOUS WHY WOULD YOU RIDE one in the wet weather on purpose?????? fair enough if you get caught in weather on route but if its pissing down i would never turn to my mrs and say.............
thunderstorms darling think ill get the bike out
bikes are awesome and best thing i like is when you go for a blast you dont get the traffic problem, as you just find the smallest straight 2nd gear baaarrrrrrrppppppp 125 in second lol past 6 cars and kool clear road again no waiting in a car......... behind the 40mph brigade
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Daimo B
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Done 30k on the bandit in 3 years, and we worked out i've done over 100k miles on the bike
Am I bored of it using it every day for work? Nope.
It can be a little frustrating in winter, im thinking of getting a car as i've been doing it 10 years now. If you can afford both, then go for it
AS for weather, i've done loads of weekend miles without any rain.
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