Krafty
New member
Earlier this year, I decided to approach the bank of wife, about financing a new hobby.
I'd set my heart on a catterham style kit car.
Here's how the discussion went.
Me: how's our savings looking?
Wife: ok why?
Me: I fancy treating myself to something
Wife: what like
Me: a kit car, like this
Wife: what are you going to do in that?
( here's where it went wrong)
Me: trash around the island in it
Wife: no way
Me : ermmm ok
So I'm not one to give up on finding a new hobby. Especially as the weather was starting to improve
A few weeks later I spotted a "try a bike" advert by a local riding school
I've never really ridden a motorbikes and after moving to the Isle of Man, they do start to grow on you.
So I paid my £25 and rode around a compound for an hour in my borrowed gear.
Took my cbt that afternoon, in the pouring rain and came off turning right at a junction, due grabbing the front brake ( lesson 1 don't touch the f£#king front brake when turning) luckily it was there bike.
To be honest the fall hurt and my confidence lay smashed to pieces under their cb125.
I decided bikes were not for me.
Days later Sat in the pub with a friend, I told him my story. He just laughed and said he'd dropped bikes loads of times over his 40 years of riding and encouraged me to try again.
So to the bike shop and I brought all the safety gear (just in case)
Rebooked to finish my cbt, and all was well. Completed my theory test a week later and I was set to become a biker
A few lessons later it was clear, I wasn't going to pass a test only riding once a week.
Brought. Myself a 2009 Ybr 125 waahooo
The Ybr soon became boring The test date was set and freedom here I come.
The same good friend from above decided to sell his mt09. With a test on the horizon why would I want a modified mt09?
Let's face it the Ybr didnt scare me, how different could they be?
Passed first time, Bring on the mt09!!!!
Holy s#%t the torque was terrifying, the speed in which the engine responded was breath taking.
I've had some fast cars over the years and driven some even faster ones, but nothing could prepare me for the Ybr-mt09 leap
I was scared to take it out, I have to kids and a wife to think about
Once again super mate to the rescue, we rode out together. I followed him like I was on tow. It was amazing
I found myself slowing down, just so I could speed up, the power delivery is such fun.
Is the mt09 too much for a new rider ....YES
will your face ache, when you get off from smiling.....YES
I'd set my heart on a catterham style kit car.
Here's how the discussion went.
Me: how's our savings looking?
Wife: ok why?
Me: I fancy treating myself to something
Wife: what like
Me: a kit car, like this
Wife: what are you going to do in that?
( here's where it went wrong)
Me: trash around the island in it
Wife: no way
Me : ermmm ok
So I'm not one to give up on finding a new hobby. Especially as the weather was starting to improve
A few weeks later I spotted a "try a bike" advert by a local riding school
I've never really ridden a motorbikes and after moving to the Isle of Man, they do start to grow on you.
So I paid my £25 and rode around a compound for an hour in my borrowed gear.
Took my cbt that afternoon, in the pouring rain and came off turning right at a junction, due grabbing the front brake ( lesson 1 don't touch the f£#king front brake when turning) luckily it was there bike.
To be honest the fall hurt and my confidence lay smashed to pieces under their cb125.
I decided bikes were not for me.
Days later Sat in the pub with a friend, I told him my story. He just laughed and said he'd dropped bikes loads of times over his 40 years of riding and encouraged me to try again.
So to the bike shop and I brought all the safety gear (just in case)
Rebooked to finish my cbt, and all was well. Completed my theory test a week later and I was set to become a biker
A few lessons later it was clear, I wasn't going to pass a test only riding once a week.
Brought. Myself a 2009 Ybr 125 waahooo
The Ybr soon became boring The test date was set and freedom here I come.
The same good friend from above decided to sell his mt09. With a test on the horizon why would I want a modified mt09?
Let's face it the Ybr didnt scare me, how different could they be?
Passed first time, Bring on the mt09!!!!
Holy s#%t the torque was terrifying, the speed in which the engine responded was breath taking.
I've had some fast cars over the years and driven some even faster ones, but nothing could prepare me for the Ybr-mt09 leap
I was scared to take it out, I have to kids and a wife to think about
Once again super mate to the rescue, we rode out together. I followed him like I was on tow. It was amazing
I found myself slowing down, just so I could speed up, the power delivery is such fun.
Is the mt09 too much for a new rider ....YES
will your face ache, when you get off from smiling.....YES
