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Just a thought , great looking bike that's obviously stolen your heart. Why not buy and fit the Triumph restrictor kit to it ( about £35.00 ) for the kit I think. Then when confidence and ability come close to matching remove kit. Oh and please stop posting bike related topics it's got me thinking again :D . Whatever you decide take care have fun be seen and mostly be safe. Steve
 
Some very good advice here. :thumbsup:
Personally I started on a 125, I'm now on a restricted SV650, restriction coming off in the next few months then eventually planning to move up to a Ducati 848 at some point in the next couple of years.
Being on the path of gradual power increases, I think its the best way to go. Riding a 125 you learn that power isn't the only way out of any potentially risky situations (which appears to be the thought process of my friends who have gone straight onto bigger bikes), and I think generally you learn to be a quicker rider, as you need to be able to carry decent speed through the corners if you want to make progress.

I'm not necessarily saying start on a 125 since you don't have to and you would probably get bored with it pretty quickly, but I'd definitely recommend a 400/restricted 600 over a full power Daytona at first. Something like the SV would be perfect, restriction kits are cheap and pretty easy to fit/remove, still feels plenty fast enough with one on and its very comfortable compared to any of my mates sportier 600s I've had a go on :)

If you do decide to go for a Daytona make sure you have an extended test ride on one. They are small bikes with a pretty extreme seating position, my friend rides one and he can't go more then about 25-30 miles because it hurts his wrists and back too much!
 
Hah Steve - something i had considered, i think (as i understood it from reading around years ago) the triumph restrictor is just an accelerator limiter, so you still go fast, just cant do 14krpm.

I'm inclined to agree with Jaw, it's just a case of finding a nice bike i'd be happy with and is suited to me. Things like the CBR500R, CBR600, ER6F / XJ6F (/diversion... whatever its called) maybe the answer. I've seen some pretty badass bandits too.
 
Not 100% sure with bikes that have FI but normal carbed bikes the restrictors for most bikes are just large washers that get fitted in the inlets.
Not sure if its still the same but there used to only be one official licensed company that dealt with the restrictor kits and these came with a certificate that had to be completed by a shop that fitted it.
Im sure the company were called FI International and you cannot buy the restrictor kits direct from them, a bike shop would have to get it for you.
They can be rather expensive to buy though, £150 and upwards plus fitting costs.

Do your CBT and see how you get on from there.
125s can be really good fun, especially a 2 stroke which will beat a lot of cars off the line and are capable of 80mph+...... unless knackered.
The main bad points of a 125 are their small size but trailies ar good for taller people and give you good experience on balance.
 
A lot of good advice, to add my own thoughts I would go the cheap and cheerful route for a little while to get used the weight and power (if you go the Direct Access route), if you've never ridden a big bike the first time you open the throttle hard can be intimidating and actually put you off, which is the last thing you want to do.
If you are around 6" I would avoid a 400 as they are tiny and generally now quite old.
I personally would look towards a 600 Hornet, Bandit, Fazer etc, no expensive plastics to repair or replace in the vent of a mishap and more than powerful enough to get you in and out of trouble.

Nictrix do you ever go on YamahaR forum http://www.yamahar.co.uk/index.php

Been riding since I was 17, started on a Kawasaki AR125, then progressing through a Kawasaki KE175, Kawasaki GPZ600R, Suzuki GSXR1100K, Kawasaki ZXR750L, Ducati 916, Kawasaki ZX7R and finally my current Yamaha YZFR1 which after thinking I'd found a cure for my Z4-itis discovered it had merely mutated into YZFR1-itis.
From this
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to
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Still not finished with it, got a new Carbon Hex Oval exhaust and Wavy Armstrong discs to fit to it, then looking at starting a new project on something completely different, just don't tell the wife.
 
RichardG
Yes I have been on that forum since the night it was launched being a member of the previous forum that the owners decided to shut down but have not been posting on it since last summer.
It has transformed a little in the last year to something I lost interest in as most longtermers seemed to be too interested in trackdays.
There have been quite a few members that have drifted away from it for various reasons.
My username was Stug and I would have used that on here too but someone already had it so just used my wifes forum name instead.
 
Nictrix :thumbsup:, I know what you mean it can be a matey and they do all seem to be drifting into trackdays and racing.
I'm not home much but if you ever fancy a ride out I'm down in Castle Douglas, always looking for people to ride with (sedately at my age and waning bottle) as all of my riding mates were down south, quite often head out towards Moffat and Biggar
 
Cheers. Most of our riding now is spur of the moment stuff depending on the weather and we mostly head North.
One of the last times we were down through the Galloway forrest our trip was cut short by one of the Spanish windfarm workers involved in a headon collision, we were right behind him while he travelled on the wrong side of the road.
The last few meets we had with the new forum there were too many treating it like a race and nowadays Im really not into that.
A trip to Skye 2 years ago was like the TT and it was going to be a matter of time before someone was banned or dead.
A few years ago there were a lot of meets on the previous R1 site which had a Scotland section.
There was hardly a month went by when we wernt all meeting up somewhere.
They were quick runs but everybody stayed together, nobody trying to prove anything.
Still see and hear from some of the old members.
 
Sad about your work mate :( , I had the same thing happen to me years ago-a car did a uturn on the dual carriageway & I completely removed the front bumper with my foot :cry:
That's how I got the deposit for my flat..
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Cheers Smartbear, yeah it affected me a lot (he was a really nice guy, 65 and thinking of retirement)
I always ride cautiously but took it to extremes last week!

Sorry to hear of your accident, sounds painful - I trust you are fully healed now

Current alternative to the Zed - crap pic, I took on my phone the night I got it home
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To get back to OP's question - I can concur the power comes in on these things in a totally different way to my CBR (and I thought that was quick!)
 
Nice bike, love the SRAD look :)

Maybe something like a CBR500R is more suited? seems a bit more novice friendly, i think the R seems like more of a sales pitch than an actual 'RR' styled bike.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201503171805068
 
Hi Jimmy, I agree with Dale B, I also started off with a twin, but it was an XS650 Hardtail 'CHOP'!! After passing my my test on a Suzuki GP100. I couldn't even ride it home after buying it and had to get the seller to ride it for me. You'll be kicking yourself if you don't get what you're really after as everything else will be second best. It may be that the Daytona or whatever you're getting is not suitable after test-riding it or that you'll quickly want to move on to better things after getting used to that type of bike. I ride a 1250 Bandit everyday and anything less than a 900cc would be like a sewing machine to me. Although I have never ridden a mid-range sports bike. I did take a Triumph Bonneville out for a test ride years ago as the Daytona 675 wasn't available at the time but it broke down. So it put me off Triumphs ever since,(plus having a Dealer with an unhelpful attitude when it broke down didn't help). I wish you all the Best in your quest.
 
Im afraid to say Grizzly that most midrange 600cc sports bikes would piss all over your Bandit.
They are pretty good for 150+ where you would be struggling to hold on unless you have arms like Arnie.
 
I started myself on a street triple 675 for my first bike. so like yourself a fast bike for a beginner. (no scooter or moped experience for me though).
Its true what they say though "its only as fast as your right wrist". But and its a big but and talking from experience it can bite you in the ass really quick.(no crashes, touches wood) cornering speeds can catch you out on fast bikes. Luckily i had somewhere to run off on so no harm done but scared the crap out of me. I think personally you can start on what ever cc bike you want but at the beginning be careful how the things can accelerate and watch your cornering speeds as this is what caught me out.
Im now onto my second triumph a Sprint st 1050, i needed a bigger frame as 6'4 on a street is not ideal and the daytona certainly not. :rofl:
Loving the Sprint, just as quick as the street triple due to weight but not as snatchy or as crazy!. I think ill end up on a speed triple next as i tried my mates and loved it.
So all the best and i say and go for it, but all i say is ride responsibly because a fast bike can get you into trouble just as fast. Post some pictures of the bike when you get it. :thumbsup:

Could be worse i know someone who bought a CBR1000RR for a first bike without any bike experience before hand :fuelfire:
 
Shame triumph dont really make a daytona 1075, that'd be nice. (though not appropriate for me.. yet :P)

I'll see how my DAS goes, if i'm very happy on the ER6 or wahtever it is, i'll either go tame semi-sports (sv650/cbr500/xj6f), or just go full retard and play it super safe. I dont think it'd be a sufficient enough kerbing, but limiting a bike doesnt seem like a bad idea to me - at least for the full retard method.
 
A daytona 1050.... Id be all over that.

Have a test ride on the honda cbr650f good quick easy to ride bike with sports bikes looks :thumbsup:
 
last year my friends invited me to the IOMTT 2015, I'd never ridden a bike, I booked my ferry ticket.

at 24 I went and did my DAS, bought a GSXR600 K6. Plenty of warnings from people of course, but not had a major problem so far (rear wheel locked in the damp, but that was lack of experience in conditions, nothing to do with the bike)

A photo for good measure, mines the one of the left

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Nice bike there :thumbsup:
Im tempted by a k7 1000 for the bigger frame as im cramped up on the 6 and 750.
So many bikes to test ride next year :evil:
 
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