@motorcycles I had my first ride on a motorbike the other day, It was scary but exciting at the same time. Really want to get my CBT & my own bike in the future

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I haven’t ridden in forever, but i liked to get into first and get a feel for the clutch of whatever I was riding first before going out on the main road. I usually rode cruisers or standards, but I hear sport bikes are a bit more touchy/sensitive.

Once they get a bit cheaper used and i clean up my finances I’d love to get a e-motorcycle….or something easy around town like a Rebel or similar. I mostly road a 80s Suzuki Intruder 750 before the wiring bit the dust when I was a teen/20s (older millennial)….then the Buddy50 my sister bought🤣

I keep looking at these forums like a kid looking in a candy shop lol.

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Yeah my first little ride was only around the car park but it was great fun and each time I’m pillion for my friend I’ve got a great big smile on my face, I love it so much and can’t wait to see what I can do with Motorbikes in the future.

I’m hoping to get a Honda CB125r in the future what’s a street bike. I always love seeing some really nice bikes across forms and the web, or even in real life where I can admire them.

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Oh yeah I had a blast ripping down the little bi-way in my town. Now I’m in the middle of a halfway decent sized city and something like that would be great around town. If I wanted to commute to work though I’d probably want a 250cc bike or a bit more for the highway. I’m just out of practice anymore 😭

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Eventually I’d get a 300cc or something when I get my full licence to the motorways in the UK but a 125 is good enough especially as I’m only doing my training meaning I’d need Learner plates on till I decide to actually do my licence.

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It’s much scarier being a passenger on a motorcycle than it is being a rider. Being a rider is pure fun.

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Then I should do wonderfully, I’ve gotten so used to being happy as a pillion. I’d probably love being in control of my own bike

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There are few feelings like it in the world. I’ve been riding for 32 years and I still have a blast every time.

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I spent so many years, as kid, day-dreaming out the car window that I was riding my bike and keeping up with everyone. I still get that rush every so often after a couple decades of mostly commuting on my bike. Get on that CBT and get riding! It’s great fun, and great for many other reasons as well.

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Get obsessed with learning new ways to be safe. It’s more fun than it sounds like, I think doing a great job being in traffic and choosing the right way to control your bike is a really rewarding path. And the safer you are the longer you get to ride.

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Sorry, just passing by on all but what does CBT mean in this context? I can think of two meanings and neither makes sense

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So in the UK we have something called a CBT (Compulsory basic training) it’s a day course so you can go on up to a 125 on the road with L plates, it’s not a licence just get’s you on the road.

Yeah not the other two lol

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Ah, that acronym is pretty stomped, no surprise folks were curious.

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Cock and ball torture

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Stomped and cbt in the same context is tough to read

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Ah yeah that makes a lot more sense. Thanks for the clarification lol.

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