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Bill’s Motorcycle News 15th May 2004 The first day! Today I did my CBT, not even sat on a proper motorbike till today. Spent the morning on theory and riding round cones. Difficult, lots going on, changing gear with my foot is difficult! Good job the instructor spotted when I was loosing it, and got me doing something else! Got to lunch time. Decided motorbikes were not for me! But I don’t like giving up so I did the road ride, after a couple of hours things were a lot better, I was enjoying it! Got home with my CBT certificate. Long hard day, knackered!
21st June Direct Access Training Began three day intensive DAS today, started off on CG 125 again, but by lunchtime I was on a Kawasaki ER5 (500 cc!) DAS was tough but good, a bit of a roller coaster for me, on day two I wanted to give up, I had lost my bottle. Fell off twice, both times on that U turn thing! Had two more lessons and eventually got the U turn right!
6th July Test day…. Off to Bishop Auckland for a 10.30 test. Not too bad, and at 11.15 I had a pass certificate with three minor faults, that’s quite good methinks! Thanks Jim’s Motor Cycle Training!
17th July – Collected bike from Newcastle! Off to the North side of the Tyne (Kawasaki Newcastle) on a rainy day, long nervous ride home.
16th October – Thoughts after three months and 4000 miles in the saddle Still very good! Getting quite confident now. Bikers are a really friendly lot! Most speak, 99% nod or wave at other bikes. Seen one or two nut cases, vast majority are just normal people!
28th December – Thoughts after six months and 6000 miles in the saddle Still on the bike, not many brave the winter months do they! - Pah! Wimps! Been out today, cool, but a lovely day for a ride.
14th February 2005 – Approaching 8000 miles now…. Been out today, 80ish miles, Tan Hill, Buttertubs Pass, lovely views, went very steady on the ice!
29th April 2005 – Over 10000 miles now…. Fell off this morning! Bugger. Own stupid fault, I won’t do that again!
July 2005 – Over 12000 miles now…. Got me a new bike! A BMW R1150RT, nice. Very nice. Will be sorry to see the trusty Deauville go, it’s been a good bike.
August 2005 – Getting used to this German beast! Blimey, it’s a big beast is this oilhead boxer, nice though!
September 2005 – Went on a bit of a trip…. Scotland, over 1000 miles of it, brilliant! Click here to see what we got up to….
December 2005 – Another German beast! My wife got me a very nice Christmas present… A 1978 BMW R80/7 with just 14k on the clock!
April 2006 – Went on another trip... Scotland again, brilliant! Click here to see what we got up to….
May 2006 – Started my IAM training…. Joined the Northallerton Advanced Bikes group Lots to learn before the advanced test!
August 2006 – Passed my IAM Advanced Test…. Yippee! Got me a R1100GS, nice bike!
December 2006 – All change... Liked the 1100GS so much that I traded the 1150RT and 1100GS for a R1200GS, nice very nice!
April 2007 – Spain... See the blog here
July 2007 – All change again... Liked the 1200GS so much that I traded it in for a R1200GS Adventure, the best bike I have had so far!
August 2007 – Passed my ROSPA Advanced Test - Gold Grade! Toured Ireland, what a whacky place!
August 2007 – More touring..
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