It's all coming together...

[magicmonkey]

Ok, so I've got my BHS, I've just bought a lid, I've got a GN250 being delivered tonight and the rest of the gear should be arriving today as well. Now what!!

I'm going to head over to a mates later as they're in a quiet residential area where I can have a ride knowing that I won't be in too much danger which should be good (there just aren't any car parks near mine) Anything I should be doing, anything I should know? In case you can't tell, this will be my first ever unsupervised go on a bike!

[White trash]

Anything I should be doing, anything I should know?

You should be doing wheelies and you should know how to do a mean skid.

Congrats on the new bike BTW

[magicmonkey]

You should be doing wheelies and you should know how to do a mean skid.

Congrats on the new bike BTW

Heh, nothing short of stoppies on the menu for tonight

Seriously though, I'll probably brick it if I get her up to 50 at the moment

[Danae]

You know the exercises they tested you on in the BHS test? Do more of that. Work on understanding what the clutch does and becoming familiar with your bike.

[PirateJafa]

Ok, so I've got my BHS, I've just bought a lid, I've got a GN250 being delivered tonight and the rest of the gear should be arriving today as well. Now what!!

I'm going to head over to a mates later as they're in a quiet residential area where I can have a ride knowing that I won't be in too much danger which should be good (there just aren't any car parks near mine) Anything I should be doing, anything I should know? In case you can't tell, this will be my first ever unsupervised go on a bike!

Advice:
Ignore KB, and go for a spin around the carpark.

[paddy]

Ok, so I've got my BHS, I've just bought. . .

This might seem like a really stupid question (and hopefully it is), but you've got your learners license as well as your BHS right? (The BHS being a pre-requisite to the learners rather than conferring any road-rights to you.)

[Squiggles]

Anything I should be doing, anything I should know?

The first time the bike stops while riding, you've hit reserve. When the starter motor doesnt whirr up you've hit the killswitch. The first morning breakdown will probably involve you flooding it.

[magicmonkey]

This might seem like a really stupid question (and hopefully it is), but you've got your learners license as well as your BHS right? (The BHS being a pre-requisite to the learners rather than conferring any road-rights to you.)

heh, yeah I've got my learners, although I got that before I did the BHS (dodgy international license transferring jive)

[Danae]

The first time the bike stops while riding, you've hit reserve.

Or you've left the fuel off

[magicmonkey]

The first time the bike stops while riding, you've hit reserve. When the starter motor doesnt whirr up you've hit the killswitch. The first morning breakdown will probably involve you flooding it.

that killswitch comment is probably going to save me a world of grief!

[AxN]

Congratz on finally bought a bike. Just make sure you practice your take off from stationary, just put you bike in first gear, walking up and down the driveway with your right foot on the foot brake.

Then try to shift gears, braking, emergency braking etc... best to be practiced in a carpark.

Make sure you have your L plate up and have fun and try to relax.

[Slyer]

Make sure you look after the chrome really well on those GN's, they tend to go rusty real easy when ignored. (If it's a new one)
Oh and remember to treat everyone like you're invisible to them.

[paddy]

heh, yeah I've got my learners, although I got that before I did the BHS (dodgy international license transferring jive)

Awesome. Well, I hope you really enjoy it. It's all recent enough for me to have fond memories of it all. :-)

[magicmonkey]

Congratz on finally bought a bike. Just make sure you practice your take off from stationary ...

eurgh! I live on a very steep hill so I'm going to have to get used to hill starts pretty quickly, there's something I'm not looking forward to!

[YellowDog]

Many congrats to you Mr Monkey (or can I call you Magic?).

I am sure you will be like a kid with a new toy.

You seem to have the right attitude. JUst spend some time getting to feel the force and get the hand of the bike's handling chacteristics.

You'll be fine, but do remember: Back Brake only when at slow speeds. You have great slow speed control with the back brake whereas the front brake will stop you dead and can often caused newbees to hit the deck!

Oh, and slow down before the turn. Braking whilst in a bend that you have taken too fast will not have a good outcome.

Good luck.