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Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 8:44 am
by EmilyJEG
That's okay :) I just find it easier to keep in touch with people through Facebook.

Anyway, I shall make sure the 'Yorkshire' lot arrange something with you at some point in the future ;) So keep an eye on the Rides and Events sub-forum!

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 8:52 am
by tildarama1
EmilyJEG wrote:That's okay :) I just find it easier to keep in touch with people through Facebook.

Anyway, I shall make sure the 'Yorkshire' lot arrange something with you at some point in the future ;) So keep an eye on the Rides and Events sub-forum!
Will do! (And I was born in Sheffield so having a 'Yorkshire' meet up would be very fitting!)

THANKS :D

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:54 am
by tildarama1
Just got my key and owners manual. Saturday is drawing closer! :D

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 8:18 am
by you you
You're getting giddy :D

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:28 am
by Mel46
Your bike is white so I am guessing that it is a 125. We have a 2013 and our choices were red or black for the 150. Either bike is great. In fact, it is the same bike but the 150 has a bit more horsepower. The 150 has finally been freeway certified in the USA, and my wife and I take it on the road quite a lot. Both bikes handle nicely, so I think you will enjoy it. Good luck with your test.

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:57 pm
by EmilyJEG
Make sure you remember where you keep all the bits! I put my manual somewhere safe... and I haven't seen it since :lol:

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:39 pm
by you you
EmilyJEG wrote:Make sure you remember where you keep all the bits! I put my manual somewhere safe... and I haven't seen it since :lol:

Check yer handbag pet..

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:54 pm
by EmilyJEG
Ha. Ha.

My bag is reasonably small - I can fit in my wallet (I nicked it off Josh), keys, phone, A6 notepad for all my uni work (I take university very seriously) and my 3DSs. I'd have found it by now :P

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:15 pm
by gn2
Mel46 wrote:Your bike is white so I am guessing that it is a 125.
All UK PCXs are 125

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:36 pm
by you you
EmilyJEG wrote:Ha. Ha.

My bag is reasonably small - I can fit in my wallet (I nicked it off Josh), keys, phone, A6 notepad for all my uni work (I take university very seriously) and my 3DSs. I'd have found it by now :P
Must be awful being a gurl. We have pockets for that kind of stuff

Just simply level headed male thinking

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 6:48 am
by tildarama1
Haha.

I'm a 'gurl' as you put it, and I only use pockets, I have never used a handbag!

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:13 am
by you you
tildarama1 wrote:Haha.

I'm a 'gurl' as you put it, and I only use pockets, I have never used a handbag!
Wallet, phone, car keys, loose change. Maybe an unused doggy poo bag. What else would any want to carry around?

Maybe a pasty but that's for coat pockets. Which are a completely different thing.

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 12:45 pm
by EmilyJEG
I used to use other people's pockets, but it's much easier if I have access to my stuff when I need it. The only thing my pockets are for is tissues! Besides, my 3DS XL would never fit - and I don't much like the idea of sitting on my keys or whatever.

Josh usually has a backpack with him, so it could be worse :P

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 5:00 pm
by you you
EmilyJEG wrote:I used to use other people's pockets
You just like putting things in there :)

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 6:26 am
by tildarama1
Hi,

Thought you might like to know that I am home safe and sound with my bike.

Had a bit of an upset earlier in the day, because I got frustrated, as one of the instructors for the off-road was very pressurizing and quite sexist, I think he was a get them in and out of the door as fast as possible kind of trainer (not really helpful when learning to ride a motorcycle).The trainer for the on-road section was excellent, so I passed and got my certificate. I then rode home happy and safe :)

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 8:58 am
by Urbanian
Congrats!!!

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:06 pm
by EmilyJEG
Yay! Well done! :D

I was lucky when I did mine as the person was really pleasant - and there was Josh and I and a lady from Thailand (I think). She'd ridden in her home country so was more confident, but she'd not done it for a while so wasn't perfect and not smug like I'm sure some would've been! Sadly there are still a lot of people who are very sexist and unkind - it really winds me up (I'm not a feminist - I know someone who is and she scares me a little lol - but I think equality is important). Glad your whole day wasn't ruined anyway :)

Have fun riding! :D

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 4:21 pm
by Mel46
Quick question for you: what is the big "L" for on the front of the bike? We don't have that type of thing in America so I have no idea what it means. It obviously is not the license plate. I can see that on the back.

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 5:39 pm
by gn2
L (for learner) plates must be displayed front and rear by people who have not passed their driving test.
We don't have licence plates as such, we have registration plates (permanent) and a separate road tax licence disc (renewable annually)
Road tax for cars can cost more than fully comprehensive insurance.
When you see the state of our roads you wonder what the government spends the money on...

Re: Bringing her home on Saturday!

Posted: Mon May 27, 2013 1:54 am
by you you
gn2 wrote:L (for learner) plates must be displayed front and rear by people who have not passed their driving test.
We don't have licence plates as such, we have registration plates (permanent) and a separate road tax licence disc (renewable annually)
Road tax for cars can cost more than fully comprehensive insurance.
When you see the state of our roads you wonder what the government spends the money on...

£2m pa on the "Palace" of Westminster's four free bars?

Motorcycle road tax can cost more than cars too.

When a road isn't covered in potholes it is covered in reverse potholes. Great mounds of Tarmac called speed bumps