Hello all

First topic message reminder :

Hi there, I'm matt and very new to riding, currently pottering about on a CG125 on helL plates while training up for my DAS.

When I took the Honda for it's MOT I had a look round the bikes they had for sale and kept wandering back to the same machine, a nice looking yellow and silver machine with a cool sounding name and a riding position that just felt right for me, a Thundercat, so I thought I had better sign up here and find out more about them

Gonna have to hurry up and get my mod 2 done so i can have a couple of test rides.

well done, all the best for the next round!

Hi Matt

Congratulations.
Best of luck for part 2.
Just keep practising and you'll be fine.

Cheers
Rosco

Congratulations, and fingers crossed for the next part!!

Hey, well done on passing.

I can still remember the nerves when I took the test, but practice and belief in yourself will get you through.

Forget the nerves. Enjoy the moment when you pass Mod 2

Chris

I can add some insight to the Cat as a beginner bike. Thanks to my license from overseas, I was able to get a full motorcycle license without ever touching a bike. So when I decided I wanted to ride in the UK, I found a local guy that usually does CBT training to give me a day of "clutch and gear tuition". After that, I went out and bought a GPZ 500. It was a great bike, but didn't fit my 6ft2 frame very well, and I got tired of not being able to pass traffic easily. I held onto it for about 6 months before I felt that I'd outgrown it. After that I picked up my Cat, and it's been a great and mostly easy bike to ride. All of the comments about "not outgrowing it for a while" are true. Though I would caution that there's been a few moments on the Cat that were more difficult to recover from than I think they would've been on the 500. (though a good part of this was due to improper tire pressures that'd cause the back end to squirm around a lot under hard braking)