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[Chilli Red]

Well, my oldest, Jamie, is 16 in a couple of weeks time and this is joining our garage line up. Scarey times!




CBT Booked for the 4th February (Hence can't make the first meet of the year ) Provisional licence arrived today, one happy kid!!

[Paul_S]

I'm so glad I'm not a mum

Go Jamie

[djtimodj]

Nice! He will be "well cool" riding that at 16! Much better than a moped!

[paul_k]

That looks like the ultimate moped I had a 75 Yamaha FS1E - 45mph down a hill...

[Badger]

That looks pretty cool

You had joys at looking for insurance? My brother is 16 in Feb and he wants a crosser style bike but insurance is going to rob him £600!

[Steves370z]

Similar to a bike I had at 16 ..... All I remember is those tyres and wet roads and white lines etc. are not good together !!

[Chilli Red]

Insurance wanted £990 third party fire and theft!!!! The lady at Carole Nash was brilliant though, she suggested I take third party only and tell him in no uncertain terms that if he doesn't bolt it to the floor and wrap at least three chains round it and a lamp post and use the disc lock too every time he leaves it, that life wouldn't be worth living. that made it come down to £460 plus £50 for personal injury and no excess.

Not looking forward to him actually going out on it wet roads, omg!

[WoREoD]

Go Jamie!

[Kev T]

Sarah, when my son was 16 he persuaded us to buy him a scooter and although i have ridden bikes myself continuously for 30 years i was still deeply unhappy at the prospect of him sharing the roads with other car users who mostly seem to be deaf, dumb and blind ( personal experience, but no one on here i am sure ), but he survived a few scrapes and is 26 now, but you will have a few sleepless nights i'm sure.

[Chilli Red]

I said no,no, no, no way, never, you will drive a car but not a bike, never, no, no, no, and then eventually I realised he needs to learn to be sensible like we all have and I let go and said OK, but full leathers, proper boots, gloves, trousers, jacket. Full bike gear and the first day I catch you without it on is the last. He is sensible and therefore, I had to say yes. I am now have many sleepless nights ahead, you are quite right

[MartinW]

Bacardi and Coke needed

[Chilli Red]

A double or three

[Greg Warnes]

Far better than a moped, Jamie is a lucky young man

[BulletMagnet]

Get him a set of wheels with road tires on too, then it won't be so harsh on his bum when riding on tarmac

[G5 VAR]

Awesome first bike. My lads 14 in April and already said he wants a bike at 16. Like you I really want to say no, but how can I when I have two bikes and his mum has one too, he already has a pit bike so should be ready for it

Spot on with the rules around having all the right kit on, I just don't get it when I see people on bikes in trainers, joggers and all that, must be mad

Good luck Jamie

[Kev T]

Not to mention flip flops and shorts in the summer !!

[Chilli Red]

Brain dead! Must say a bloke in full leathers.

[PaulW]

Cool, can I have a go

[Chilli Red]

I'm sure he'd let you.

[Badger]

Chilli Red, on 13 January 2012 - 06:13 AM, said:

Insurance wanted £990 third party fire and theft!!!! The lady at Carole Nash was brilliant though, she suggested I take third party only and tell him in no uncertain terms that if he doesn't bolt it to the floor and wrap at least three chains round it and a lamp post and use the disc lock too every time he leaves it, that life wouldn't be worth living. that made it come down to £460 plus £50 for personal injury and no excess...

Ouch!

I'll have to try and get my quote down further or he'll have to live with a scooter until he learns not to drop or crash it all the time!