South West Bikers | Motorcycle Forum

Hello fellow Tauntonian

Spanners on cars id say im good - suspension, engine strips, gearbox rebuilds etc however bikes is a totally different world as i cant even do a chain on a pushbike ! Talking of spares where do you get bits from ? With car stuff theres dealers only, only OEM equilivants or the likes of parts allianc...

In all honesty I had to google all of them to see the difference between them all ! Ideally im after a sports / naked that i can pratically commute on - a rough search on the interent shows models like : ER6, CB500, Bandit 600, CBR600, MT03 / 07. Thats all based on the looks and style of the bike ra...

Yea im planning on having a good look around - so many bike shops and so little time :lol: Ideally I wnts as new as possible but then again dont we all and my budget certainly wont allow that I imagine ! As im just going to be using it for year round commuting and the odd meetup and blast at the wee...

Cheers for the welcomes

Im based in Taunton so have quite good access to all directions

Im mainly stuck at the moment with not knowing what I really want / need and even if I did then id have no idea how to go about checking over and buying !

Nice to find a bike forum with more of a local feeling :D As you can guess by the username im Paul :lol: Did my CBT just under two years ago so I could see what this two wheeled thing is all about then broke my hand a week or so later so did nothing for a year. Spent the last year riding a 2011 Hond...