need advice: any 2b bike that helps with 2a test later?

[noodle]

just obtained my 2b license today. wondering if getting one of those 200cc street bike will gain me more experience for 2a test 1 year later. or maybe I shall take something more difficult to handle like a sportsbike so I can feel easy when later riding those 400cc honda in driving centre. I think riding a scooter probably won't be the best choice to prepare for 2a, right?

 

another question: what kind/age of 2nd hand bike can I get nowadays with ~$3000 budget.

 

thanks a lot.

[thirtyoughtsix]

Hi noodle, I suggest you go with any 2B bike you can find for your budget. The CB400 is very heavy and different from a normal 2B, so you're not gonna get used to it unless you ride one yourself. Don't worry though, you can get lots of practice during your 2A lessons.

 

For 2B bikes under 3k, what kind do you like? Sportbike, cruiser, kup?

[noodle]

Hi noodle, I suggest you go with any 2B bike you can find for your budget. The CB400 is very heavy and different from a normal 2B, so you're not gonna get used to it unless you ride one yourself. Don't worry though, you can get lots of practice during your 2A lessons.

 

For 2B bikes under 3k, what kind do you like? Sportbike, cruiser, kup?

 

thanks for the advice. So I guess no matter what 2b bike I ride now, it'll be too different from the CB400 used in 2a lessons and tests to gain much practical experience.

 

I'm not too sure about the type of bikes actually, thinking about reliable and easy to handle and also comfortable to ride on, probably a street bike? Can you suggest some beginner bike that's reliable and popular, so the price and resell effort will not be too demanding?

 

Another question is, I saw from forum that seems bikes need more frequent service than cars? like 3-6months for bike vs 1 year for a car. what's the recommended time/mileage in between each service?

[qystan]

 

Another question is, I saw from forum that seems bikes need more frequent service than cars? like 3-6months for bike vs 1 year for a car. what's the recommended time/mileage in between each service?

 

A scooter cruise rpm is around 7-8k. Idle above 1,000 rpm.

 

A car idles around 600-650 rpm. Auto transmissions cruise at below 2000rpm.

 

A 4 cylinder engine's moving parts are better balanced vs 1 cylinder.

 

Bike oils pretty much work much much harder.

[noodle]

A scooter cruise rpm is around 7-8k. Idle above 1,000 rpm.

 

A car idles around 600-650 rpm. Auto transmissions cruise at below 2000rpm.

 

A 4 cylinder engine's moving parts are better balanced vs 1 cylinder.

 

Bike oils pretty much work much much harder.

 

thanks. learned sth here.

 

so can you recommend some reliable 2b street bike models? say 3k budget for a hopefully not too old one.

[Sky99]

thanks. learned sth here.

 

so can you recommend some reliable 2b street bike models? say 3k budget for a hopefully not too old one.

 

I got a slightly less than 5year old FZ150i for 3.1k

[noodle]

I got a slightly less than 5year old FZ150i for 3.1k

can you provide more info on this bike?

 

date of COE registration?

mileage?

No. of owner?

accident history if any?

parts change history?

Any accessaries like box?

 

thanks. can contact me 94232301. Is it possible to ride it to my office in NUS for viewing during office hour?

 

your PM storage is full so I can only reply here instead of pm.

[Sky99]

can you provide more info on this bike?

 

date of COE registration?

mileage?

No. of owner?

accident history if any?

parts change history?

Any accessaries like box?

 

thanks. can contact me 94232301. Is it possible to ride it to my office in NUS for viewing during office hour?

 

your PM storage is full so I can only reply here instead of pm.

 

I think you are mistaken... I'm just sharing that i got my bike for 3k+

 

won't let go such a good bike yet... take a look at the garage sales for ur purchase

[Limiter]

Varadero 125cc. almost same size as cb400

[kzone]

just ride any 200cc 2b bike... then go to Ubi CDC for 2A. They using 250cc bike for 2A. not much diff to a 200cc street bike.

[haoKR]

even though the cb400 at bbdc (for 2a learners) is abit heavy then 2b, u will get use to it during/after the first lesson

[DRZ]

its all about practice... just ride any bike first bro.

[skytng]

i recommend CDC if u are concerned about weight of super4, the 250cc they using there for 2A is SO TINY, and it's single cylinder, get any naked bike, it should be almost same as the 250cc, on the other hand, i rmb learning on super4 for 2A, freaking heavy sia.... although now it looks tiny to me too

[luminicious]

But then at the same you would worry about taking your class 2. Last I heard. CDC is using XJ6 already.

[Shadow Dancer]

Btw anyone know what 2A 250cc bike are they using at CDC ?

I heard that SSDC no longer use CB400 for the 2A course ?

[sevennotrump]

using YBR250 at CDC

[whiteo83]

Bro, go manual. I did scooter for 1 year then went 2A, really struggled with the clutch. But weight was ok since my scooter weighed a ton. But cost me more practice sessions usually to get use to manual

 

 

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[bikerpotato]

get a 2b 2stroker sportsbike

[Lovestoryz]

Pulsar dtsi is pretty heavy

 

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[haoKR]

Ya, go for manual bikes.

 

wa, old tread. TS should have a cls 2 now. lol