Last year i was riding a honda x8rs locally for casual use until the engine packed up around October (only had it a year after buying it from gumtree )

So not being able to afford a new bike or a decent 2nd hand bike i came to the agreement with work that i commute by bike instead of train which they would give me a loan of 1500 each year which i paid back monthly.

So same amount towards the bike which is a Honda PCX 125 (which i added £150 to as bike was £1650 as 2nd hand from Aye Gee in Welling Kent), which should save me lots next year if i stick to biking into London (i go from bexleyheath to waterloo)

So been riding in about 2 weeks now, well sort of i already had my first accident in old kent road last Thursday in rush hour, it was terribly windy and wet and i braked more on the front on a white line and went flying as the front wheel took off and i landed head first onto the road and then bashed my right side up and scuffed up my bike and visor. had mild concussion too as couldn't see out my right eye for a few minutes and had headaches. i think im ok now with just a sore shoulder and neck. Gutted i scuffed my bike down the side though. what also has shocked me is how nasty other road users can be, already some guys in a car i had no quarrels with shouted at me i look like a C**T on my bike and laughed it was only a 125cc.

So many idiots and nasty people about has really shocked me. When i had the accident a fellow biker helped me up and two guys in a van too one being a superbike racer. They called the ambulance too.

Anyway, im rabbiting on.

Hello all!

thanks

I think you are still i shock
welcome anyway

Welcome...
Look out for a black XMax250, rider with a dayglo yello lid
the OKR is chocca
Take it easy... and watch out for the bus lanes thru Lewisham, that you cant use legally, (and teh ones by Lambeth Tube / Joe's Scooters if you go up that far...and yellow box junctions especially the one by the Chinese! - They fine ya by post from CCTV

Sorry to hear of your spill, scooter riders are the best you'll find and usually stop to help, well i do! its Kama...

thanks for the greets, im more nervous now terryvanman

i thought i could use all bus lanes, i see other bikers going above 30mph past the gatso cameras too

im still scared to go between traffic too by lights, i stay behind cars

XMax250Paul look out for a bashed pcx, these were the pics i took after my accident. nice bike you have too=

Hello mate, and welcome! ...just take it easy, be persistent, but keep within your own limits, and soon your confidence will come flooding back.

Hello there!

Welcome aboard. sorry about your tumble but it's all too easy to do. Just keep at it but be cautious until you settle down, you've done the right thing buying a scoot as the riding bit is a doddle and you can focus 100% on the road ahead (and the side and behind etc etc).

You can never have enough training though, so look out for Bikesafe or Scootersafe days (Police 1-day training) and without bombardng yourself perhaps check some of the free online videos from qualified instructors, like this one.

http://www.qualityyorkshireriders.com/y ... -guide.php

Hello and Welcome to the

Nice looking scoot.......................................(apart from the war wounds)

Hi and welcome aboard.

thanks all. id love to go to one of the meetups if any in the south east, or near dartford kent