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Thank you, yes my other half had a few choice sweary words fitting it, not easy at all is it?....yeah I'm feeling way more confident now, can only get better, St Abbs Head is beautiful, hope all is well & thanks again for commenting 😀

For me it definitely works better 👍

The screen is down to personal taste I suppose, yes it's amazing scenery, Moto Tripper UK does the editing for me, I'm a novice in that department lol, he uses Final Cut Pro along with some other software that I'm unaware of 🤔

Awe that's amazing, good luck on your journeys, maybe even see each other on the road, take care & have fun 👍

The road

Hi, thanks for your comment, the rider is my other half, he was scrubbing the tyres in for me, I have just recently done my CBT, had my first ride out with him last weekend, it really is an amazing little bike, so much fun, the breaking in has now been done and close to it's first service, I know what you mean by people coming over to talk about the bike, it gets a lot of attention 😊

Oh no we can still wave 🤣😂, just easier to nod 😉

@@nikkischeekymonkey yea but over here we are spoiled because our clutch hand faces oncoming traffic 😂

@@ghettosled1976 😂🤣😂

@ghettosled1976 have been over in the States back in 2019, we were in Portland, Maine visiting a friend, Mark, my other half was riding a Harley that was loaned to him by Kirk our friend we were visiting, was strange not wearing a helmet lol, it's law here in the UK to wear one, we had a fantastic time.

@@nikkischeekymonkey some states it’s the law and others a helmet is optional. It’s not required where I am but most, aside from the Harley boys, choose to keep their face on their head and wear a helmet lol.

You can never go wrong with having a monkey 🐒, watch Sam Vincent and you'll see what abuse these little bikes can take, amazing.

5speed has ABS front brakes

@@conniewaite1371I’m not an ABS fan. So maybe I’ll look for an older 4spd.

Yeh I got the Gear lever from there, recommended by Sam Vincent, I'll be looking at more stuff for the bike, it gets addictive lol

Thank you so much!!, just need the weather to get better to get out for a proper ride with Mark now, so looking forward to it, thanks for your comment and encouragement 👍

@@nikkischeekymonkey Yep role on the summer. Now you can go out for proper rides, you will be amazed how quickly changing gears and doing all things you are thinking about now becomes sub conscious, and will help you relax when riding. Also don't worry if you have good days and then not so good days, it is normal. Be very proud of yourself.

Video uploading now, will be ready in around an hour or so 😉

@@nikkischeekymonkey Cool! Look forward to it 🙂

Tested it today, all good, going out tomorrow for some practice, thank you for following & keeping up with how things are, really appreciate the support 👍🏻

Thanks Simon hopefully 😊

Thanks, hopefully changing these will make a big difference! fingers crossed and thank you for your support 😁

Thank you but unfortunately I made a bad mistake yesterday and never got my CBT certificate, need to go back for the on road part on the 1st April, soldier on as they say, thanks for your support and comments 👍

@@nikkischeekymonkey don’t worry and keep trying, I road a bike for a year on a CBT license, but I still took 3 attempts to pass the full license. It will happen if want it to and don’t give in. At the moment you are thinking about riding and using the controls which don’t leave much time to think about what’s happening around you. Eventually like driving a car, if you keep at it, you will stop thinking about pulling in the clutch, changing gear using the break, indicating you will just do it subconsciously and then everything will slow down and not feel rushed and you will be able to concentrate on what is happening around you. Good luck next week 👍

@ozzyprogdomino8815 thank you, it's a lot to take in and remember. Hopefully, once I get my new clutch and brake lever fitted I'll be able to get better control, my hand is having to be stretched out fully before I feel the biting point, which is causing me to stall at junctions etc. Onwards and upwards for April! Thanks again

@@nikkischeekymonkey definitely get the the biting point adjusted, I had to on the monkey bike for the exact same reason, most bike are set up for male ginormous hands and it definitely makes it harder to control for people with small hands. But it is adjustable so it’s good news.

Thank you so much for the words of wisdom, really appreciated, this is my first rodeo on a motorcycle, the nerves kick in soon as I sit on the bike but I do feel better after a few mins, Mark aka Moto Tripper UK is doing a fantastic job with me, hopefully I'll be on the road after this Saturday,. We did another session on Wednesday going through cones, I was surprised that I did that practicaly without any mistakes. the video will be up later today on that. Another session with Mark today to tighten things up, he says it's all looking good for Saturday, I've also decided to take my own bike since I'm comfortable on him now. Great to hear your back on them after all that time away from riding, it's great to ride isn't it....all that freedom in the fresh air, thanks for your comment and encouragement, take care 👍🙏

Thanks for doing that, really appreciated, she is so nervous at the moment about doing her CBT & needs all the support she can get, I'm under strict instructions not to disclose the date, it is early March so keep an eye open for updates, cheers again buddy 👍

@@mototripperuk You have aleady probably done this. but if you have a private road or car park. Go through the controls and let her get a feel of the clutch biting point. If you are going to be using the Monkey for the CBT lesson. Get her to keep siiting on the bike and lifting it off the side stand to get comfoatable with doing that and also get the feel of the weight of the bike. Not that it is a heavy bike, but feeling confdent doing that to start with will be a great help. I think the Monkey bike is the best first bike, because of it's weight and size. Some of the other 125's can feel quite big and quite heavy. Good luck!

@ozzyprogdomino8815 she's had a go on it, she doesn't want to use the Monkey for her CBT in case she has a mishap, she nearly had one here, we are on a private road, she will get better, but for now she wants to use one of their bikes, they have a lowered ybf.

@@mototripperuk Great! Just keep re-assuring her. Because everyone makes mistakes in the begining. There has been a couple of ladies on youtube (Faye from "tins on tours") did her CBT a few years ago. I thinks it helps when you see others don't find it easy as well, but they keep going and trying and eventually become very confident and great riders. The only way to do that is to ride, there is no magic trick.

@@ozzyprogdomino8815 Yeh I watched Faye going through it, Sean is his name if I remember right.