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Hey all,My name is Stu im a mechanic/MOT tester from Cheshire,having a mid life crises,just turned 51 yrs old and decided to do my bike test,just aquired a 98 Thundercat in need of Repair for when i pass my test,currently running a smaller(engine size not bike size) yzfr125 so decided to stay Yamaha,needs a few bits so have to decide standard or modded,read a lot of reviews and youtube reviews seem to be a nice little bike. Cheers Stu

Hello Stu,

Welcome & well met young sir

Hope you enjoy your time here on the forums. There's a gold mine of info for you to get lost in, but if you can't find what your looking for, please do ask . . . you'll get a friendly (if somewhat strange at times ) answer. At the least someone will likely provide a link to the relevant info you're after.

You're quite right. The Thundercat is indeed a very nice bike. If you ever feel the need for company on a ride, have a wee gander at the Something for the Weekend section You'll be more than welcome to join in and we'd be delighted to meet you.

Anyhoo, welcome again, good luck with the test, and perhaps see you out there sometime

Cheers
Tel

Welcome Stu - it'll be the best decision you ever made.

The Cat is certainly a great bike, it does loads of things well and is really reliable when looked after.  

Good luck with the test!

Cheers for the welcome Guys,should be picking bike up on sat morn ready for stripdown, gota get my girlfriends sons cbr125 done and out of workshop before I can start,as far as my test goes im fairly confident with the riding aspect its the stupid Hazard Perception ive been struggling with,ive been driving 30 odd yrs even had a HGV when I was in the TA yrs ago but still have to do theory test,im getting there but I need to sort it before May as my CBT runs out(for the second time )anyway of to practice my theory,will sort some pics over weekend Stu

Hi stu & welcome. I am an apprentice trained mercedes benz tech although its a long time ago now, im currently in bmw/mini world & dont often get my hands dirty at work although i did repair a customers wiper motor today.

I get my mechanical fix on bikes at the weekends mainly.

You will love the cat its an excellent do all bike, ive had mine 15 years without a single issue & intend keeping it forever even though i have just bought myself another.

Paul