My PDA just popped up a reminder than one year ago tomorrow I will have passed my CBT. I had never sat on anything on two wheels with a motor before. It is also the same date as my first UKRM anniversary. Notable dates: 24th January - Sell car as it was utter shit. 29th January - Pass CBT 29th January - First post to UKRM: <[URL]http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/msg/3c2fc680cf4446de?hl=en>[/URL] 4th February - Half day 125 training 8th February - Half day 125 training 14th - 16th February - A2 riding course 18th February - A2 riding course & test - FAIL 18th February - Bought 33bhp restricted ER-5 anyway 8th March - A2 riding course and test - PASS 9th - 10th April - BoSM 15th April - Threw ER-5 down A20 on return journey from work. Ambulance, spinal board and blue light job. <sigh> 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th April, 3rd, 6th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 23rd, 27th May - visits to hospital, doctor, skin specialist and plastic surgeon to have arm beaten back into shape. 29th - 31st July - Welsh Bimble with Wessie 17th - 18th September - EoSM 20th September - Half day course and full Class-A DSA motorcycle test - PASS Those are the highlights of my past year. Thanks to everyone that has contributed to it, given me advice and thrown spanners at my bike far beyond the call of all reasonable duty. You're a good bunch.