I had a Tiger cub sports (200cc) and a James Captain (200cc Villiers 2T)
they were my only learner legal brit bikes, oh I am english btw. I also had 2 original Bonnie's.... to be striaght no they aint as reliable, will blow up if thrashed. If you want a brit 250, the Estrella is a bloody good 'copy' or by a GN250 and dress it up to suit. Both of them will give comparable performance if not slightly better than the old C15's etc. Starfire etc 250's were quicker but more 'fragile'.
I read a lot of good things on the bandit, hornet, jade (early version of the hornet??) but they are 4 pots and servicing IS going to be expensive, which you need to consider when buying and who from.. students etc generally dont have the dosh! and if you can afford the maintenance costs yourself. Twins are a tad slower but cheaper to service and often easier to work on yourself.
You'll find the basic needs to be done correctly, so many trainers simply do a 1 day course with test to get you through....
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