Apologies for the title, but I couldn't resist.

What's the best way to get going as quick as possible, so as to not annoy the driver behind.

I've been setting off very gently, but it'd be nice to know how to take off quickly, but in a controlled way.

I'm looking for info like how high to have the revs, wether to put my weight forwards to prevent wheelies, or back to give the rear more grip.

I'm not wanting screech my tyres and stuff, just get as clear from the traffic at the lights as possible.

- Anthony

In my experiance a decent 125cc bike will give a porche Boxter a run for its money everytime..
So...With your wheight in the middle of the bike..possibly leant forward slightly

Whilst at a standstill Select first,

Get the Rev's to that point when it begings to make its best power. (dunno wot the CG's are like for Revs but experiment..Don't red-line it though!)

Left foot surpporting the bike, right foot covering the rear brake,

let the clutch out quickly but smoothly ,

Let the revs get up, and change into 2nd later than you would for everyday riding,

then wind the throttle on and go up through the gears as normal. By the time your in 3rd mr boy racer should be long gone.
Find a quiet industrial estate or similar and practice , practice , practice.

If the front wheel lifts and the bike starts to wheelie(unlikely, so dont worrie to much ) ,simply back off the throttle, If it gets silly high..Jump on the REAR brake and keep your wheight central.
If it wheelspins (more likely) just back off the throttle until it stops and reapply it , or back off and change up a gear.

Hope that helps. Ride safe and make sure your rear tyre is'nt on a white line when ya pull away

current CGs have this power / torque:

Max. Power Output 11 bhp at 9,000 rpm
Max. Torque 9.8Nm at 7,000 rpm

if that's accurate for my bike I want to be at 6-7K? or am I thinking wrong?

- Anthony

yeah bout that, probly get a away with a bit lower tbh.. Try it out

Oh, how dissapointed I am!!
That title Anthony,
I thought for a minute i was in for some interesting reading!

Ah well, back to the drawing board I go........

Wrong forum I think MadKaz

Get a thousand cc vee twin, slip the clutch like crazy in second at eight thousand revs, then as soon as it bites hit full throttle. They will get twenty yards ahead of you then suffer the indignity of you scorching past all the way to 90 in second.

Alternatively, on a cg 125, build the revs to a mid point on the rev counter and then wlet the clutch lever out smooothly whilst opening the throttle to maximum. Change gear at ten mph then again at fifteen mph then agian at twenty mph. You get the idea.

My advice would be go for the das training if you can ( age etc) and get a bigger bike. Use the smaller bike to learn the game, filtering, city riding, commuting etc. Walk before you can run.

at MadKaz

im still getting used to my bike properly, but find the traffic light grand prix starts get faster the more you do of them, my particular favourite is not to even put it in gear until said plank in car has screamed off and then go and get him

Chunky...
If you got a ZXR750J1 raceing cars is a litlle boring..

Its not really a challenge to be honest. Still funny though

I was very pleased at beating an Audi TT off the light a while back, he didn't like it but tough!

I couldn't tell you how I did it tho, sorry!

Just give it a handful more revs than normal and be sure to slip the clutch a bit more.
This will give you a nice fast, but still smooth set off.

Obviously how much gas you give it varies form bike to bike - a handful on my R6 would have me on my arris !! On a 125 you should be fine.

course if you build the revs up nice n high then let go of the clutch a bit sudden like you'll probably flip straight onto the guys bonnet that'll give him a shock i'll bet, if nothing else

I did that when warming up my engine.... smashed my number plate...

When I'm out on my 1100 I get the odd car driver who thinks he can smoke me. LOL

I let em think their doing it for 1/4 mile then blow past em, then just as I pass their window, slip the clutch and hit the throttle.... wham bam thank you ma'm.

When revving before a start, don't hold the revs for too long or you might irritate some drivers into thinking your looking for a sprint race across the junction etc.. so you only need to hit the mid revs as the amber comes on, then work the clutch the millisecond the green comes on.

If you aint noticed yet, getting used to the sequence of lights at all the popular junctions you use is a very good idea.

Learn which lanes go in what order, then watch the lights for the last lane before your turn,,, wait for it to hit amber then red and then start the revs... a second later you'll be ready to go when your lights change to red/amber - green.