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I recommend good health insurance.
thinking about getting my license here soon and getting a bike. recommendations?
I recommend good health insurance.
And a good bike
What kind of use...
Commute to work...
Cruising on Sundays...
Short or long highway trips/touring...
Racing...
Gas saver...
Riding alone or with a girlfriend/boyfriend/wife...
figure those things first before buying....otherwise you buy a cruiser/harley type cause it looks cool...then discover on your first road trip that the seat sucks, your ass hurts, the ride is uncomfortable,etc...and end up parking it most of the year...
or
you get a japanese crotch rocket because all the magazines rate it highly and discover that your passengers are uncomfortable, the insurance is high, the sitting/riding position is awkward and uncomfortable,etc...and you end up parking it in the garage most of the year...
i'd prefer a sport bike
i would drive it to work a few times a week probably.
I've have friends in EMS jobs refer to them as donorcycles.
Yup
Motorcycle wrecks/traumas are some of the best calls we get
i want recommendations on bikes. not horror stories about dumbasses who dont know how to ing drive
And MC insurance!
it's not just about whether you can ride.
lol i was thinking getting one too after i take a motorcycle class and get my license. I'm thinking of going with a harley dyna super glide just to cruise and for work. I've never gotten in a wreck driving a vehicle and I consider myself a good driver. I don't know how that translates into motorcycles. The thing is, in SA and theres a lot of idiots behind the wheel.
its not about how you stand by your car, its how you race your car. you better learn that.
yeah, generally its the other morons on the road you have to worry about, like old people, and ing women drivers
There are so many variables that come into play when riding a motorcycle. It's definitely not the most safest mode of transportation. I personally gave it up after my friend was seriously injured in an accident, but I did rock an R6 for 6 months. If I were to get another one, I'd get a Norton Commando like the one Joshua Jackson rode in that movie One Week.
When it comes to riding bikes, its not about if you crash and burn but when. Won't always be your fault either especially in the state of jacked up trucks although it will be your fault for riding in the first place. And this is coming from a guy with riding in his blood.
You might want to check in on a real motorcycle forum where they have plenty of threads for newbies. You're also going to have to cough up some details like riding experience, mechanical experience, price range, and your body weight to find the best fit.
Tbh I'd just get a dirtbike and have fun going off roading. Still dangerous but I'd rather deal with those factors than those on the street especially for a new rider.
Stretch- It is kind of hard to make any recommendation since you posted no information…..How old are you? What kind of budget are we talking about? Do you have any riding experience…For the record, navigating a motorcycle in traffic is an acquired skill…Most riders rode dirt bikes years before the turned 16 so riding the bike was not the issue…The real skill is knowing how to stay out of harms way…
think ahead. burial or cremation?
We should post crash pics.
or anything from a blender.
Niiice...
I vote for pics and I have just the site
I would recommend a sport/touring bike because the ride and the seat and the gas mileage are superior to strict sport bikes and strict cruisers...
they are also more comfortable and this will translate to you riding more often and becoming a better rider since it usually comes down to experience--if you want to stay alive...
I also got rid of mine because my best friend got killed and all my other friends---who are still alive...walk funny, are missing chunks of legs, have scars, surgeries,etc...
I rode for many,many years and consider myself lucky to be alive...
The only thing that kept me alive was that EVERYTIME I rode...I would LITERALLY pretend that I was invisible...
This will keep you from assuming that the guy or gal in the car approaching you will drive logically and yield for you or stay out of your lane...
They literally (motorists in cars/trucks/big vehicles) will stare right at you...you think they are looking at you...you logically assume that they will drive logically---then they pull right in front of you or turn right in front of you....
It is psychological...I think it has something to do with the brain not really registering that they see you for a split second...then it may be too late...
Good luck.
It would be a HIPAA violation if I posted the wreck pics I have
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