Patrick A
I am only 15 and i plan on getting my permit in 6 months. i live in California and here once you get a regular driving permit you can get a M1 permit. Once you obtain your M1 permit you can practice riding my cousin is 26 and he rides and he will be my primary teacher. Once you feel comfortable you can take a driven test, but what i was wondering where do you go to do all this? Also recommendations of where to get my gear would be great!
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When I was a kid, there were a lot of small motorbikes. Most kids started on 90ccs or 125, or if you really wanted to push it, you got a 150. We all learned to ride on these machines before moving up to a 350, and maybe finally a 650. The Triumph Bonneville was the big hot bike everyone admired.
We didn't go on the freeway on these little bikes, we just rode them around the neighborhood. They had about the same range as a bicycle.
But today there aren't many small bikes. Kawasaki Ninja 250, Honda Rebel 250, Honda CBR 250. Maybe one or two more. I suppose those are small enough. You want to start out small. At your age you want to take your time learning to ride in residential neighborhoods and back roads.
It would be a good idea to take the MSF course. It's like $300, but it's money well spent (if you have it). They don't teach you to ride, you learn that on your own, by actually riding. What they teach you are some indispensable safety habits that will keep you alive while you are learning. Consider that half of all motorcycle accidents happen to riders with less than a year's riding experience. Not to scare you away but to show you how important safety is when you're just starting out.
Also the DMV waives your riding test if you took the MSF course (and passed it). I've seen the test (it's on YouTube) and I don't know if -I- could pass that test!
Besides the bike, you want to save room in the budget for a helmet, a jacket and gloves, as a minimum. The helmet is required by law, of course. You shouldn't buy one mail-order, you should go to a place where you can try them on. The gloves should be made for motorcycling, and have leather palms. (If you ever fall off a bike, you instinctively put your hands out in front of you. That's why you wear gloves.) And the jacket should be leather or some motorcycle-specific textile.
If you live in Northern California, the best place to look at these things is Road Rider in San Jose. Otherwise, look in Yelp or local.yahoo.com for 'motorcycle accessories'. A good on-line place is Newenough.com. They have good prices on discontinued models, last year's models, overstocks, etc., and they're good about taking it back if you try it on and don't like it. But that's no way to buy a helmet, because you're going to want to try on 30 or 40 or 50 of them.
If you can't ride a bicycle, you should start on one of those, at least to learn to balance and steer. Because if you fall off it's not such a big deal. You will have to learn how the clutch and shift work, it's something you develop a feel for. But riding a motorcycle isn't hard, you can learn it easy enough.
The thing is, if you drive a car for a couple of years, you are more confident because you at least know how traffic works and what to look out for. If the motorcycle is your first real vehicle, you want to learn slowly and very carefully. Avoid high-traffic situations. Don't do stupid stuff. Start on something small and light. Even a scooter might make a good first bike (my first bike was a 200cc scooter, and I loved it so much I found myself going on long rides on weekends.)
Good luck!
When I was a kid, there were a lot of small motorbikes. Most kids started on 90ccs or 125, or if you really wanted to push it, you got a 150. We all learned to ride on these machines before moving up to a 350, and maybe finally a 650. The Triumph Bonneville was the big hot bike everyone admired.
We didn't go on the freeway on these little bikes, we just rode them around the neighborhood. They had about the same range as a bicycle.
But today there aren't many small bikes. Kawasaki Ninja 250, Honda Rebel 250, Honda CBR 250. Maybe one or two more. I suppose those are small enough. You want to start out small. At your age you want to take your time learning to ride in residential neighborhoods and back roads.
It would be a good idea to take the MSF course. It's like $300, but it's money well spent (if you have it). They don't teach you to ride, you learn that on your own, by actually riding. What they teach you are some indispensable safety habits that will keep you alive while you are learning. Consider that half of all motorcycle accidents happen to riders with less than a year's riding experience. Not to scare you away but to show you how important safety is when you're just starting out.
Also the DMV waives your riding test if you took the MSF course (and passed it). I've seen the test (it's on YouTube) and I don't know if -I- could pass that test!
Besides the bike, you want to save room in the budget for a helmet, a jacket and gloves, as a minimum. The helmet is required by law, of course. You shouldn't buy one mail-order, you should go to a place where you can try them on. The gloves should be made for motorcycling, and have leather palms. (If you ever fall off a bike, you instinctively put your hands out in front of you. That's why you wear gloves.) And the jacket should be leather or some motorcycle-specific textile.
If you live in Northern California, the best place to look at these things is Road Rider in San Jose. Otherwise, look in Yelp or local.yahoo.com for 'motorcycle accessories'. A good on-line place is Newenough.com. They have good prices on discontinued models, last year's models, overstocks, etc., and they're good about taking it back if you try it on and don't like it. But that's no way to buy a helmet, because you're going to want to try on 30 or 40 or 50 of them.
If you can't ride a bicycle, you should start on one of those, at least to learn to balance and steer. Because if you fall off it's not such a big deal. You will have to learn how the clutch and shift work, it's something you develop a feel for. But riding a motorcycle isn't hard, you can learn it easy enough.
The thing is, if you drive a car for a couple of years, you are more confident because you at least know how traffic works and what to look out for. If the motorcycle is your first real vehicle, you want to learn slowly and very carefully. Avoid high-traffic situations. Don't do stupid stuff. Start on something small and light. Even a scooter might make a good first bike (my first bike was a 200cc scooter, and I loved it so much I found myself going on long rides on weekends.)
Good luck!
Motorcycle vs Bicycle Accidents?
chnkymonke
I'm already pretty certain motorcycle accidents are more fatal, due to the higher speed. However, which occurs more frequently?
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Why don't you ask emergency at hospital and ask a questions. They know more than I see myself.
alot of kids ride the bicycle with out hands on it. Something on the road and it jeporady turn the front wheel in either direction. get crashed. and the storm drainage where the metal cover have long groove. front tire can go into the metal cover. Got fliped.
there is many postive and negative between motorcycle and bicycle. i think both is same issues.
Why don't you ask emergency at hospital and ask a questions. They know more than I see myself.
alot of kids ride the bicycle with out hands on it. Something on the road and it jeporady turn the front wheel in either direction. get crashed. and the storm drainage where the metal cover have long groove. front tire can go into the metal cover. Got fliped.
there is many postive and negative between motorcycle and bicycle. i think both is same issues.
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