I Want A Motorcycle...

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alright guys, newbie here on the bike talks....

Whats a good newbie bike?

Should I start off with a scooter first, till I get the feel of riding or go straight for a motorcycle?

Please clue me in... I want to know stuff. I want to feel that openness when your out on the road. Something about riding is awesome... can't describe it but lately has been a trigger for me to try for.
 
the answer is...... I don't know. Nobody can answer your question. Everybody is different so it's basically impossible to tell you what's good for you. It's just something you'll have to figure it out for yourself. You'll have to rent a scooter or borrow someone's scooter to see if it's right for you or not. If you feel you can handle more, then a motorcycle (either 250cc or 650cc).

have you taken MSF class?
 
Tough question. What kind of riding to you see yourself growing into one day?

Small enough so that it doesn't get you into too much trouble.

Do you have any relatives who ride? Talk to them and find out where they started.
 
I say go for a bike first as it has little in common with riding a scooter

Edit - What sort of riding are you looking at doing?
 
if you keen to actually learn ride a motorcycle, that is if you had experience and working knowledge of how to drive a MANUAL (stick shift) cars, then get a 100-125 cc four stroke road motorcycle with 6 speeds, they are cheap to run and really teaches you how to ride, brakes are not fantastic and neither the power but you'd learn to respect the motorcycle, yourself and probably not the other road users, *wankers drivers, taxi driver,s old lady drivers, truck drivers, postal vans drivers(they the worst)...
but yeah when you actually understand how to accelerate adn downshift with blipping the throttle at rapid pace, (braking hard) and actually have ability to know how to down shit quickly without locking the brakes, and doing this often it builds up your confidence (and you better read the roads well too, oil spills, slicks, gravel, pots, uneven surfaces, paint on the road (they are bloody slippery in the wet(...experience is BIG on motorcycle riding...
then you may want to ease down on the gear-changing, and move up to bigger power, with more lazy gear shifting with more throttle power/impact that gives speed/and/or acceleration at will,...but you need to understand all this is with actual CONTROL (of yourself (speed greed, and willingness to brake) with this knowing the limits and how you juggle all the wick-on-throttle-when-to-brake-WHILE- reading-roads-AND-reading-traffic-and road signs then you'd know where to back off on from 250cc, 600cc or 1000cc..best for most is 250cc-400cc, but bigger slower revving can suit slower riders too...
so its all there just you got to start small, gain experience, try mix with those who actually ride motorcycle for sake of loving bikes, not images...
then you might be in the right crowd for the awesome experiences...

Good luck
once again, try go for geared bikes at least 100cc and no more that a slower single cylindar 250cc (4 cylinder are too hard to ride and it demands more pyche/understanding too stressy) want a 185-250 single cyling
maybe a 100-125cc to start with due to its less intimidating wieght, and the brakes will teach you to NOT be cocky...thus riding more sensibility for that all-important road survival

GOOD luck
oh if you get scooter, you'd get lazy, and soon forget real ideas of motorcycle unless you actually want to ride scooters...thats your choice...
 
Haven't taken the MSF yet, waiting to pay off my hearing aid before getting either a bike or a scooter. The local JC teaches you to ride on a Honda Rebel and a Nighthawk.

Still not sure which I'd want ( scooter or bike, but eventually bike). For now I see myself just going to and from work, going around town sometimes just to get out. Eventually I'd like to try and do a few road trips.

Heres the weird thing, I don't even drive a car.... thats actually by choice though. Cars scare me yet motorcycles doesn't.... does anyone else find that weird?
 
Good luck!!! :D


I am too busy and no time for taking bike tutorial. :(
 
ladysolitary85 said:
Haven't taken the MSF yet, waiting to pay off my hearing aid before getting either a bike or a scooter. The local JC teaches you to ride on a Honda Rebel and a Nighthawk.

Still not sure which I'd want ( scooter or bike, but eventually bike). For now I see myself just going to and from work, going around town sometimes just to get out. Eventually I'd like to try and do a few road trips.

Heres the weird thing, I don't even drive a car.... thats actually by choice though. Cars scare me yet motorcycles doesn't.... does anyone else find that weird?
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since you don't drive car.... that's gonna be a bit of problem cuz you'll need to drive to MSF class unless you have somebody to drop you off at early morning for 3 days.

but you do have driver license, right?
 
My first bike was dirt. 10 years later got a scooter due to being poor and needing transportation. pretty stupid decision as I got the cheap ones that only go up to 40mph. and you cant go on highways with it and you really cant go out to countryside roads without getting on highways in some places. If you got a scooter that can do 60 mph, but you pay an arm and leg for it where you can get a regular motorbike in 100-400 range for same money but give you the freedom you want. I have driven 500 and 1000 and i find anything from upper mids 600 and 900 s good fit for me. it all boils down to what really fits you after you ride a bit.

I would not spend money on a bike until you took the bike class since they provide bikes for you to learn on as you stated. This will give you a starting point on what you really want. as they say, you never go smaller or never will go back to smaller.
 
Good point about the speed limitations of a scooter. If the rider lives and rides in downtown or beach areas only that have low speed limits, a scooter might be enough. Any place that requires highway travel is not for most scooters or mopeds.
 
radioman said:
My first bike was dirt. 10 years later got a scooter due to being poor and needing transportation. pretty stupid decision as I got the cheap ones that only go up to 40mph. and you cant go on highways with it and you really cant go out to countryside roads without getting on highways in some places. If you got a scooter that can do 60 mph, but you pay an arm and leg for it where you can get a regular motorbike in 100-400 range for same money but give you the freedom you want. I have driven 500 and 1000 and i find anything from upper mids 600 and 900 s good fit for me. it all boils down to what really fits you after you ride a bit.

I would not spend money on a bike until you took the bike class since they provide bikes for you to learn on as you stated. This will give you a starting point on what you really want. as they say, you never go smaller or never will go back to smaller.
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just to be more specific

on the average -
scooter with 50cc goes up to around 45 mph (not legally allowed on highway)
scooter with 150cc goes up to around 60 mph (not advisable for highway)
scooter with 300cc goes up to around 80 mph
mopeds = depending on each state law but it's legal on limited basis everywhere. I think this is not quite a good idea to get due to complicated legal matter
 
Jiro said:
since you don't drive car.... that's gonna be a bit of problem cuz you'll need to drive to MSF class unless you have somebody to drop you off at early morning for 3 days.

but you do have driver license, right?
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No I don't.... I've had my permit before but failed to take the driven test. I don't know why but I feel intimidated driving a car.
 
ladysolitary85 said:
No I don't.... I've had my permit before but failed to take the driven test. I don't know why but I feel intimidated driving a car.
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ah... you'll need to have a driver license first before you take motorcycle test.
 
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