Essential Any motorcycle riders here? (Official Motorcycle Thread)

[alpo]

copping a motard. i want a duke bike

 

[Panther]

I plan on getting a bike next summer. Dude I used to work with who rides told me to start out with a 600, but copped a used one because your gonna drop that bytch

 

[ThumpDaddy]

Yep, no need messing up a brand new bike. Get a used 600 and learn what you need to learn. After about a year or 2 you may want to move up or you may be content. Whatever the case may be. A 600 will still be faster than anything you was used to before so be careful.

 

[HDiron]

I started off with a red/black Honda cbr600, that bike was beautiful and for being a 600 it was quick enough for me. I ended up selling that one and got a Suzuki gsxr750 (blue/white) about a year and a half later. Had it for a while and then it was stolen

Didn't ride for about 2 years and one day was just cruising the Harley website and came across a 2011 Harley Davidson Iron (flat black), 4 months later I bought it. Sports bikes are a lot of fun, I love them. But the comfort, look, and sound of a Harley in second to none.

As far as learning to ride, very easy. As long as you can use both hands & feet all simultaneously, you'll be fine.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Lot of terrible advice

Just trrble[/barkley]

Your first bike shouldn't be a fast sportsbike. That is like learning to drive in a Ferrari.

Take the MSF BRC. Its a beginners course that will teach you the basics on how to ride a motorcycle and let you see if you are really cut out for it (some people just aren't).

Budget for gear. Don't even look at bikes until you have a helmet, armored jacket, gloves and boots. I would get a summer jacket and just layer up when its colder.

For your first bike get a 250. If you like sport bikes get a Ninja 250 or a CBR250R. Theyre both like $4K new and literally perfect to learn on. Or if youre scared of dropping them get a used one, or a used Ninja 500 or GS500. Actually used is probably better cause then you can sell for what you pay. Ride the little 250 for a good 2 years before you upgrade. Do some track days. Practice emergency maneuvers. Learn how to ride.

People think riding a motorcycle is just buying an R1 and wheelieing out of the dealership. fukk that. shyt is life or death. But its fun as hell. I've been down twice already in 6 months of riding, both completely my fault. My bike is a little too much for me (Ninja 650). It def pays to do it right, because if you do it wrong and fukk up you might not get a second chance. But when you get it right, its worth it

 

[ThumpDaddy]

Lot of terrible advice

Just trrble[/barkley]

Your first bike shouldn't be a fast sportsbike. That is like learning to drive in a Ferrari.

Take the MSF BRC. Its a beginners course that will teach you the basics on how to ride a motorcycle and let you see if you are really cut out for it (some people just aren't).

Budget for gear. Don't even look at bikes until you have a helmet, armored jacket, gloves and boots. I would get a summer jacket and just layer up when its colder.

For your first bike get a 250. If you like sport bikes get a Ninja 250 or a CBR250R. Theyre both like $4K new and literally perfect to learn on. Or if youre scared of dropping them get a used one, or a used Ninja 500 or GS500. Actually used is probably better cause then you can sell for what you pay. Ride the little 250 for a good 2 years before you upgrade. Do some track days. Practice emergency maneuvers. Learn how to ride.

People think riding a motorcycle is just buying an R1 and wheelieing out of the dealership. fukk that. shyt is life or death. But its fun as hell. I've been down twice already in 6 months of riding, both completely my fault. My bike is a little too much for me (Ninja 650). It def pays to do it right, because if you do it wrong and fukk up you might not get a second chance. But when you get it right, its worth it

I agree with everything that you have said. It's just that usually, the typical new rider isn't going to want to do that. But yeah, everything you said is right.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I agree with everything that you have said. It's just that usually, the typical new rider isn't going to want to do that. But yeah, everything you said is right.

If people don't wanna do shyt the right way

Jumping on a supersport w/no riding experience is signing a death wish. Lot of dudes get in over their head for that. No shame in riding a 250, I wish I had started w/one

 

[Malta]

Lot of terrible advice

Just trrble[/barkley]

Your first bike shouldn't be a fast sportsbike. That is like learning to drive in a Ferrari.

Take the MSF BRC. Its a beginners course that will teach you the basics on how to ride a motorcycle and let you see if you are really cut out for it (some people just aren't).

Budget for gear. Don't even look at bikes until you have a helmet, armored jacket, gloves and boots. I would get a summer jacket and just layer up when its colder.

For your first bike get a 250. If you like sport bikes get a Ninja 250 or a CBR250R. Theyre both like $4K new and literally perfect to learn on. Or if youre scared of dropping them get a used one, or a used Ninja 500 or GS500. Actually used is probably better cause then you can sell for what you pay. Ride the little 250 for a good 2 years before you upgrade. Do some track days. Practice emergency maneuvers. Learn how to ride.

People think riding a motorcycle is just buying an R1 and wheelieing out of the dealership. fukk that. shyt is life or death. But its fun as hell. I've been down twice already in 6 months of riding, both completely my fault. My bike is a little too much for me (Ninja 650). It def pays to do it right, because if you do it wrong and fukk up you might not get a second chance. But when you get it right, its worth it

How did you drop yours, low speed maneuvers?


And don't you only ride in the City, I never dropped my bike, but I only rode on long rides upstate.

 

[HDiron]

If people don't wanna do shyt the right way

Jumping on a supersport w/no riding experience is signing a death wish. Lot of dudes get in over their head for that. No shame in riding a 250, I wish I had started w/one

I also think its about who you are as a person. I took the 3 day riding course and got a cbr600. I knew the power I was getting myself into, but I also know I'm a smart driver. The ONLY time I wished I had gotten a smaller bike was the one time I dropped it, damn it was heavy to pick back up

 

[TheNig]

I used to have an R1, it's easy to ride as long as you have an understanding of how clutches work. The balance at first is the big thing, it took me a few rides to get over that uneasy "Oh shyt it's gonna tip over" feeling. At some point you will probably drop your bike too, just a matter of when and how bad.

Watching out for people in cages is really the number 1 thing, there are millions of dumb muthafukkas on the road that can't drive and all these idiots on phones has made it even more dangerous to ride. I used to be more afraid of people in cars not seeing me than I was about my own skill.

the hardest part for me was tryna get the clutch down. i just didnt see how it related to driving a car with a clutch. and thats the 1st kinda car i learned how to drive. my balance was pretty good. a lot better than i expected on my first try.

 

[ThumpDaddy]

If people don't wanna do shyt the right way

Jumping on a supersport w/no riding experience is signing a death wish. Lot of dudes get in over their head for that. No shame in riding a 250, I wish I had started w/one

Well, it's what they want to do. I started with a 600, but the performance wasn't up to par with current 600's. And it was heavier than current 600's. To me, the experience was more humbling than anything. Never did anything crazy, and I made sure to have my bases covered as best I could.

 

[BAMA]

Thinkin bout coppin a R6 maybe next year to get started

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

How did you drop yours, low speed maneuvers?


And don't you only ride in the City, I never dropped my bike, but I only rode on long rides upstate.

I crashed on a group ride upstate. Having a smaller bike wouldn't have saved me

But that was a 1 in a million crash. Most of the time, its not being stupid w/the gas (which is easy to do on a supersport) that does it

 

[aRoMaN21]

i grew up around a 1969 triumph bonneville all my life. but i only rode it a few times when i was younger.
i used to have a mini honda 80's dirt bike that was supposed to be mine as an adult, but it got jacked in the 90's out of a storage unit.
those mini 80's dirt bikes are the best. has anyone ever owned or rode one?

Honda re-launched the Dax in 1986 with a few but significant technical improvements and designated it the AB23 instead of ST70. Now it had a 12V engine with camshaft ball bearings, a hydraulic front fork and a chrome rear fender, with a plastic mud flap The upswept muffler was painted black and the heat shield had round holes the same as the CT70. The turn signals were replaced by bigger, square, plastic units on flexible stalks, replacing the better-looking-but-damage-prone chrome ones found on the earlier bikes. This model was issued in 3 colors: candy ruby red. Candy sapphire blue and silver.

 

[Malta]

I crashed on a group ride upstate. Having a smaller bike wouldn't have saved me

But that was a 1 in a million crash. Most of the time, its not being stupid w/the gas (which is easy to do on a supersport) that does it

Ah, group ride.


I don't ride with anyone else, it's too easy to be pressured into going faster than you should. Plus, most of the dudes I know with bikes are reckless and are on borrowed time.