Motorcycle Beginner Tips?

quick.spyder · 03-12-2008, 10:09 PM

I've been interested in getting a bike and I finally asked my parents and they gave me the okay. I'm going to take the beginner's safety course so I can learn a little and go ahead and get the driving test out of the way.
I plan on getting either a Traditional or a Dual-Purpose bike, something light.
But anyway, I know what I'm getting myself into and I was wondering if anybody has any tips or advice for a motorcycle newbie.

freedom · 03-12-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by quick.spyder

II'm going to take the beginner's safety course.

you already did the right thing.

OH!, don't brake hard and try to turn at the same time

sheered the foot peg right off!

Heebs · 03-12-2008, 10:19 PM

Lucky! My mom worked in the ER as a nurse, saw a lot of road pizza, that meant no moto for me.

Moosepatrol · 03-12-2008, 10:20 PM

Are you going crotch rocket, touring or dual purpose? Between those three is quite a difference. Best thing you could get yourself is a BRAND name helmet and leathers.

Jesterbuilt · 03-12-2008, 10:25 PM

A traditional bike will be the easyest to ride. Especially as a beginner. Dual sports are a little taller but are nice if you have to, or want to go off road.
Get something light, easy to maneuver, and that if it hits the ground you won't be overly upset. After a year on it, then trade up to something more.
On that note, I have a sweet drag harley that I want to sell.

Riverraider90 · 03-12-2008, 10:27 PM

Buy something you're not afraid to lay down. And watch out for mini-vans; they are the most dangerous vehicle on the road!

Seriously though, buy and wear a good helmet!

hank_k · 03-12-2008, 10:30 PM

To those who do ride, I know a guy who's looking to get into riding. He's thinking something along the lines of a suzuki sv650s; a 650cc sportbike. My first reaction was "oh hey, he's a dead man" .. am I out of line, or he is on a fast track to the other side ?

.. it's worth noting that the extent of his knowledge thus far on motorcycles is a wikipedia article outlining how they are not as dangerous as the statistics say they are.

quick.spyder · 03-12-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by freedom

OH!, don't brake hard and try to turn at the same time

sheered the foot peg right off!

Ew, yea, I'm actually seeing myself messing up while turning.

But I think I am pretty lucky to be able to get one considering my mom is a nurse too.

Anyway, I'm leaning more towards an older/smaller framed cruiser or a dual-purpose. Either way, I have a feeling it may hit the ground a couple of times so I'm definitely buying a used bike.

About the helmets, I willing to buy up to a $100 helmet. Any suggestions? Should I invest more?

Jesterbuilt · 03-12-2008, 10:35 PM

Yeahhhh, don't believe everything that you read on Wikipedia.... An SV650 isn't something that I would consider as a crazy man's bike. However I still think that if you are new to riding, take the safety class.
Now someone who is starting out and buys an R-1 or a Ducatti, etc. I would say they are worthy of road pizza!

Jesterbuilt · 03-12-2008, 10:37 PM

Invest more! Spend a couple hundred bucks if necessary. (I'm hiding my brain bucket as we speak.)

03-12-2008, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
quick.spyder Active Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 272	Motorcycle Beginner Tips? I've been interested in getting a bike and I finally asked my parents and they gave me the okay. I'm going to take the beginner's safety course so I can learn a little and go ahead and get the driving test out of the way. I plan on getting either a Traditional or a Dual-Purpose bike, something light. But anyway, I know what I'm getting myself into and I was wondering if anybody has any tips or advice for a motorcycle newbie.

03-12-2008, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Heebs MCB Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,678	Lucky! My mom worked in the ER as a nurse, saw a lot of road pizza, that meant no moto for me. __________________ Heebs Feedback

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Jesterbuilt WGP whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Everett, WA. Posts: 879	A traditional bike will be the easyest to ride. Especially as a beginner. Dual sports are a little taller but are nice if you have to, or want to go off road. Get something light, easy to maneuver, and that if it hits the ground you won't be overly upset. After a year on it, then trade up to something more. On that note, I have a sweet drag harley that I want to sell. __________________ Boy, the next words out of your mouth better be some brilliant Mark Twain S**t. Cuz it's definately gettin chisled on your tombstone. Had it been a blind body and not blue I would of jumped on it like an eithiopian on a steak dinner. http://www.myspace.com/baconfiend http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...ht=jesterbuilt

03-12-2008, 10:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Riverraider90 Active Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MO, soon to be MT Posts: 228	Buy something you're not afraid to lay down. And watch out for mini-vans; they are the most dangerous vehicle on the road! Seriously though, buy and wear a good helmet! __________________ When the government fears the people, it is liberty. When the people fear the government, it is tyranny. Thomas Payne

03-12-2008, 10:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jesterbuilt WGP whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Everett, WA. Posts: 879	Yeahhhh, don't believe everything that you read on Wikipedia.... An SV650 isn't something that I would consider as a crazy man's bike. However I still think that if you are new to riding, take the safety class. Now someone who is starting out and buys an R-1 or a Ducatti, etc. I would say they are worthy of road pizza! __________________ Boy, the next words out of your mouth better be some brilliant Mark Twain S**t. Cuz it's definately gettin chisled on your tombstone. Had it been a blind body and not blue I would of jumped on it like an eithiopian on a steak dinner. http://www.myspace.com/baconfiend http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...ht=jesterbuilt

03-12-2008, 10:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
hank_k For gits and shiggles Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: St. John's, NL Posts: 470	To those who do ride, I know a guy who's looking to get into riding. He's thinking something along the lines of a suzuki sv650s; a 650cc sportbike. My first reaction was "oh hey, he's a dead man" .. am I out of line, or he is on a fast track to the other side ? .. it's worth noting that the extent of his knowledge thus far on motorcycles is a wikipedia article outlining how they are not as dangerous as the statistics say they are.

03-12-2008, 10:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jesterbuilt WGP whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Everett, WA. Posts: 879	Invest more! Spend a couple hundred bucks if necessary. (I'm hiding my brain bucket as we speak.) __________________ Boy, the next words out of your mouth better be some brilliant Mark Twain S**t. Cuz it's definately gettin chisled on your tombstone. Had it been a blind body and not blue I would of jumped on it like an eithiopian on a steak dinner. http://www.myspace.com/baconfiend http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...ht=jesterbuilt