Getting my (First) Motorcycle Tomorrow....Advice Wanted

Get a helmet and learn to ride b4 you hit the road.



Mike

 

good advice

 

Don't run hit a cop car. If you do your dead either way so if you don't fall off ride away faster then a gay man from a back alley fight !!

 

The Organ Donor Society of America Thanks You.

 

Respect your bike. It is not a toy. Don't screw around trying to do wheelies and race every where. And always be on the lookout. There are too many bad drivers on the road that will take you out in a heartbeat. I have many pics as proof of this. Enjoy and be safe.




Sorry, I did not mean to lecture.

 

Keep the shiny side up!

 

I was hit by a drunk driver going 55 mph. I was going 35. I received the following:

1. Open fracture of the right femur.

2. Severed patellar tendon.

3. Excised right medial meniscus.

4. Concussion.

5. Internal injuries (nonspecific, blood in urine).

6. Loss of half my blood on the street.

7. Multiple contusions, lacerations, and abrasions.

8. A five month stay in the hospital.

9. A second one-month stay in the hospital to remove the 40 cm Schneider nail from inside my femur.

10. A totalled motorcycle, and

11. A chance to look death straight in the eye.

Be careful.

 

Wow, thank god your alright.

 

That should be a perfect beginner's bike, many buy far to fast bikes as their first one.

My advice from my own experience:

- Learn in classes and at organised track training how to turn and brake properly (seriously), it's way more difficult than accelerating, especially from higher speeds
- Be on constant lookout for what car drivers do, they will frequently fail to see you. Be very careful in and around any road crossing, expect stupidity from other drivers.
- Always use full protection including a helmet, no matter how hot or uncomfortable. Scrubbing your skin off on asphalt *hurts*, and your head and brain is one of the few things doctors are not so good at mending yet.

Other than that (those points will come natural after a while); enjoy your riding, it's super fun!

 

Hmm.. I would say... Be carefull... but that just seems like the most obvious thing to say.... so i won't say it....

 

I had a few near misses.... my whole body recoiled as I read that. Ouch!

 

Great start!

But a quality helmet is NOT ENOUGH. You also need a good armored/padded motorcycle jacket, gloves, boots, and armored/padded pants. The jacket and pants should be leather or cordura nylon.

DO NOT RIDE WITHOUT FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR HEAD TO TOE.

You can sometimes find this stuff for a discount at places like www.agvsport.com which had some really nice but stained jackets for giveaway prices last time I was there. There are lots of other discount motorcycle accessory places online, look around. But I strongly recommend AGV's blowout store linked to above. I got a $450 helmet there for $100 last year. I got gloves for a similar price.

 

Do you still ride?

 

You sound a little too happy. Driving a motorcycle on open roads is not something you should jump into with too much confidence. Don't be naive, you can die on these. IT'S NOT A HUFFY. Never get on that bike without a helmet, whether its a law in your state/country or not. Helmets save lives. I was taught to ride in a closed area (50 acre farm with paved roads), tried it two times on the open road, and was scared ****less, I was 18. From that day on I realized a motorcycle is something KIDS should not be riding. Seeing as you were born in 1987 I hope you realize that I feel most sane people would agree that someone of that age driving a motorcycle on the open road is somewhat crazy.

Be careful.

 

This is all great addvise... just to add to it DO NOT DRINK AND RIDE. Look into joining AMA or A.B.A.T.E. They can help with just about anything bike related. Start to ride out in the country on some country roads, then gradually as you feel save move into the more congested areas. Do not out ride your bike and Headlight.

 

No.

 

smart man

personally i would never ride a motorcycle. i mean look at em, two thin wheels a engine that is probably WAY overpowered for that little bit of weight, plus if you wreck/fall its like your body pretty much taking a 35/55/however fast you are going mph collision. heres a good example, ill be driving on a country road on a windy day and i can feel how bad the wind is pushing/affecting the car, whats to keep a strong wind from knocking you clean sideways while your goin 60 or something??? stuff like that makes me think the only two wheel vehicles we belong on is bicycles.