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Originally Posted by phasic
With gas prices and the way there headed, I've gotta ditch the car and get a motorcylce. Any suggestions from the board?
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any jap bike will be reliable, but that is not the main issue, safety is the main issue:
1. buy the best full face helmet you can afford and wear it, make sure it fits properly.
2. buy a motorcycle jacket with proper protection (elbows, shoulders, and back lumbar support)
3. take a motorcycle riding course, understand panic braking, counter steering, target fixation, defensive driving, blind spots, lane splitting.
4. if you intend to ride all year long get rain protection gear, if you are in cold climate get heated vest or heated riding suit (gerbing, etc), get good riding gloves (deerskin).
5. run with high beam on in daytime.
6. make sure you have current medical and life insurance.
good luck.
500K miles on sportbikes over 35 years, no injuries due to protective clothing and helmet.