Who here has a bike licence?
 

if my insurance bullshit goes through, i'm hoping to buy a CBR 600 .... not a 1000cc because i'll kill myself right away....

whos got their licence? any advice? anything cool to share? whats it like etc etc etc

how much have u ridden before ?

I'm in NY and I'm thinking of picking up a Bike for the summer. anyone know what the penalty is for not having a motorcycle license. the bike would be insured and registered ...what type of fine am i looking at

cops arn't allowed to chase bikes :winkwink:

after the first time you fall/crash ask yourself if you really enjoy riding. if you get back on and ride then you'll understand how different and dangerous a bike is.


i got my license just after i had my bike accident. i broke my ankle and messed up alot of smaller bones in my foot, but i got back on after 3 months when i could finally move my foot fully and now i'm riding for 4 years.


take your time, learn how to control your bike and learn how to respect other people on the road and just how dangerous they are. then you can have some fun

bro, all you need is a permit to start. i'll take ya out a few times and then the license test is cake :thumbsup

plus, you never wanna be pulled over by an island cop. they're just looking for excuses to make money off ya

i have a bike license.. don't have a bike though.. used to ride a lot but have turned to a car since the wet season's jumped up a notch.

Adam and I both have our motorcycle license. I just got mine a couple years ago, but Adam's been riding for 20 years. I have a 2004 GSX-R 600 myself. I love it!

http://www.ld-productions.com/images/bike99/bike03.jpg

oh i know, i'm not planning to learn how to ride and then try and max it out in the first day... i'll wait like.. 2-3 days.. haha just kidding :)

i heard a big danger of it is other cars not seeing you and cutting you off...

felixflow: never... but if i know how to drive standard never grinding or stalling i think i'll be able to pick up on how to ride a bike in no time... plus im planning on taking a course....

Good deal ...if you know anyone that's looking to get rid of a good first bike at a fair price let me know ... :thumbsup

I just sold my gsx1100 and I wouldn't buy anything smaller!
Bike's rock, no traffic back ups, you can pass just about anywhere in a split sec

I'd learn on a dirt bike, or an enduro to start. If you drop it, you won't have to spend $2000 getting it fixed. Also, find a deserted area to practice when you do get the CBR, like a subdivision that isn't finished yet, or a mall parking lot. That's how I learned. I also took the MSF course down here in Tampa, FL. You learn a lot from them, plus you use their bikes.

I actually had my motorcycle endorsement when I was 15 before I got a drivers license haha. Crotch rockets are cool to look at, but they suck for comfort so yea I stick to cruisers. Besides they are just targets for speeding tickets.

Sam, if you want more of a local perspective, check out http://www.bcsportbikes.com ...

They do get tired of newbies signing up and asking if they should get 600 or 1000cc bikes though ;)

Licensed for 36 years. Check out http://www.msf-usa.org/ for the closest one to you. Canada has something similar, I am sure.

I've had mine since '82.

Wouldn't be caught dead on a crotch rocket though. Give me a big ol cruiser any day.


V-twin baby. ooyeah.

Alysha you look great in that photo!! :thumbsup

We do.

http://www.ridertraining.org/

Thank you, darling! When are we going to meet up again?

I got a 2002 CBR 600

It's a fun bike but I'm getting to old for a rice burner.

I'm looking at the new Suzukis now

http://www.suzukicycles.com/images/P.../500/M50K5.jpg

bikes scare the living shit out of me

I'm planning to buy a new bike. Maybe honda cbr too

Several here have voiced the "they scare the shit outta me" comment. To those people, I have to agree. I have ridden bikes, more notably, Harleys, for the last 30 years (yes, I've been licensed the entire time). Even here in Mexico, I hold both licenses, car and bike.

Being "afraid" isn't the correct word. I think what we all are is "highly respectful" of our bikes. We KNOW what they're capable of doing to us. We have also acquired the ability to "think ahead" of ourselves, while driving. Bikes are not like cars. Things happen much quicker on a bike. Momentum, mass, all things have to be "relearned" on a bike. Bike weight causes even more changes.

The highways and streets are littered with people who 'know how to ride' and don't think the learning portion is important. If you're ready to be hurt, probably badly, just go to the stealership, pop down the cash, and ride the bitch out and forget all the rest. I see "know-it-alls" every day, laying beside the road, moaning "Help me." Shit! The only help they need is to have someone screw they're fucking heads on STRAIGHT!.

As for ricers, I don't appreciate my head being the front bumper. Or, some bitch laying on my back while I drive.

HARLEYs ARE the ONLY motorcycle!

"Ricers", as you call them, accelerate faster, stop quicker, handle and maneuver better, and can overall avoid an accident better than a Harley, if ridden responsibly. There are idiots that ride "ricers", just like there are idiots that ride Harleys. Regardless of what you ride, ride with common sense and with a helmet on your head!

And be careful what you say... that "bitch" might be riding that "ricer" that just passed you!

I have license, I have Suzuki GSX 750R

I have a few bikes

http://www.mrpheer.com/pheerbike/sexy1.jpg
http://www.mrpheer.com/pheerbike/sportbikes.jpg

I like all kinds of bikes, I guess that makes me a motorcyclist.

Thinking about picking up some dirtbikes this fall, too damn hot here during the summer.

I would much rather ride my Interceptor on a long trip than ride my cruiser. But then again, its more of a sport touring bike than a crotch rocket.

Had my bike license for 3 years now, I currently have a Honda 1300c Cruiser. I'm planning on upgrading shortly though

http://www.gallerytrafficservice.com/images/bike10.JPG

DH

I had been a biker for fifteen years, and shortly after moving to AZ I went to get my license. I attended a two day motorcycle safey course. I learned something new there that changed my motorcycle riding enjoyment forever.

Take a motorcycle safety course first.

Very well said!

thats the same bike I have, except I did alot of work to mine
http://www.mrpheer.com/pheerbike/sexy5.jpg

Mine :thumbsup

http://www.xmaster.fr/gex.jpg

My wheels...
http://www.i-ventures.net/pics/1.JPG.jpeg

Me having some fun...
http://www.i-ventures.net/stunts/onehand.jpg

In regards to your license...
Take some classes first. You'll be glad you did. :)

I have pass last summer licence and now i am goinf to buy a sport bike

You should upload your stunt pics at http://uponone.com -- and then if you're in Toronto anytime soon, we'll go cruising!

Look into the following:
- Honda hornet 600
- Yamaha FZ6

http://members.shaw.ca/billy1-99/pics/nicebike.jpg


...agreed.

Take the MSF class, you can waive the DMV riding test if you pass. Make sure you get some good gear. Insurance will be high(comprehensive) if you are young. Watch out for drivers. Its not if you will drop your bike, its when. Gluck.

ummm, isn't Suzuki still made in Japan? Japanese = rice burner

Typical dumbass ricer comment. You think a helmet is going to save your life? Well, if you don't mind being a vegetable for the rest of your life.

As for your other stupid comments, yeah, I have had ricers (and yeah, that is what you are, live with it) go speeding past me, but I hav eyet to meet one that is willing to race from say LA to Daytona Beach . . . probably because their bikes wouldn't make it.

well, i have ridden sportbikes for over 35 years, and now ride a hayabusa. i have 100's of thousands of miles under my belt riding high perf sportbikes.

and they ARE dangerous.

and i always know a guy is an amateur rider if he rides without protection.

there is only only one positive impact of states that do not have helmet laws---it improves the human species in those states---because it allows the less intelligent to kill themselves off faster, during their prime reproductive years.

Well said.

Last year when a drunk in a uhaul truck hit me, judging from the way my helmet was busted up and my head didnt have a scratch on it, yeah I'd say they save lives.

Most accidents happen at intersections at less than hiway speeds, and that is when a helmet protects the most.

You could be doing a u-turn and drop your bike (and dont even say it cant happen), hit your head on the ground and die from it.

I have no problems with wearing helmets, being an ex-racecar driver I know that you dress for the crash, not for the ride.

And here comes my favorite quote:
"The funny thing about common sense, is that its not very common"

39 years bike license here :thumbsup :thumbsup