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Can someone help me answer some questions about Motorcycles? |
I have a couple of questions reguarding Motorcycles. I'm looking to buy a bike. I've never road one before. Who do I contact to get motorcycle lessons? How much does it cost. What type of license do I need to ride one. I like Cruisers. Thanks for your help! Since you like cruisers I suggest you call your local Harley dealer and ask about riding classes. They furnish you with a small bike to learn the coordination and the handling principles. They teach you the dynamics that make a bike do what it does. Then they guide you through a course laid out on a blacktop parking lot until you are comfortable with handling the bike. If you do well and so far everyone has, you will be given your license by a member of the DMV on the last day of your class. It is a bit more expensive than some other classes, but you get to learn in the safety of trained instructors and on bikes furnished by the dealer. If you buy a bike and wipe out while learning it will cost you more than the riding course. They call it Riders Edge at Harley. Contact your local ABATE chapter. They offer motorcycle training courses - a 2 day course cost about $150. At the end of your course you receive the motorcycle endorsement for your driver's license. Most state require that you have a motorcycle license or the motorcycle endorsement or your regular driver's license. Your local dmv is a good place to start, they might just have info about learn to ride courses. Also many community colleges give them as well, often in just one weekend, prices vary. A complete course will end with you having your license, and some of them even provide the bikes to learn on. You need a motorcycle learners permit to take these courses, a simple written test. But read through the book first! The questions can often be tricky. As far as what type of bike, their you are on your own! Questions like this are really hard to answer. I have NO idea where you are posting from! Every Country, Province or State has different rules. If you ask at a place where the give licences they can explain that part. Your phone book should have safe rider courses and the licence registry might even have some to recommend. I would first learn to ride on the dirt then focus on the street. The dirt is a lot softer than pavement! The dirt is a good place to hone your reflex with the bike. Then go and learn how to ride on the street, traffic, etc. I have been riding for about 30 years I have seen a lot of inexperienced riders really mess up ,some are crippled for life! The traffic these days is tight even in the country, suburbs. When I started you could go for hours and not see anyone on the road, in the same area, within 15 mins you will see some one. All I am saying motorcycle riding is fun if your safe and ready to to ride. Get a hold of your local DMV they can direct you. Sometimes some colleges offer lessons. I know the one around here charges 135 dollars for lesson and your license! Contact your local state troopers, or junior college, and ask for information on the Basic Rider Course. A Motorcycle Safety Foundation approved course is also available at Harley-Davidson dealers. Your are looking at $150. for a three day BRC course. (The Harley course is more expensive, but generally more available.) |
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