Life Motorcycle advice... - Page 9

**Lzen** · 07-15-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

That actually is a bit of my concern, getting a bigger bike. I know I'll get used to it, but all I've ridden is the 250cc Nighthawk. Little bit of nerves until I at least ride something bigger, you know?

I had practiced riding it around town for about a month before I actually went in to take the test. Riding around town is no problem. That test is made for smaller bikes, I tell ya. I would recommend taking it with a small bike if you can.

**morphius** · 07-15-2009, 07:57 AM

Have you looked at the motorcycle safety classes, in a lot of states if you pass the class they give you a certificate which you can take in and get your license without having to take the test. Plus, its just a damn good idea to take the class anyway.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 07-15-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by morphius

Have you looked at the motorcycle safety classes, in a lot of states if you pass the class they give you a certificate which you can take in and get your license without having to take the test. Plus, its just a damn good idea to take the class anyway.

Took one last weekend. rules changed and they didn't bother to tell anyone that if we had our permits we could get a license test waiver.
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wild1 · 07-15-2009, 08:21 AM

a dual purpose bike is perfect for the test if you can find one to borrow.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 07-15-2009, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by wild1

a dual purpose bike is perfect for the test if you can find one to borrow.

I've got my permit already. Have been debating about getting a bike and riding it for a while, then taking the intermediate safety course, which also has a waiver. Would give me some of that skills experience on my actual bike, rather than the 250cc bikes they make you ride in the basic class.

Brock · 07-15-2009, 08:31 AM

They make those tests ridiculously hard. It's why half the people you see riding motorcycles don't actually have a license.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 07-15-2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Brock

They make those tests ridiculously hard. It's why half the people you see riding motorcycles don't actually have a license.

The MSF test I took this weekend is harder than the DMV test for SC, and I was "excellent" in all categories. I didn't find it very hard at all.

Brock · 07-15-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

The MSF test I took this weekend is harder than the DMV test for SC, and I was "excellent" in all categories. I didn't find it very hard at all.

You would if you took it on a Road King.

**Lzen** · 07-15-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

They make those tests ridiculously hard. It's why half the people you see riding motorcycles don't actually have a license.

True that. When I started asking around all the people I knew that have had motorcycles, I discovered that just about every single one of them drove around with no license.

I had a hard time trying to figure out when the heck I am ever gonna need the kind of skill it takes to go around those cones. When will I ever need that in the real world?

ziggysocki · 07-15-2009, 09:03 AM

The smaller the bike, the easier the road test. My advice: borrow a small bike, take the test, then ride your bike in mostly 'comfortable' situations (daytime only, light traffic, dry roads...etc.) for a few months before thinking you are some kind of pro. My friend is an X-ray tech and he told me that most of the cycle rider he works are a car's fault with an inexperienced rider on the bike. I believe it.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 07-15-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ziggysocki

The smaller the bike, the easier the road test. My advice: borrow a small bike, take the test, then ride your bike in mostly 'comfortable' situations (daytime only, light traffic, dry roads...etc.) for a few months before thinking you are some kind of pro. My friend is an X-ray tech and he told me that most of the cycle rider he works are a car's fault with an inexperienced rider on the bike. I believe it.

I'd planned to keep my permit for a while, which means I can't legally ride at night or with a passenger. That's something I'll follow, for sure.

wild1 · 07-15-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ziggysocki

The smaller the bike, the easier the road test. My advice: borrow a small bike, take the test, then ride your bike in mostly 'comfortable' situations (daytime only, light traffic, dry roads...etc.) for a few months before thinking you are some kind of pro. My friend is an X-ray tech and he told me that most of the cycle rider he works are a car's fault with an inexperienced rider on the bike. I believe it.

if you took out all the unlicensed/untrained riders, and all those riders who had more than 0 drinks before they headed out, and all those with no helmet i bet you'd have half the number of injuries that you do

wild1 · 07-15-2009, 09:14 AM

I don't understand why the license test should be this low speed maneuvering stuff. Licensing riders is supposed to be to ensure competence on the roadways and safety to others who are out there, not some kind of test of whether you will drop your bike in a parking lot.

**rockymtnchief** · 07-15-2009, 09:25 AM

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I don't understand why the license test should be this low speed maneuvering stuff.

How many times have you seen a guy at a stop light take off and leave his feet on the ground for a half block? It bugs the hell out of me. A test like that should cure them. Of course, if someone is on a Road King or Gold Wing I don't complain.

But you also make a valid point. The test should have a COUNTER-steering test instead of a putt-putt steering test.

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