I want to get a motorcycle for price range of 3 - 6k

[superapan]

Originally Posted by Envious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol, you dont have to wear a fucking skid suit to go through town. Some of you are just fucking clowns. I'm not saying be like my friend, and do standups in flip flops, but having on a full skid suit, and racing boots when going to the store is going to make you look like 1 thing: a fucking clown.

You're lol and vain. And a cowbell on a bike, lol indeed.

[Roanoke]

Originally Posted by Envious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol, you dont have to wear a fucking skid suit to go through town. Some of you are just fucking clowns. I'm not saying be like my friend, and do standups in flip flops, but having on a full skid suit, and racing boots when going to the store is going to make you look like 1 thing: a fucking clown.

1 thing nobody has mentioned, and prolly cause they either dont know or havent thought of it, is a riding bell. There are some rules to it tho, you cant buy it, and you cant ask for it. You have to be given one by another rider etc.

You don't have to wear a skid suit going to the store. You're right. But you'd be a moron not to wear at least a riding jacket and good shoes with heavier pants. Statistically most motorcycle accidents happen on rides where people go less than a few miles. And it's not always the riders fault for getting in an accident, wearing more gear makes you more visible to the people around you. I've seen people get on bikes and crash at the end of their block when they were "just going to the store." Granted they were not the brightest crayon in the box but neither are the people driving around cars.

Originally Posted by Roastahm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

oh btw: when it comes to gear, like others have said, wear proper gear. i buy my gear from leatherup.com . great prices, good service and massive selection.

leather jackets "can" cost 300-500 like someone mentioned, but only an uninformed retard would pay that much for one.

never walk into a store to buy motorcycle gear. walk in, get sized for your jacket/helmet/chaps/pants whatever then go online and order it for much much less.

you don't "need" to wear leather, textile is just fine. however you do need to wear a full faced helmet (stay away from modular helmets too) and be sure to cover every part of your body that has skin ...

that means no shorts, no short sleeves, no fingerless gloves. must wear boots (exhaust pipes get damn hot and if your ankle touches the wrong spot you wanna be covered).

you need to (at a minimum) take a basic riding course, often times upon successful completion they will also give you a waver to get your motorcycle endorsement without having to take the state riding test.

You wouldn't be a retard to spend money on a jacket. You CAN spend less, hell, you can buy a textile jacket for $75. But have fun replacing it anytime/every time it gets even the smallest tear in it.

I spent $300 on my jacket and I will most likely never have to replace it. If I get in an accident bad enough where I would have to replace it, I'll most likely be dead or never riding again. I enjoy the fact that I feel protected when I get on my bike.

I hear it's especially enjoyable when the hospital has to pull chunks of asphalt ground leather out of what's left of your skin. Enjoy your cheap jacket lmao.

[Roastahm]

Originally Posted by Roanoke [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You don't have to wear a skid suit going to the store. You're right. But you'd be a moron not to wear at least a riding jacket and good shoes with heavier pants. Statistically most motorcycle accidents happen on rides where people go less than a few miles. And it's not always the riders fault for getting in an accident, wearing more gear makes you more visible to the people around you. I've seen people get on bikes and crash at the end of their block when they we're "just going to the store." Granted they were not the brightest crayon in the box but neither are the people driving around cars.



You wouldn't be a retard to spend money on a jacket. You CAN spend less, hell, you can buy a textile jacket for $75. But have fun replacing it anytime/every time it gets even the smallest tear in it.

I spent $300 on my jacket and I will most likely never have to replace it. If I get in an accident bad enough where I would have to replace it, I'll most likely be dead or never riding again. I enjoy the fact that I feel protected when I get on my bike.

I hear it's especially enjoyable when the hospital has to pull chunks of asphalt ground leather out of what's left of your skin. Enjoy your cheap jacket lmao.

you completely missed the point. i have both a leather riding padded jacket and a textile, point was to buy the jacket at the right place so you're paying for the product rather than markup (which sound like what you paid).

the jacket i have was marked down from $350 to clear inventory and i got it for $119, so does that make it a $350 jacket or a cheap $119 one? ... maybe i should have bought your $300 jacket for $89.99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Link to the jacket i have

so the point is: you do not need to "spend" that kind of money (read: retail) to get the right gear.

of course some people will always feel inadequate if they don't overspend/overkill/over-do things [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Roanoke]

Originally Posted by Roastahm [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you completely missed the point. i have both a leather riding padded jacket and a textile, point was to buy the jacket at the right place so you're paying for the product rather than markup (which sound like what you paid).

the jacket i have was marked down from $350 to clear inventory and i got it for $119, so does that make it a $350 jacket or a cheap $119 one? ... maybe i should have bought your $300 jacket for $89.99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Link to the jacket i have

so the point is: you do not need to "spend" that kind of money (read: retail) to get the right gear.

of course some people will always feel inadequate if they don't overspend/overkill/over-do things [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I didn't buy my jacket retail. Don't assume. Just because you found your jacket on sale, doesn't make it any different than mine NOT being on sale. Way to take a moot point and try to flame me over it.

And yeah, judging by the picture you should have bought my $300 jacket for "89.99." Road retards can't see black at night. Bright red, on the other hand....

[Envious]

Oh shit, and I forgot, another thing only 1 person has mentioned: take riding classes. Most riding classes are really shitty, but there are some fantastic riding schools out there.

The most important thing you will learn there, is how to crash or lay down your bike. I've low sided mine 3 times, and I cant say I would be better off not having had those riding classes. Took them 3 years before I ever really rode a bike (was in highschool, dad wouldnt let me ride his w/o going to a 3 day course etc, and he had not ridden in 20years, so he wanted to go. It was a pretty good time.).

Another saying: If you ride long enough, your going to crash. And its true, I have low sided twice, and been in 2 wrecks.

Rock those flip flops imo*

[Shannacore]

Originally Posted by Envious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh shit, and I forgot, another thing only 1 person has mentioned: take riding classes. Most riding classes are really shitty, but there are some fantastic riding schools out there.

I don't know about other states, but a motorcycle class is required to obtain a motorcycle license, which you need to ride anything above 49ccs in New Mexico.

Originally Posted by Envious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And Vespa's are legit, you can wheelie those things.

Scooter's are fly, someday I'll upgrade mine to a baller looking Vespa.

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't know about other states, but a motorcycle class is required to obtain a motorcycle license, which you need to ride anything above 49ccs in New Mexico.



Scooter's are fly, someday I'll upgrade mine to a baller looking Vespa.

its state by state. and florida requires it as well.

[Envious]

And Vespa's are legit, you can wheelie those things.

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