I live in Vancouver. How much a motorcycle usually cost? is the insurance money a lot?
Does anybody also know where I can learn how to drive one? Is it hard?
Thank you so much!!
I live in Vancouver. How much a motorcycle usually cost? is the insurance money a lot?
Does anybody also know where I can learn how to drive one? Is it hard?
Thank you so much!!
There really is not ’safer’ motorcycle or scooter.
They all have to be driven on the road, with other cars.
Some scooters are just as road-worthy as some motorcycles. The Honda Silverwing and the Piaggio MP3, for a couple of examples, can move just as fast as the other cars on a major highway or interstate with out a problem.
On the smaller, slower scooters, you will not go on the highway because they won’t be able to travel too fast, but the highway is a lot safer than any city road because everyone is traveling in the same direction at about the same speed.
Perhaps a more practical and easier to ride machine would b e a scooter. It could be a Silverwing, Piaggio, Vespa, etc. Also, there is typically a lot more storage space designed into scooters.
If you don’t want a scooter, well, just about any bike will do. You don’t want one that is too big to start, but you don’t want one that is too small in such a way that you will get tired of it shortly after getting it. Sportbikes and cruisers are really no safer than the other. If people hurt THEMSELVES, it is because they didn’t take care of the bike (mechanical problems) or they were acting dumb or not paying attention.
Bikes and scooters can be almost as cheap as you want them and as expensive as you want them. Typically, though, they are a lot cheaper than a car to buy, maintain, and insure.
Where are you from? Apparently, in the UK, there is CBT (compulsory basic training?) and in the United States, the motorcycle safety foundation provides classes in just about every state in multiple locations.
To learn is not difficult. It is just learning to trust the design of bikes and how they work so you are not affraid of the shifter, clutch, brakes, and throttle. Obviously, a scooter just has the throttle and brakes.
Insurance is usually SUPER cheap, even for year round coverage. I payed about $240 for an entire year of full coverage.
The safest is a scooter. Very low center of gravity. Not high performance. Very forgiving.
If you want a ‘real’ motorcycle, look at cruisers. They are also low and very easy to ride. The seat is low, which is important if you don’t have long legs–you want to be able to put both feet flat on the ground. I know a coupe of women who ride and they both prefer cruisers.
You can buy a good used bike for maybe $2000. It might be different in Canada. Here in the States we have the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) that does classes for beginners. I’m sure they must have something like that up there.
If you can ride a bicycle, and if you have driven a car with a clutch and manual shift, you’ll find it very easy to ride a motorcycle. If you haven’t ridden bicycles, you should start with a bicycle. Learning to ride is just a matter of getting all the controls sorted out so you don’t have to think ‘Hmm, now which of these thingies is the brake?’
Insurance is less than a car, especially for liability since you aren’t as likely to do as much damage. Some other things cost more, like tires.
Good luck!
A dirt bike, because dirt is a softer media to smash into than concrete. New riders should learn on dirt, the bikes are much better teachers and the penalties for a mistake much less costly. Motorcycling is my favorite thing in the world, it is no harder than anything else people do, the time, effort, and cost are 10,000,000% worth the joy of being on a bike. The insurance, purchase price, and maintenance vary WIDELY depending on what you get. I suggest “standard sportbikes” for a first street ride. They have good hanling, low weight, good power, good brakes, low cost, low insurance, HIGH fun factor. Things like a bandit 600, nighthawk, or a sv650 (getting more advanced) are about as big as I would recommend. 100-500cc dirt bikes, mopeds, small cruisers, or things like buell blasts are good to learn on, but get outgrown quickly. New riders…….ALWAYS buy used, save your money for safety equipment……or your 3rd or 4th bike a couple years down the line.
I live in england so cannot comment on prices where you are, but you should have a go,you will not regret it!
There is no completely safe bike but there are plenty with friendly usable power.
I personally know a few women with bikes and all are mad for them.
It is something that you just have to try and no its not hard!
You are probably better off to learn and to ride a motorcycle. The Scooter is easy to learn but it is a far cry from a mototcycle. There are schools all over ther country that will teach oyou to ride. They usually provide the safety gear and motorcycle. They range from about 100.00 to 300.00 depending on where they are located. Most offer a beginners class and then more advanced classes after you have a few miles under your belt. If the motorcycle is in proper operating condition then there is no “Safer bike” per say. It is only as safe as the operator. Most motorcyclists are pretty conscientious because you have to be. You are on two wheels not four so there are a lot of other things that factor in. Three Cardinal rules 1. BUY AND WEAR PROPER SAFETY GEAR> and 2. ALWAYS do a safety check of your bike before riding and especially CHECK YOUR TIRES FOR PROPER INFLATION AND WEAR. 3. Always assume the other driver does not see you and drive defensively. If you can drive a stick shift then you can learn to ride a motorcycle. Start with a smaller CC motorcycle until you have a few years under your butt. Motorcycle rideing is awsome. You are a lot more in tune with your ride and your surroundings and the experience is very freeing. Safety and riding are almost always worth every cent you pay.