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ghettoe · 05-26-2009, 12:10 PM

I'm currently 17 years old and I'm really interested in riding. I never bothered to really try it because I didn't think my parent would approve, but I discovered My parents dont mind, so I'm confused as to where to begin? Help please? If there is a thread about this my bad!

Kenneth_Moore · 05-26-2009, 01:33 PM

You're a smart person to ask first and ride later. I got my first bike at 17, and promptly wrecked it. Twice. The link below is a long thread, but it's filled with useful info. Also, most every area has a Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course. It's a must, and it's great fun too. Good luck!

New Rider? Read this thread FIRST!

pushrod · 05-26-2009, 01:52 PM

Pack a lunch!

That thread goes on for days.

Good poop on just about any newbie questions, though.

newagetwotone · 05-26-2009, 04:03 PM

Ride. Off. Road.

Old bike, dirt trails and grassy fields, lots of bumps and bruises.

Look and see if you can find a small 4 stroke dirtbike or an old bike like a Honda CB100 or CL100. I started one one of them, hell i still rode it up until i stopped being able to ride (recently, i have scoliosis and i cant sit in any seat very long, let alone on a bike) and at a max speed of 55mph downhill its not much of a road bike but its a blast off road.

They're cheap and if you crash it theres not much to damage.

Barbara · 05-26-2009, 04:57 PM

Good advice. Something else you might do is to involve your parents--or whichever one is most interested--in learning to ride. Makes it more fun with a "learning partner" and if you work it right, you might get an MSF course paid for!

Don't give up on it--it's *SO* worth it when you ride and enjoy it!

Best of luck!

pplassm · 05-27-2009, 04:05 AM

+1 on off road training. Plus you may like it enough to never give it up. I've been trail riding for 40 years now. Nothing else like it.

05-26-2009, 12:10 PM	#1
ghettoe Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 32	starting to ride I'm currently 17 years old and I'm really interested in riding. I never bothered to really try it because I didn't think my parent would approve, but I discovered My parents dont mind, so I'm confused as to where to begin? Help please? If there is a thread about this my bad!

05-26-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	You're a smart person to ask first and ride later. I got my first bike at 17, and promptly wrecked it. Twice. The link below is a long thread, but it's filled with useful info. Also, most every area has a Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course. It's a must, and it's great fun too. Good luck! New Rider? Read this thread FIRST! __________________ www.kennethmoore.org Last edited by Kenneth_Moore : 05-26-2009 at 04:14 PM. Reason: Gender Neutral

05-26-2009, 01:52 PM	#3
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	Pack a lunch! That thread goes on for days. Good poop on just about any newbie questions, though. __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

05-26-2009, 04:57 PM	#5
Barbara Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Skagit County, WA Posts: 188	Good advice. Something else you might do is to involve your parents--or whichever one is most interested--in learning to ride. Makes it more fun with a "learning partner" and if you work it right, you might get an MSF course paid for! Don't give up on it--it's SO worth it when you ride and enjoy it! Best of luck! __________________ Barb Britney the BSA Big John the BSA Baby B. the BSA Gemini the BSA/Triumph Pip the Triumph T140v--(I have "Great Expectations") The unnamed 1979 XS 650 Jaelith the '77 XS650/sidecar

05-27-2009, 04:05 AM	#6
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	+1 on off road training. Plus you may like it enough to never give it up. I've been trail riding for 40 years now. Nothing else like it. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

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05-26-2009, 04:03 PM	#4
newagetwotone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,302	Ride. Off. Road. Old bike, dirt trails and grassy fields, lots of bumps and bruises. Look and see if you can find a small 4 stroke dirtbike or an old bike like a Honda CB100 or CL100. I started one one of them, hell i still rode it up until i stopped being able to ride (recently, i have scoliosis and i cant sit in any seat very long, let alone on a bike) and at a max speed of 55mph downhill its not much of a road bike but its a blast off road. They're cheap and if you crash it theres not much to damage.