Hey man nice bike and im glad to see you have the gear. I bought my first bike about a year and a half ago and love it
A squid is a newbie usually that screws around w/o gear and has no idea what they are doing or going well beyond their skill level to impress Good luck with it

 

Sounds like it wont cost you that much,.......not so lucky where I live though. Here is a little bit of an article from autonet.ca. I think for me to start riding I would probably be paying 5k a year or something like that. I have not looked into it really, but I heard that someone my age on a busa could pay as much as 10k a year or something like that,....WTF.

Motorcyclists in Ontario face more obstacles this spring than potholes and miserable riding weather. With motorcycle insurance premiums going up by as much as 40%, many riders are seriously thinking of parking their bikes this season. It's the reality of family budgets -- as much as we all love to ride, a heavier financial burden has to be weighed against other costs. Even for the hardcore riders, a few hundred dollars is going to make you think twice.

Leave it in storage

"Long time, experienced motorcyclists are saying they are going to leave their motorcycles in the garage this year and not ride," says Robert Ramsay, president of the Motorcycle and Moped Industry Council (MMIC.) "Thousands of potential riders are walking away."

Higher insurance premiums are scaring off scores of new riders too and that spells a challenging year for the motorcycle industry. Ramsay says in Ontario sales could drop by 10%.



Ya I would for sure respect the bike if I ever started to ride. I just worry about freak accidents like hitting a pot hole you dont see or something and hurting myself bad cause there is nothing around you on a bike. I would be careful though.

 

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Wow, why is Ontario raising the premiums?

I'm going to call up my insurance company tomorrow and have them remove my insurance for my EX500 and add my f4i. Then I'll try to go get my bike registered and my plates transferred, so that I can legally go out for a ride this weekend

 

that's what it means.

 

not sure if anyone asked but.. WRX?!?!?!?

 

I have no idea,....Ontario is ridiculous. That will be awesome if you can get out this weekend for a ride. The more I think about getting a bike the more I think it is going to happen sooner or later. To be honest though I dont know much about bikes. I am a HUGE car fan,.......so I dunno what would win out,.....a bike or a sporty car when I have the $$$ for it. I think learning to ride a bike would be a fun undertaking though. Im really interested in how different it will be to change gears etc compared to a car. An the acceleration on a bike must be really cool for sure, plus it must be a blast being out in the open air etc. I think its gonna happen haha.

 

Yes, that's my bro's 04 WRX. Its very nice, but I like my TSX.



I am a huge car enthusiast too, but after being on a bike...lets just say...I don't plan on making any additional modifications on my car any time soon.

Its really not tough to change gears on the bike. If you understand the concept of driving a manual, then you shouldn't have a problem riding a bike.

Acceleration is a huge rush especially when you're merging onto the highway

 

Most of the guys seem to wear Alpinestars and, yes, Joe Rocket.

The fast guys also have duct tape!

Don

 

Squids are guys that stunt, crash and don't wear much gear (Helmet, T-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes and maybe a jacket if it looks cool). They also tend to put lots of "look fast" goodies on their bikes.

Ride safe!

 

nice bike! I have the same model, just silver and red.

 

lots of bikers here eh

post pics of your bikes in this thread guys

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/bikers-here-post-your-machine-310319/

 

I'm on it.

 

great bike!

but whos that dork sitting on it in the last pic?

 

I believe thats VB.

 

STOP,....you're making me want a bike too much,.......too late, I gotta have one now LOL. Ya, I have driven a manual for 2.5 yrs now (2 diff cars, plus half a day in a race car) so the concept is not a problem,...I think I would pick up changing gears on the bike pretty fast. Im really interested to see how weird it would feel using the controls on a bike though. I guess it would take a little getting used to. UGH, I dont wanna have to get another license though. Such a pain in the butt, but I guess its a good thing to get,..........the rewards are so good. I am looking forward to the rush of accelerating onto a hwy etc for sure. Ok, new goals,......get bike license and get $$$ for a bike.

 

Ouch...I'm going to fly to Hollywood and get Dr. 90210 to give me a face lift LOL

 

I can't say it enough, a bike will make you forget about purchasing expensive stuff for your car. Its an addiction man, worse than the love for my car ever was.

 

West6MT the whole shifting thing on a bike is easy to learn. The hard part is body positioning, leaning, and controlling that damn throttle. Telling ya I hop on my bike and hit some fav roads of mine and man its a feeling like no other. You are calm but excited....your mind is cleared, yet you are thinking of your positioning and surroundings.

If it something you can afford I highly recommend it...but as alot of ppl will say keep it save and try to control that right hand....lord knows that kinda trouble I have gotten myself into when I let my right hand run free.

 

Thanks for the info guys, I smell a new addiction coming on. VB,......worse than your love for cars,.........I dunno what I'm getting myself into but it sounds GOOD. Thanks for the recommendation sxlova, I think I will be able to afford it by next summer,....and I will be careful.

Its weird, learning to ride and getting a bike never really crossed my mind in a serious way before I guess. I would see a few at the auto show, go over and sit on them, etc........think to myself "I bet this would be loads of enjoyment" and then kinda forget about it. Two years ago there was a really nice Yamaha R1?,....it was blue and REALLY sweet looking. I spent a few mins checking it out. Lately I have found myself wondering if I really could get a bike. I think the enjoyment of riding (like you guys have said) would be worth it for sure,......but the insurace is insane up here now. A guy who does ride bikes told my dad he read somewhere that the cost to insure a hyabusa for someone my age could be as high as 12k year. WTF,..thats how much a new bike costs,...like a honda cbr 600 or whatever its called. I have not actually seen proof of this, but I wouldnt doubt it is far from the truth. The only reason I wouldnt get a bike within a year or two would be the cost of insurance. I have to look into seeing how much it would cost. Like I said above,.....I would guess it might be as high as 5k for me on a "beginner" type bike. That might hold me back,.......and the fact I want a bike that looks SEXY like a CBR something or other.

What is a good biginner bike? Is it stupid to get something like a 600cc CBR as a first bike,.........ie too much bike,.having just obtaining your license? I dunno much about bikes,.....sorry if these are dumb questions guys.

 

Those are not dumb questions West6MT. I have heard that bike insurance is insane in canada....what a shame . Virtualbong has a good beginner bike kawaski 500ex, it has enough power to get you in trouble, but at the same time will let you get away with any mistakes you might make.

At the same time you can start off on a old 600cc bike, and move up from there. What it boils down to is staying within your limits, not trying to overdo things, and respecting the power of the bike. Take the MSF course if its offered up there (did wonders for me) and get out and practice.

 

soooo true!!!! I just put together a modification list for my car and bike. And do far 2 things for my car and 5 for my bike.

wonder what things on my list that my gurl opps I mean santa will get me for christmas

 

What was great about the EX500 that I have is that I was able to plant both feet on the ground. That helped with getting my balancing in check. Now, getting on the F4i is much easier and I don't need my feet completely on the ground anymore. That in itself was worth getting an older bike to learn on. You can just resell it anyways and get close to what you paid for. What I found when searching for a learner bike was that there aren't too many good ones out there. When I came across the EX500, I jumped on it even though I paid a little more than I would of wanted to.

 

I wouldn't mind getting a smaller jacket. The ICON Motorhead jacket is a great jacket but its one size to big for me. It fits perfectly on the top, but the waist is where its too big.

I also wouldn't mind a nicer helmet that has better fog protection and maybe some comfortable bike boots.

 

It would be good to invest in a jacket that fits you snugly. Def check out a nice motorcyle store close to you and check out the helmets and their features, and purchase them on ebay.

 

I wouldn't mind the same jacket but in a Medium or Large. Probably Large.

 

You got an extra large?

 

I think its an XL. It came with the bike. Like I said, everything fits well except for the waist. Plus that was with only a wife beater underneathe.

 

BTW, I've had my bike for over a year now and from the first time I reved it to 14,000 RPMs I never needed to drive my car fast again. Just not a thrill anymore.

virtualbong. don't do this right away, but when you feel comfortable doing it, go full throttle in first gear until you reach redline. Hold on though because you will get pulled back by the g force. It feels like you're going to slip off of the back. Thats just a testiment of the power of a 600cc sportbike.

I ride with 750s and 1000cc bikes and I have no problem keeping up.

 

Yeah, you might want a large. Still, make sure you have room for a sweatshirt or something underneath if you anticipate a ride in not so perfect weather (ie: a tad too cold). Sometimes you just get caught in bad weather.

 

That's the thing, a sweatshirt would fit perfectly with the jacket I have now. And if I went lower, it'd be a tight squeeze. But most of the time, I guess I wouldn't have anything real thick underneathe. I was riding in 55 degree weather last Sunday and I was fine with just a wife beater.

I'm definitely going to go to a bike shop and see what sizes are out there. I could easily sell my jacket now for $150-$200 since they retail for $350 and get something new that fits me perfectly.

 

Does you jacket have a zip out liner?

 

knight I used to do that with my R6 all the time...and my front end would end up a couple inches off the ground till I switched gears. Loves how the engine screamed when it was up there

 

Thanks for all the info guys. I hope I dont have to wait too long before getting a bike,......just remembered my 20k worth of debt from university,......sigh. Hopefully within the next two years I will have a bike in the garage.

 

Yes.

 

west, if you're worried about insurance, just go to progressive.com, if you have that in Canada, and get an online quote. You can put in different types of bikes just to get a feel for what it all costs.

 

Thanks Danny,
I dont know if we have that up here......I will look into it though.

Last night I was looking at bikes and my imagination was running wild,.hahahaha.

 

If you want to sell it to get another one, let me know.

 

Just PM'd you.