Best Bike for Riding in Los Angeles?

[honda599]

When I was in LA a lot of the bikers went in between the cars right up the line....seems dangerous to me....especially if you hit a car mirror or some cager decides to take you out....heaven forbid

[Telesque]

When I was in LA a lot of the bikers went in between the cars right up the line....seems dangerous to me....especially if you hit a car mirror or some cager decides to take you out....heaven forbid

I believe I read somewhere that this is supposed to be legal in certain states? (That is, if the cars aren't moving, I think)

[Nibblet99]

Pretty much standard practice over here (unless you're in a goldwing)

Government recommendations are not to go all the way up to the junction at the end though, just filter back into the traffic when you near it.

[Toyuzu]

When I was in LA a lot of the bikers went in between the cars right up the line....seems dangerous to me....especially if you hit a car mirror or some cager decides to take you out....heaven forbid

I believe I read somewhere that this is supposed to be legal in certain states? (That is, if the cars aren't moving, I think)

It's called lane-splitting, or lane sharing. It is currently legal only in California, and Washington, D.C. There are other states with proposals to legalize it, though. The cars can be moving slowly, and bikes can still split lanes, as long as they aren't going more than 10 MPH (I think) faster than the rest of traffic.

[JustJames]

I have been reading this forum for a few days now and it has been really helpful. I have always wanted to start riding motorcycles and now that I have finished school and been working for a few months I can finally afford to do it.
Im living in Shanghai right now but i'll be returning to Los Angeles in a few months. I've been doing a lot of research on several bikes and i'm hoping I can get some advice (naturally the first one will be a smaller, used bike).
Living in LA, I want a bike that is sporty enough to be manueverable in traffic and can also handle the freeway to some degree and wont get too uncomfortable being on it for a while either.. The three models im looking at now are the Ninja 250, Honda Rebel, and Honda Nighthawk. They are all about the same price, which one do you think would be best for riding relatively often in the LA area?

Whatever you decide we welcome you back. I live in So Cal as well and check out this group http://forum.mildones.org/ they are a lot of ppl with ninja 250 and can give you some comments. You can join them for the great fun ride as well.

Let's ride