NY motorcycle road test and other questions

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LINK398 · #1 Unread post by **LINK398** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:53 pm

I was considering about getting a motorcycle and learning how to ride. A couple of questions though.

What should you wear when you're just going to be riding it and not doing any tricks or anything?

What if you don't know anyone who has a motorcycle license to take you to the road test?

If you take a drivers education course on motorcycles would they take you there? Also would they teach you other things about a motorcycle like how to change a tire and how to put the other things into the motorcycle?

Are they hard to ride?

What motorcycle is good to start with?

How much will insurance cost with a brand new sport bike?

I'm under 20 years old will I be able to afford the insurance with only a part job?

Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:14 pm

Read through this thread. It will answer some of your questions.

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RideYourRide · Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:17 pm

LINK398 wrote:What should you wear when you're just going to be riding it and not doing any tricks or anything?

Gloves, boots, jacket, full face helmet, pants. The option to zip your pants and jacket together is nice.

What if you don't know anyone who has a motorcycle license to take you to the road test?

Ask, perhaps there's members of the board in your area.

If you take a drivers education course on motorcycles would they take you there? Also would they teach you other things about a motorcycle like how to change a tire and how to put the other things into the motorcycle?

Will riders ed courses teach you (the basics on) how to operate a motorcycle? Yes. Will the teach you how to maintain and modify a motorcycle? No, that's it's own profession.

Are they hard to ride?

No. Are they easy to ride well? Yes.

What motorcycle is good to start with?

This topic is beat to death on here.

How much will insurance cost with a brand new sport bike?

I'm under 20 years old will I be able to afford the insurance with only a part job?

http://progressive.com does online quotes. Over 2k a year I'd assume. You might be able to afford the payment or the insurance, but probably not both. Add maintnence and $170 rear tires that only last 2500 miles into the mix and you're sunk.

LINK398 · #4 Unread post by **LINK398** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:25 pm

Will be driving it only local though. Am a student. Also when I took the road test for a car some of the cars in line to take the test were drivers education cars. Do some schools take the students to the tests? Could you just go to the road test on the motorcycle and have someone else drive a car and said you road in the car with them? Also would you have to transport the motorcycle there in like a trailer? What's the road test like? Is it someone following you around in a car or something?

LINK398 · #5 Unread post by **LINK398** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:37 pm

Just checked a quote it said $380.00 a year don't think that's right though

#6 Unread post by **MrGompers** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:43 pm

Thats not right. Forget about a sport bike at your age. There's no shame in riding a smaller less powerful bike.

LINK398 · #7 Unread post by **LINK398** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:57 pm

the main thing is the road test. How would you get there if you don't know someone who has a motorcycle license?

#8 Unread post by **MrGompers** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:59 pm

Take the MSF basic riders course. If you pass the test there you should be exempt from any road tests at your DMV. You would still need to take a written test. (Rules in your state could vary check your states DMV website)

LINK398 · #9 Unread post by **LINK398** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:05 pm

What's that stand for?

Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:07 pm

LINK398 wrote:What's that stand for?

MSF = Motorcycle Safety Foundation
DMV = Dept of motor vehicles

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