NY motorcycle road test and other questions

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#21 Unread post by LINK398 »

When coming to a stop on a motorcycle couldn't you just put it into neutral and then brake?
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#22 Unread post by MrGompers »

LINK398 wrote:When coming to a stop on a motorcycle couldn't you just put it into neutral and then brake?
That wouldn't make sense. You want to keep the bike in gear in case you need to move outta the way of someone/something.

All this stuff is taught in the MSF basic rider course. You should check it out.
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#23 Unread post by LINK398 »

Is it hard to change the tires? Do you have to take off the brakes to do it? Where do you put the fluids in the bike?
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LINK398 wrote:Do they teach maintanence? How to change tires? What about when to get oil changes? Where to put the fluids to make it run?
They do not teach maintainance. Like the drivers ed course does not teach you to maintain a car. You can go and take a motorcycle maintainance class or something, or do like others, get a manual and some tools and work at it.

Many people simply take their bikes to the dealer to maintain.

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#26 Unread post by jonnythan »

Where in NY do you live?
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#27 Unread post by LINK398 »

Long Island
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#28 Unread post by jonnythan »

LINK398 wrote:Long Island
1) Take MSF to learn how to ride and skip the driving test. They provide the bikes.

2) Buy service manual and hang out here.

3) Talk less, listen more.


Don't take #3 the wrong way, but all of the questions you've asked so far have already been answered on the forums. Read the stickies, read threads, absorb information give to others.

Feel free to send me an IM to bounce these random questions off someone, too.
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