16 years old, Car or Bike?
16 years old, Car or Bike?
hey, i'm 16, and i've been a huge motorcycle fan all my life, now that i am able to get a drivers license, i am wondering if i should get a motorcycle license or a car license first, my heart says motorcycle, but my brain says car, what do you think wuld be a better choice?
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ok... a bike is cheaper than a car.RHCPfan wrote:because im 16 and jobless, and can only afford one lol
so go w/ the bike lic unless you see yourself needing to bring lots of stuff that your can't carry on a bike.
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Difficult decision. We don't even know where you live.
You need to weigh it all up
1 Can you ride a bike all year round, where you live? or not?
If not, can you use public transport for those months?
Would you be happy riding in the pooring rain?
2 Is it practical?
Do you need to be able to carry full loads of items? ie do you play in a band and need to move amplifiers and drums etc?
Do you have somewhere safe to park it?
3. Is it financially viable?
Heres where it gets really dull you need to price up the cost of running a car vs a bike
Insurance
Fuel - (guesstimated miles travelled per week add a little, then multiply up to a year - it'll be more than if you just pluck a number out of the air for per year)
Maintainence - (bikes have smaller service intervals, but are easier to work on yourself)
Gear - work on the principal of replacing all your gear every 3 years - cost it all up and divide by 3 for the years budget.
Only when you have that all written down in cold hard facts, can you mull it over and make the best decision you can. Its labourious, but important.
I hope a bike is right for you, but only you know your own circumstances.
Andy
You need to weigh it all up
1 Can you ride a bike all year round, where you live? or not?
If not, can you use public transport for those months?
Would you be happy riding in the pooring rain?
2 Is it practical?
Do you need to be able to carry full loads of items? ie do you play in a band and need to move amplifiers and drums etc?
Do you have somewhere safe to park it?
3. Is it financially viable?
Heres where it gets really dull you need to price up the cost of running a car vs a bike
Insurance
Fuel - (guesstimated miles travelled per week add a little, then multiply up to a year - it'll be more than if you just pluck a number out of the air for per year)
Maintainence - (bikes have smaller service intervals, but are easier to work on yourself)
Gear - work on the principal of replacing all your gear every 3 years - cost it all up and divide by 3 for the years budget.
Only when you have that all written down in cold hard facts, can you mull it over and make the best decision you can. Its labourious, but important.
I hope a bike is right for you, but only you know your own circumstances.
Andy
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