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Hello I thought i should introduce myself and say hi so here i am. I'm only 15 so I don't motorcycle yet but next year I plan on getting my license so any tips would be good. I know not to get my dream bike and all so no need to say anything about that. What i'm wondering though is should I rent a motorbike when getting a license or should I buy a cheap used bike to learn. I'm guessing some will say getting a motorcycle at 16 and as a first mode of transport is a no no but I dislike cars and i've always bieng on a pedal bike, plus I've gone 60km/h on a pedal bike before and wasn't scared or nervous. Plus I've biked across canada so i'm rather expiernced pedal biker so I want to take the next step and go into something with a engine. So if you have any tips for gettinga license I'd like to hear them:)

Welcome to TMW!

You've asked some good questions. Best thing to do is browse through our forum first - especially the New Bikers section - where you'll find a lot of answers to them.

Welcome to TMW.

Next year when you go get your learner's permit, I recommend you sign up for classes. Motorcycle Instruction for novices is now available at the Justic Institute in New West.

You may want to consider a honda CBR 125 great learner bike. And you can get all the gear except your helmet with the bike for 3500 plus fees.

Thanks for the advice on bike:) And I acually live in BC canada so if there is any canadian tips would be great:) My getting of the bike may be delayed though as right now the apartment my family lives in has no empty parking spots and the parking on the road have 2 hour limit:( But once I find a place to keep it i'll start the process of getting a bike and doing all the paperwork for permits and licences:)

swisscosmo wrote:Thanks for the advice on bike:) And I acually live in BC canada so if there is any canadian tips would be great:) My getting of the bike may be delayed though as right now the apartment my family lives in has no empty parking spots and the parking on the road have 2 hour limit:( But once I find a place to keep it i'll start the process of getting a bike and doing all the paperwork for permits and licences:)

My bike shares my parking space with my car. Unless you have a full dressed motorcycle and a huge car.....a bike and a car can share space.

Next excuse?

I'm also in Vancouver.

welcome - you're getting great advice from great people...

blues2cruise wrote:

swisscosmo wrote:Thanks for the advice on bike:) And I acually live in BC canada so if there is any canadian tips would be great:) My getting of the bike may be delayed though as right now the apartment my family lives in has no empty parking spots and the parking on the road have 2 hour limit:( But once I find a place to keep it i'll start the process of getting a bike and doing all the paperwork for permits and licences:)

My bike shares my parking space with my car. Unless you have a full dressed motorcycle and a huge car.....a bike and a car can share space.

Next excuse?

I'm also in Vancouver.

I've thought about putting a bike infront of my parents car but their vehicle is a Toyota Rav4 so it takes up the whole spot. I thought about parking it against a wall where there's space but a. my parents are the manager's of the apartment block, and b. there's no parking signs written on the wall. So right now I'm hoping to maybe get a parking spot but I'd still have to pay for it.