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I don't take the MSF for a couple weeks but I keep seeing bikes I want to buy. I'm trying to wait till after but my willpower is eroding...

Test first, bike later, you know it makes sense.

i was so decided on learning and riding a bike that i bought my bike even before i got my permit and license.

but when i visited my cousin and he told me he wanted to buy a bike but he's not sure yet if he'll really like it so i told him to get a used one or take the MSF-BRC first.

well for me, it was determination. i wanted to ride a sport bike and i just wouldn't settle for anything else.

anyway, i got stuck on a cruiser bike on the BRC and i really didn't enjoy it.

haven't tried dirt bikes yet but i wanna someday. and i seriously doubt i can handle giant touring bikes like the goldwing.

I bought my bike the day after my first MSF class. Had a neighbor ride it home for me, went and got my permit the next day and started riding it to work and back and then finished my MSF that following Sunday. Sometimes you just can't resist those urges. Just make sure what you buy is a good fit for you. I researched my bike for months before buying.

If you sure that the bike you want and you will not regret buying it then go ahead, it is your money.

I also bought my bike almost 2 week before MSF. I know that I'm gonna get this bike (V-Star Custom for sure). The thing is, it was very difficult to not getting on the bike once you had it. In that 2 week period I came down check my bike pretty often at night, walked the bike, ride around driveway. I then got a permit right around MSF start and by the 2nd class I rode my bike to MSF class.

FlyerPhil wrote:I don't take the MSF for a couple weeks but I keep seeing bikes I want to buy. I'm trying to wait till after but my willpower is eroding...

When I took the MSF, approximately 25% of the students dropped out of the class.

Buying a bike before you learn to ride is not very smart. Because you may find that you don't really want to ride that badly in the first place.

Take the MSF. Then get the bike. Otherwise, you may end up with a bike you never ride.

I went and took the test for my motorcycle license on a rented 50cc scooter... the person I rented the scooter from even brought me to a little parking lot where she set up a course that was exactly like the one you take the road test on... and instructed me on how to practice... I did this before ever riding a motorcycle...

Anyway, after doing this the motorcycle road test was a peice of cake... I bought my bike that night and practiced with my brother on my dead end street ... I rode for several months but still took the MSF course...

So... I dunno, maybe try to find someone to let you borrow a little automatic scooter if you want to get your license first... then if you are determined enough you'll learn to ride eventually and won't have to worry about the license part anymore

I saw tons of bikes but I waited and actually bought my bike the same day I passed the test. Im happy that I waited because then I knew exactly what I was looking for, weight/speed and comfort wise. If you dont feel comftable with the bike, you wont ride it and you'll hate it.

I took the MSF several months before buying my bike.

hey VX you would be suprised how easy a big tourer is to ride. once they are moving they are pretty easy to ride, they are easier to mauver at slow speeds than you would think too.

At my MSF course one of the instructors demonstrated his skill by doing the figure 8 and cone weave on his goldwing, he made it look easy.

jmillheiser wrote:I took the MSF several months before buying my bike.

hey VX you would be suprised how easy a big tourer is to ride. once they are moving they are pretty easy to ride, they are easier to mauver at slow speeds than you would think too.

At my MSF course one of the instructors demonstrated his skill by doing the figure 8 and cone weave on his goldwing, he made it look easy.

the instructor ins very experienced w/ goldwing so maybe that's why he made it look easy.

i know for sure that it becomes easy at speeds but im surprised you mentioned that they're not as hard on slow speed stuff.