Q:I‘ve never had or drivin a motorcycle before. I have been on a dirt bike and scooters and a regular bike before. I was wondering if you had any advice on riding and just any info in general that can help make me a better rider. Thanks for your time

Take the course. You will learn a lot more than what is in the book, and you will get time in the saddle to get a feel for riding. The course itself will teach you starting with how to get on the bike, to where and what all the controls are, to how to run, and finally how to handle emergencies. Some of this will be lecture, and a lot of it will be on the bike actually riding. Having your bf show you how to ride is a good way for you two to get into a fight, and he might forget to show you some really basic stuff since he just takes it for granted. Nothing beats a formal course. It does not hurt that in most places the final test of the training is used by the DMV as your practical riding test so all you will have to do for your license is take the written, and almost every insurance agency gives you a discount on rates for taking the class. The second reason is that the instructors will all be long time riders. They have skills and knowledge you will never see written down. You classmates will come from different backgrounds as well, and some of them will have a lot of motorcycle knowledge as well. When discussing things or just shooting the breeze you will pick up a lot of information, and the instructors should be happy to answer any questions you might have. You will never get so much out of another $100 you ever spend. Then you and your bf can take the advanced rider course and learn even more after you get more comfortable on a bike. You should never stop learning or stop practicing basic and emergency skills.

Q:I need to perform brake and light inspection for a salvage motorcycle in Los Angeles/Southbay area.the only info DMV provide regarding this service is a referral to yellow pages which doesn‘t help very much. called a few motorcycle shops with no luck.does anyone know a shop that is licensed to issue the certificate?need it asap.Thanks

is that car really worht spending 1500 bucks on- its a 94- just junk it and get something newr

Q:The dealer wants me to go to them and pay around 300. I was wondering if anyone knew what they did exactly because I don‘t trust them so I can just do it myself. They told me it would void the manufacturers warranty but I don‘t see that anywhere in the manual.

well it's a good idea to have them do the first service so they can check it over and make sure everything is ok. I don't think if you dont have them service it will void your warranty. if you decide to do it yourself save the receipt of the oil and filter purchase. Our dealership charges about 150.00 for a service. Which consists of oil change, check all fluids, check the charging system, nuts and bolts, tire pressures, check the final drive. Also you dont have to bring the bike back to the dealership you bought it from. You can bring it to any dealership that sells your brand of motorcycle.

Q:About 3 weeks ago I totaled a motorcycle. At low speeds, thank goodness, my husband locked up his brakes, so without time to respond I side swiped him, hit a telephone pole, then went down. Naturally it totaled the bike and I luckily escaped with only severly sprained knuckles and bruises. I just bought another bike today, and I‘m not scared of the bike itself per se, I‘m just really nervous. My husband says it‘s normal; that he was nervous after his first accident, how does everyone else feel?

At 58 years of age, 15 years of riding and 45,000 miles without one incident, I was in my first motorcycle accident 2 weeks ago and spent a week in the hospital with a chest tube recovering from several broken ribs, a collapsed lung and numerous abrasions. My wife and I were fully geared and a vehicle, making an illegal left turn darted out in front of us and we went down hard after hitting the brakes.I took the brunt of the impact and thank the Lord, my wife didn t require hospitalization. I don t know if we ll ride again, the pain has been and still is so intense and drivers (cage) are increasingly distracted (cell phones primarily). If I do, it may just be around my neighborhood at 20 mph where I can see every driveway and every intersection long before I get there. I never want to experience anything like this again! It is incredibly painful!

Q:What brand motorcycle speed fast, shock, and modeling cool, domineering and told me the price.

Prince Yamaha 10,000 up

Q:not really familiar with motorcycle electrical equipment. When I use the handle bar break the break light does not come on but when I use the foot brake it works fine. Any idea what may cause this.Also another problem I seem to have is the flashers, the left 2 flashers work when turned on so long as they are rumbled (reving the engine, etc..) however if idling they just stay lit. the right side the front light does not work at all and the back light just stays lit no matter what.

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Q:I‘ll be 16 in a few months and getting my permit. I‘ll have all summer to get all my needed hours in to get my license, but I really want a motorcycle. I know there‘s other tests and things that I will have to take, and I‘m ready to do that. I really want a Kawasaki Ninja, but my dad said that I can‘t start off with that even if I could pay for it and everything. So, I‘m trying to find a safer motorcycle to start off with. So, I‘ll be 16 and I‘m only about 5 foot. I‘ve never ridden dirt bikes or motorcycles or anything like that before. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance.

Speaking as a dad, I wouldn't recommend even getting on a motorcycle until you've driven a car for a while. That way you can see how stupid many drivers are. Drivers don't pay attention to bikers, especially quiet bikes like street bikes. If you've never ridden any kind of bike, a street bike will freak you out. They're extremely powerful and extremely fast. If you really want to ride, try a smaller cc cruiser like a Honda 750. Learning on a street bike seems kinda like suicide. Motorcycles are extremely dangerous in that everyone around braking and changing lanes without any regard to other drivers much less bikers. You'll have to learn on 250cc cruiser with the rider courses, but don't buy one that small. Stick with at least a 750. They're heavier and safer, and have the ability to get you out of trouble should you get into it.

Q:I have a Yamaha fzr 600 that has been tipped a few times and only has one mirror, plus the only blinkers are on the back. The side blinkers are missing because (I assume) they broke off with the fall. It also does not have a windscreen.Anyone have a link to things a motorcycle needs to be street legal?

4. For street-legal motorcycles: - if the motorcycle has a passenger seat, it must also have passenger footrests. 169.974 subd. 3 (a) - a rear view mirror, horn 169.974 subd. 3 (a), and muffler are required equipment. 169.69 - the headlight must be on at all times when riding. 169.975 subd. 5 (g) (i)Motorcycles are required to have at least one, but not more than two, headlights with both high and low beam. 169.49 (b) Headlight modulators are legal in Minnesota as an exception to FMVSS Title 49, Part 571.108. - a red tail light is required, including a brake or stop lamp. 169.50 subd. 1 A blue dot on the tail light of up to one inch in diameter is legal. 169.64 subd 4 (c) - at least one brake is required, front or rear, which may be operated by hand or foot. 169.67 subd. 2 Here you go, right from the source.

Q:I have a motorcycle that‘s fuel injected and throttle by wire and I would like to add an electronic cruise control. I would like it to have the same features as a car cruise control such as set, accel, decel, and cancel. I‘d also like to add safety features like canceling the cruise when the clutch or brake levers are actuated. I have a basic idea of how to work out the PID controller, but I don‘t know what kind of hardware I would need in order to do this. I am pretty sure this is related to embedded systems, but again, I don‘t know what micro-controller, I/O devices, etc, I would need to do something like this.Any help would be much appreciated.

Would kinda suck.what I do want is big hits affecting skill players.you get no reward for playing d and hitting star players. How about they lose some stick handling skills,speed and shot accuracy. I always play d and there should be rewards for shutting down forwards. Also be nice to see shot blocks show up on player card during games. There are a ton more things I would like to see but ea won't listen,lol.