found this vid. some stuff is true. some isnt...one guy said he would recommend a rr for a first bike. other dumb stuff.

but it was an ok vid i guess. kinda funny at the end

if anyone else has other info for newbs would be good

oh yeah vid is low quality and on a strict budget..

funny how they teach about riding safely, then show stuntriders doing their thing

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4030727897788858404&q=stunt+motorcycle&pl=true

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3/31/2006 4:20:15 PM

I highly recommend the MSF Basic Rider Course. I took it last weekend in Greensboro. I rode a motorcycle for the first time Saturday morning. By Sunday afternoon, I felt comfortable enough with one to go out and get started on my own (though I have not bought a bike yet). I can't imagine a better way to learn the basics. Wake Tech also offers the course if you're interested.

Be ready for crazy insurance costs. It would be over a hundred per month for me with Progressive and my driving record is perfect.

4/1/2006 1:05:08 AM

dude thats not right bike insurance is relatively cheap just keep lookin for quotes.

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4/1/2006 1:15:09 AM

I pay 150 a year for my F2

4/1/2006 2:33:04 AM

^^ he's more than likely talking about full coverage

and youre more than likely thinking about just liability, which is way cheaper

4/1/2006 3:32:03 AM

full coverage on my zx6r is 42 per month

4/1/2006 10:30:19 AM

youre not 18 either

4/1/2006 11:43:59 AM

mine is $340 a year for full coverage on the magna

4/1/2006 5:09:50 PM

That's almost as much as my GTI, and that has full coverage.

4/1/2006 5:17:58 PM

damn, my truck is close to $1100 a year for full coverage, but i also have theft coverage on all my tools, which are worth almost as much as the truck.

4/2/2006 11:21:37 AM

I gave up on full coverage pretty quickly. Progressive quoted me 572/mo for a new Honda 599 with collision. It only went down about to about 470/mo for a used one. I will definitely keep looking for quotes though.

4/2/2006 1:38:16 PM

try nationwide, thats who i'm with and they are very reasonable, and they go by engine size, liability on my '81 virago 920 was $100 more than my '97 750 magna would have been

4/2/2006 1:42:10 PM

check nationwide....i pay 450 a year for full coverage on my yzf600

4/2/2006 2:11:07 PM

i'm gon watch this

i still kinda want to take the MSF class

couldn't hurt

4/2/2006 8:14:08 PM

any good intermediate riding courses around here? i planning on heading up to the mountains with my dad some people for the first time in two years and i need a good refresher and possibly somewhere to put this bike through a good shakedown before i head up there. i have a feeling the highway bar and front pegs are gonna need to be shortened. i drag them on mild turns around here.

4/2/2006 8:24:40 PM

i dont really think ur bike is meant for fast mountain riding, i wouldnt want to shorten the bars, if it doesnt mess up the "look" of the bike i guess go for it.

4/2/2006 8:31:59 PM

http://www.uponone.com/howtos.php

some good how-tos for everything from changing an air filter to poppin' wheelies

4/2/2006 11:13:34 PM