Motorcycle for daily commute?
Nov 18, 2019
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Looking to purchase a motorcycle for ~10k to use as my daily commuter in the bay area (South Bay to mountain view). Recommendations?
Looking to purchase a motorcycle for ~10k to use as my daily commuter in the bay area (South Bay to mountain view). Recommendations?
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Also definitely get a mechanic to look at the used bike before you buy it. Seriously.
Kbou62$: that's the kind of bike I wanna go for too
Cons: facing death twice a day.
Edit: one thing about owning a bike: please only get a bike if you truly believe that your eye hand coordination and reaction time is much better than the average person. It may not help you in every potential accident, but be honest with yourself and figure out whether you do have what it takes to avoid a near death collision. I've had a good 4 or so close calls in the past 4 years of riding, so about 1 a year. If it weren't for my reaction time/being able to stay calm and collected in extremely stressful situations I probably wouldn't be here. I still love riding my bike though, and I accept these risks every day I ride.
I started in another country that did a whole week of training (think MSF Basic, Street Rider 1, Street Rider 2) and I still didn't think that was enough.