Getting into the sport this spring

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If you're interested in riding at a young age and don't work full time, get your M1, do the M1 exit course and wait a year to get a bike and insure it. I've ridden dirt bikes for years and thought I should get on the road this year so I got my M1 and bought a 2012 Honda CBR 125 from a dealership thinking I would pay pennies in insurance.. My best quote was 3800 a year! If I got my motorcycle license last year it would drop by 40 percent. I am 22, graduated from post secondary school, work full time and own a brand new truck as well as a classic vehicle and a dirt bike. My insurance is crazy, yet affordable for me. I am 22 no tickets or collisions and live north of Whitby. I got my G1 at 16 and full G at 18. I thought with my experience I would do the MTO test instead of the course due to the fact I've handled many bikes, much more powerful then a 13HP dinky bike. I was wanting to go cheap but my bike and gear cost about 2 thousand more then my insurance which is crazy considering my driving record and insurance history. IMO I would do the course and see if you like it, save and get a bike for next year, then insure!

If you have money to spend, I recommend getting on the road for April! It's all about your finances and love for riding and working on bikes. For myself its been about 8-9 thousand for bike, gear and insurance. If you go used and get low quality gear (which I cannot recommend due to a hip surgery and broken collar bone with a metal plate installed in myself) then you can save tons. It's better to be safe then sorry.

A bike is liberating, cars are great as well but it's a totally different experience. I would rather an old bike then a beater car any day!

Good luck with riding man, hope you really enjoy it and be safe!
 
Okay well maybe this will answer a few of your questions from my own experience. So I was 19, never drove a car/never had insurance and just had got my very first class of license (M1). I picked up a brand new Honda CBR 250RA, and when I shopped around for insurance (PRIOR TO BUYING MY BIKE) I realised only a few insurances companies would take me on- and up the ***. For the first year, I paid $4,000.00/year with full coverage on a bike that was worth....maybe $5500.00? So just prepared to be paying quite a bit for a first year with 0 experience and only your M1, though I'm not saying you'll pay as high as I did but it won't be cheap.

Secondly, the MSF course..............Ahhhhh, my experience with it was a love/hate thing. It was very frustrating getting use to the clutch/gears, as well there is a lot of information to be adsorbed in two days. All I can say for that, motivate yourself through that course to keep going because the lessons do sink in with ride time. When I took the MSF course 4/10 people dropped the course and walked away for good.
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