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Hello All :) Hoping To Ride Some Day

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YangerD

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Hey guys! I'm David and I'm from the Scarborough area. I've always had a fascination with motorcycles. I'm starting to feel that I want to learn to ride a bike and all. I stumbled upon this site and that it would be a good idea to join and get all the info I need here. I hope to get myself onto a bike sooner rather than later. I just wanted to introduce myself and hope to have a good learning experience on the site :) Thanks guys.
 
welcome to the site. you should definitely get your license and get booked into a riding course

good luck!
 
Hey there. Welcome to the site. For when you do get a bike, ride safe, and I would also strongly recommend getting your M1 and booking a course at Humber or Any other place that does Canada Safety Council approved courses (Learning Curves is also good from what I heard)

Make sure to buy or borrow some gear for the course. As a general rule, no skin allowed. So you need a DOT helmet, jacket, boots, at least denim jeans and gloves (gauntlet style usually) that extend past the wrist.

Then do your course and get your cert and M2 papers. When you've had your license for a minimum of 60 but no more than 90 days, go to a drive test center for your M2 which will be given to you when you trade in your course papers.

Find a suitable bike to start with. Stay away from super sports models to save on insurance and learn on a less nervous bike. I'd recommend a 250-400 cc street bike- or 400-650 cruiser. Stick with sport touring or cruiser models for best deals on insurance.

When you're ready shop for insurance and then buy your first bike. Have a blast - and remember 1) shiny side up 2) rubber side down 3) wave!

:D hope it helps.
 
Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I was thinking of getting my license and all this year. I'm thinking probably a Ninja 250r. But I have a question guys. I am a relatively short guy. I am only 165cm tall. Would I have any problems riding a bike at all? That is one thing that I am worried about.
 
You should be just fine. In fact the ninja is a commonly lowered bike and will easily go down an inch or two to accommodate a shorter rider. It's what I ride and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Of course that is until I'm ready to upgrade :D
 
No problem. I don't see a problem in that. But keep in mind you may have to find a shop to lower a ninja for you if that's what you go with. However you can find many lady driven bikes on kijiji that already have a lowering kit installed. Cheers.
 
hi guys, my cousin wants to ride a motorcycle too,
he tried to the written test today, but fail at it.
he tried reading the book, got mixed up on some things
is there a quicker way in doing the written test,
any one got clues that would be any easier for him to study.?
 
erick said:
hi guys, my cousin wants to ride a motorcycle too,
he tried to the written test today, but fail at it.
he tried reading the book, got mixed up on some things
is there a quicker way in doing the written test,
any one got clues that would be any easier for him to study.?
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i failed mine the first time too, they showed me the answers, went back next week on the same day, and they gave me the exact same test LOL, passed with flying colors :cool:

so when in doubt, wait 7 days and go back and try again, they should give u the same test (at least in my location they do)
 
YangerD said:
Thanks man! At my height, would I be able to ride any 'regular' bike?
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yes. your about 5'4 1/2 right?

im 5'6 ish (not quite 5'7 =( i blame my mom for being short, and my dad who is also short lol)

i can almost flat foot the ninja 250r

now i ride a gsxr 600 04( one of the highest seat heights within the gsxr 600 family)
both feet down, my tips of my toes touch the ground lol
right foot on the brake, left foot is flat on the ground
and thats all you really need lol

backing up the bike is a b!tch and a half though, some times i get off and push the bike backwards to get out of a parking spot
 
absolute said:
yes. your about 5'4 1/2 right?

im 5'6 ish (not quite 5'7 =( i blame my mom for being short, and my dad who is also short lol)

i can almost flat foot the ninja 250r

now i ride a gsxr 600 04( one of the highest seat heights within the gsxr 600 family)
both feet down, my tips of my toes touch the ground lol
right foot on the brake, left foot is flat on the ground
and thats all you really need lol

backing up the bike is a b!tch and a half though, some times i get off and push the bike backwards to get out of a parking spot
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Hey thanks a lot! Ya I'd say I'm about 5'5 ish. I'm also a pretty damn heavy guy. About 200lbs, would that make the bike even lower? lol I'd probably be able to flat foot it.
 
yea that would lower the bike a bit, since im 135lb lol
 
no sweat lol. actually who am i kidding, there will be lots of sweat lol.
you'll lose weight from riding your bike haha you'll sweat quite a bit in the summer heat while at a stop light lol.
 
Im 5'5 and currently riding a stock ninja 250, my only issue is backing up, so now I park with the tail first so leaving is no issue... uphill or downhill starting I am fine, again my issue is parking.
 
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