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Legal age to buy a motorcycle?
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Zerbz
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why would you buy a bike now and just let it sit? Put the money you have now in a savings account and let the interest accumulate, and once you're ready to buy the bike you can get something nicer.
edit: zx9r? buddy unless you start riding something else for a couple of years your rate isn't going to change much. Insurance rates lower with experience a lot more than age. Take my advice and don't buy that bike until you've got years of experience and a solid record. You won't be paying a decent rate until you're 25+
edit: zx9r? buddy unless you start riding something else for a couple of years your rate isn't going to change much. Insurance rates lower with experience a lot more than age. Take my advice and don't buy that bike until you've got years of experience and a solid record. You won't be paying a decent rate until you're 25+
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Thanks for the tip, but I don't have the money to spend on a small bike + insurance on the next 7 years only to buy a bigger one at the age of 25.
But you have the money to buy a bike now, that you can't afford insurance on. That's not making a lot of sense.
It's fine i don't expect you to understand. But thanks for the advice, I will take that into account.
I understand being passionate and impatient, I have sons your age. But to have to park a bike for YEARS due to insurance cost, that would be agony. Wait till you start riding, a couple winter months of no riding is harsh at my age, looking at it everyday and not being able to ride it, why go through the agony for no reason?
My advice, love riding more than you love a particular bike. Nothing wrong with starting small, I sure as hell didn't start on a hayabusa, my first was less than 1/10th the cc's. Starting smaller, you will have the excitement of planning what's next. I have a friend who started on the exact same bike, after a scare or two, the power of the bike is inhibiting his riding development, doesn't have the nerve.
I know, you're 18 and have all the answers, but age is a funny thing, in a couple years you will see that you don't have all the answers.
Once again, thanks for your advice but I can see how from experienced you've learned otherwise. Some people cant handle a large bike and theres nothing wrong with that. I've been using 600 cc's and something higher would be fun. I'd much rather have a bike that I can enjoy riding for a bit than riding something I have no interest in.
Either way, I'm not looking to argue with someone more experienced then me, I will learn one day.
I got the answer I needed in this thread for registering a bike, so I guess this thread can be closed.
Zerbz
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then why would you spend money on a bike that is going to be 20 years old when you start riding?
This just sounds stupid.
I wasn't necessarily saying you should get a 250. You can get a higher cc motorbike in a different class that might be easier on insurance. Something like a SV650 comes to mind. If you've ridden 600cc bikes I understand the reluctance to size down but you can always move laterally. Anything you can currently do on a 600cc sport bike you can do on a standard bike... unless you're one of those child prodigies that turned pro racer in their teens.
To keep this post relevant to the thread: I don't believe there is a min age for owning a motorcycle. There is a min age for plating the bike and riding it on the street.
Thanks! Will do, it sounds good to go from here on, I was just afraid that I'd get a bike and not being able to change ownership without insurance.
This is why math class is important.
The 600cc bikes are a ton of fun, but gearing down to a 250 would be a disappointment. I am looking at 600cc's but its hard to find one in my price range. I honestly ride for the thrill and power, none of which is there on a 250 bike.
What is the minimum age for plating a bike? Or is that 16?
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You got it. You just need a license. Like I said, plenty of non-SS bikes out there that are 600cc and greater... many of which are far more torquey than a supersport. If you want thrill buy a track bike for cheap and take it off the streets. Then, with the remaining money, buy a more reasonable street bike for your situation.
Griffin
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I wish I'd bought the 1966 Matchless I was offered when I was 12. I should have stored it for 7 - 8 years and if I did I'd still have it. Or maybe a 1952 Vincent?
The ZX9 is a nice bike. It will still be nice in ten years. I stored a bike I loved for 13 years. Why is this idea so foreign to so many people?
ANd not every 18 year old is making foolish decisions. The OP sounds like he has a brain and can use it.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
lol I dunno about the brain part (jk OP but sounds like an ill conceived plan) but storing a bike for that long... why? Unless you're just into the hobby for the sake of collectibles. The bikes you mentioned are more like vintage items. OP clearly wants to ride a superbike and people are just telling him that it'll have to be stored until he has the age and experience to get a reasonable insurance rate for that bike. Unless he has cash to burn--which he admits he doesn't--they are right.
Dunno, maybe he's brilliant, maybe he's an imbecile, but he certainly appears to be informed. That's really all we can expect from people when they go to make important decisions, and it puts him ahead of a ton of folk who just do whatever pops into their minds on a whim, without putting any real thought into it. I wish him luck.
Zerbz
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Lmao what? The Zx9r was in production from 99-03, its 2013, assuming you get an 03 and store it for 7 years that thing will be 17 years old. Averaging out the years from 99-03 is 19 years.
Just get the bike bud, sometimes you've gotta learn lessons the hard way.
Edit: ahaa did some research turns out it was actually 94-03 so now the average age would be 21.5
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Griffin
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The Matchless wasn't vintage when it was offered to me in 1972. It was a used, slightly beat up Brit twin. Now, it's worth a fortune. Then, I could have had it for $200.00.
I'm not saying a ZX9 is going to become valuable in future. But worth is in the mind of the beholder. I dunno why the OP wants to buy this bike, I'm just responding to those that are posting that don't seem to understand why someone might buy something older and not use it right away. Most collectors have tons of stuff that match that description,
and I wish I had that Matchless...EDIT: Okay "fortune" was optimistic. You can buy a 66 Matchless for < $10,000.00. Hmm, maybe I should buy the damn thing. Of course, it is 47 years old so maybe that's not a wise idea according to most here.
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Alright, the obvious argument has been made. Don't forget to take entropy into account, though. If you park a bike for 2-3 years, there might be a lot of work waiting for you. Stuff like brakes or electrics corroding (maybe your storage area wasn't as dry as you thought it was), fuel system gumming up (maybe you didn't manage to completely drain everything), mice making a nest in your airbox, under your seat, possibly using materials found elsewhere on the bike (boy do mice nests stink), seals/gaskets/fuel lines drying out and cracking... etc. If you're getting an insanely good deal on a ZX-9R, storage is cheap and free, you have the mechanical ability to deal with whatever happened in 2-3 years, and you can afford to insure a ZX-9R as your first bike, it could possibly be a good move. That's a lot of if, though.
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