Any MGTOW motorcyclist ?

[MGTOWmonkey aka No More Fucks To GiveParticipant 6635]

Ive never rode a motorcycle before,but man since going my own way I have this passion to drive on the open road. I dont want a pocket-rocket just a nice cruiser for not much money. I was looking into the Yamaha Stryker and was wondering what pointers or advice would you give me on this journey. For the record im not to interested in the Harley brand simply because of the masses brainwashing into thinking its the only bike a man should drive and most ive met that drove them were mangina’s that had to ask for permission/happy wife happy life crap,so it turned me off the brand. Would love to hear you guys input on this. And also would it be wise to buy used to save money when it come to bikes or is new the way to go? Thanks

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[KeymasterKeymaster]

Try a forums search for “motorcycle” and you’ll find plenty!
You can search the forums exclusively on all forums pages if you look for the yellow square with the symbol.

/forums/topic/who-owns-a-motorcycle/

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[UntamedParticipant]

Keymaster wrote:

Try a forums search for “motorcycle” and you’ll find plenty!You can search the forums exclusively on all forums pages if you look for the yellow square with the symbol.
/forums/topic/who-owns-a-motorcycle/

Well slap me silly!! I hadn’t even noticed the search thingy, Thanks KeyMaster!

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[John Woods 13Participant 2855]

I’d go for a used one if it’s your first time, for two reasons. One, it might not be the right fit for you and then you would loose a lot of value on resale. Second is that you might drop it and that would be a damn shame on a new bike.
I like cruisers too. I had a Yamaha 850 and a Honda Shadow. Then I got married and it all went to hell…

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[Governor Megachris%Participant 3584]

There’s a Yamaha Boulevard for sale in my little town I live in. I’ve been considering it. Looks like a nice cruiser to get me around where I need to while I’ve been considering going down to 2 wheels!

[Anonymous 29]

Kawasaki Z 1000 MK II 1980.
Had it since 83 an ex cop bike, updated, upgraded.
Two engine rebuilds and 157.000 k’s on clock and it will be barried with me when I die.

[martygParticipant 103]

Stryker, huh? Never saw one before, looks nice. Most of your questions are matters of personal opinion. The only thing you REALLY need to do first is take a Motorcycle Safety Foundation beginning rider course.

http://www.msf-usa.org/

[sidecarParticipant 35837]

As far as a first ride, this is just my opinion, but I advise getting used, getting cheap, and getting small. Used because you don’t want to risk wrecking a new machine while you’re still learning. Cheap for the same reason, but also because you may decide motorcycles are not for you after all. Small because smaller engines use all the same skills as larger ones, but really require you to use them; when you’re the slowest, weakest thing in traffic you REALLY learn to ride defensively. Smaller, slower bikes are also much more forgiving of any f~~~ups. A high side at 10 miles per hour is bad enough, but it’s infinitely preferable to one at 100. And smaller bikes are also cheaper bikes.

The vast majority of motorcycle accidents involve young dumb squids who go out and spend way too much money on something they can’t handle yet. It seems like the probability of a disastrous f~~~up, often fatal, is directly related to the price of a first bike. So don’t be one of those statistics.

Once you’ve got your skills down and know what you really want, then go out and spend some real money. You say you want a cruiser now but you may well find you’re more of a bobber man, or you want a tourer, or a dual sport for going off road, or whatever. It’s hard to find out what you need without first working out where and how you’ll actually be riding. Then sell on your learner bike to some other two wheel neophyte if you want to recoup your investment in it.

martyg wrote:

The only thing you REALLY need to do first is take a Motorcycle Safety Foundation beginning rider course.

Absolutely this, especially if you’ve never ridden before. Almost all beginners classes have their own motorcycles for students to use, and the best sort of bike to learn on is one that isn’t yours. That way it’s not a big deal when, not if, you lay it down. Once you’ve gotten all your wipe-outs out of your system you can spend your own money on a ride. Even if rider classes are not required where you are, you’ll still get a nice discount on your insurance for having taken it. These classes also help resolve the chicken-and-egg problem of riding your motorcycle down to the motor vehicles office so you can take the test to get your motorcycle ticket on your license so you can legally ride it down to the motor vehicles office.

And you’ll learn some valuable skills in a controlled environment before finding out you have to learn them the hard way out in traffic, so there’s that too.

[Anonymous 42]

Great advice Sidecar!
Hey Monkey, all I can add is; what position do you like to ride in? torso forward over the tank like a race bike, or torso more erect like a cruiser, both have their advantages and disadvantages, mostly related to wind resistance on your body. Highway riding “torso forward”. For city or country road cruising under highway speeds “torso erect”, the main reason is your arms after hours of riding at highway speeds, your torso becomes a sail and pulls on your arms, turning them into wet noodles. On the other hand being in a hand-stand position at low speeds for hours on a race bike turns your arms into wet noodles the other way.

For the highway I wouldn’t recommend going over 500cc “torso forward”, plenty of power for a beginner.
For a street cruiser I wouldn’t recommend going over 350cc, again more than enough power for a beginner.
A thousand cc anything will only get you hurt!
If you never road anything at all “EVER”, get a 250 dirt bike with a road package, you can learn on it with the best chances of surviving the unexpected, their taller with much more suspension travel, you’ll go “over” a car after impact, and not “into” a car on impact, things to consider.
When you ride the fire without respect and caution, you’ll always get burnt!!!
P.S. never go near the shoulder where the pavement ends, it’ll hold your front tire from returning to the road and cause you to go down, always go over uneven obstacles head-on with the front wheel, perpendicular approaches will remove the bike from under you!

[ShinyParticipant 2307]

Some great advice here, I would add to what Sidecar said about a small, cheap first bike that when you want to upgrade, which may not take too long depending on how much you practise / spend time on the bike and what the laws are like where you are, you won’t want to be losing a wad on re-selling an expensive (when you bought it 6 months ago) new bike.

Also, WEAR YOUR F~~~ING GEAR. People who ride around in shirtsleeves etc will suffer for it one day. Wear the safety gear. WEAR IT.

[QuietManParticipant 26]

Yep, 2014 Harley Road King.

Some Harley riders do dress like pirates and seem to be into riding so they can rent a “Billy Bad Ass” persona. Some ride Harleys because it’s what they like to do.

Start off small and cheap. If you like it, you might end up with a bigger, more expensive bike when you’re ready. And you’ll have a better idea of what you want.

[ArkonParticipant 12]

Yamaha XVS950A Midnight Star. Good motorbike for beginners. Flies smoothly across the streets.

[stopmockingmanParticipant 441]

My 2 cents- start small, work your way up.
Small for skills, get them honed just fine, confidence also.
Then proceed to Large Bikes.
Wonderful rides, all of them.
Cultivate your own self, your own image, f~~~ others. Who cares about them?
One of my motos, sweet fat torque monster whore, I like her.

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