Question for MGTOWer’s that own motorcylces

[MotivParticipant 441]

Where there is a will there is a way.. Always a way

Cool story babe now go make me a sandwich

[boisdevieParticipant 257]

Don’t be a pussy. Keep it in the house. I used to keep my GS550 in the house and more recently a Kwak GT550. That’s the great thing about living alone – you can do what the hell you like.

[narwhalParticipant]

I can’t provide any recommendation on bike storage, but I would recommend that you take a training/certification class before you spend the money. I was convinced I wanted to ride before I took a class. My hand/eye coordination isn’t that great and barely passed the class. I had a lot of trouble switching gears and such. I have no doubt I could have gotten a starter bike, driven around the neighborhood till muscle memory started kicking in and I got comfortable, but I wasn’t enjoying it all that much.

Maybe someday I’ll look into it again, but there are other toys I’d rather get first.

Ok. Then do it.

[XSDBSParticipant 3598]

I had a very similar situation, an apartment with a one car garage stall.
I would ride in as close to the left wall as I could, all the way to the front of the garage stall.
I then turned the handlebars all the way to the left (where they locked), then down on the kickstand.
Now, the motorcycle was leaned over up right up against the left wall.
I could then drive my car in, keeping as close to the right wall as I could.
There was 6 inches of space between the motorcycle and the front tire/fender.

[Dunn GoofdParticipant 119]

Do not start with a large bike, your largest engine size should be 250 cc. I would recommend getting a 125 cc bike. Do not get anything bigger, small penis complex is not good for your life expectancy in motorcycling. Any semi-decent Japanese racing bike have very ridiculous 0-60 times that could injure or kill you in a brief amount of panic. Believe me you will panic from time to time in the beginning.

Get a decent advanced riding training before you hit the road and always remember that majority of car drivers are mindless drones devoid of any sort of motor reflexes. Once you get the basic evasive skills, it becomes safe and sound. I crashed twice and it was all my fault speeding in stupid places.

Keeping your bike in the house could be the most uncool act ever, just park the car somewhere else and let the motorcycle be in the garage, it should not be that hard. Not only it is dangerous, it is also unpleasant and unhealthy to have it in your house.

Only excuse you could have to keep it in the house could be to have an electric motorcycle. Zero is all good but could be too much for a beginner. KTMs latest electric models could be good. Since these electric motorcycles are also automatic transmission so easier to use as a beginner. And they look very cool, and their sound is very sci-fi, I personally would get one if I had the finances now.

Bottom line is, get a small bike that you fully control. Keep it in the garage and show it love and care. You will love it. I own a 150 cc Bajaj. The f~~~er cost me 800 EUR brand new and I did 3000 km on it in 2 months with no issues at all. I did 1000 km road in two days in one instance. Just be confident and be alert, you will figure out the rest.

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