[megaspaz]

I’ll take your 250 off your hands for $1000.00… ok, i might be willing to go as high as $1500.00…

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[megaspaz]

Be in complete control of your bike at slow speeds…. basically, practice a lot in first going really slow.

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If there’s anything more important than my ego
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[megaspaz]

You can’t do that in California if you want to ride a motorcycle. What you bring in for the practical determines what kind of M license you get. If you bring in a scooter, you’ll get an M2 license, which won’t let you ride a motorcycle.

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[megaspaz]

The california dmv practical course:

The top circle, you have to negotiate twice, clockwise from the left lane. Put a foot down, fail. Go outside the lane, fail. If the instructor thinks you’ve taken it too fast, you’ll have to do it again. You have to demonstrate a tight uturn between the outsides of lane 1 and lane 2, which is about 14′ and about 10′ less than what you’d have on a 2 lane road, fogline to fogline. Same rules as the circle. Both these parts really screw up a lot of test takers, because you have to take them slower than what you’d do on the street which means you won’t have the momentum to help you keep the bike upright. No figure 8 on the test, but the uturn part, iirc, is a tighter box than the figure 8 box at the msf… ie. it’s tougher. You have to counter balance and taking a huge bike or even a bigger sports bike would put you at a huge disadvantage since the weight and the uberslow speed makes it difficult to keep the bike upright. If you want to get your license fast, get the waiver from the MSF. If you have to take the california dmv test, bring the smallest, lightest motorcycle you can.

Disclaimer: the above information was from a person that failed the DMV motorcycle practical test on an online forum. I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the information since I got the MSF waiver.

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[megaspaz]

oh shiznet… florida… i don’t know of moisture wicking’s gonna help you with florida being like 10000000% humid all the time… >.< for helmets, i’m using a shoei rf-1000… but that’s kind of pricey… iirc, agv makes good inexpensive helmets. and most full faced helmets nowadays are both dot and snell approved. —
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[megaspaz]

Suggestion. If you have to take your DMV’s rider test, take a small bike for it. They do insanely tight turns and circles at uber-slow speeds. A lot of people fail the DMV rider test because of the circle in particular… at least that’s how it is here in california.

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[megaspaz]

The cbr600 is most definately not a beginner’s bike. Stick to your guns for the ninja250.

As far as gear, leather, leather, and more leather from neck to toe. Perforated leather for hot weather riding with moisture wicking undersuit (high tech running clothes). As far as helmets go, get something that fits your noggin. Try on a variety of helmets. If you feel pain, hotspots, or dizzy after wearing a helmet for a period of time, don’t hesitate to return it and try on other helmets.

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[megaspaz]

+1

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If there’s anything more important than my ego
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[megaspaz]

good deal… have yourself a great time because it is a fun class to take.

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[megaspaz]

If it’s simple to get up and running, then i’d go for the 1500 less the amount your friend would charge you to look at the bike and fix it. Other than that, it’s hard to say. Since it hasn’t been running in 2 years, it’s fair to say this lady doesn’t know much about bikes or didn’t bother to get it looked at, so take whatever she says about the condition of the bike at face value. You probably won’t be able to test ride it, which atm, doesn’t make this bike an attractive candidate…

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[megaspaz]

Actually, it isn’t easy to get the front light. you need help to get the front to bounce first before you can power up a wheelie. Not saying I don’t agree with starting out small….

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[megaspaz]

I like them a lot. They feel really good. I had them installed at a local shop. cost 25 bucks to have them installed.

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If there’s anything more important than my ego
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[megaspaz]

Not a clue what’s next. Anything else i might do would probably be cosmetic. Still using the stock air filter, it works just fine… at least at this point in time.

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If there’s anything more important than my ego
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[megaspaz]

whoa! with that much gear, it’s like you’re riding 2up…

But, seriously, glad ya had a good, safe trip. Looks like you had a blast aside from the nut-squishing…

Is that a national/state park where you took the pics at or just some random rest area?

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[megaspaz]

Apparently, only you do…

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