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detach the seat and look in there. Most bikes i’ve seen have hooks under the seat in the trunk.

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[megaspaz]

Bah! beat me to the first post by mere seconds…

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By all accounts, it’s a scooter. It’s a scooter with a motorcycle look. There’s no rear brakes and no clutching/shifting. I don’t think you’ll learn diddly squat about the mechanics of motorcycle riding with that. With that in mind, I couldn’t tell you if it’s good for a commuter since this isn’t something I would actively seek to ride. With the max HP at only 18 HP, it certainly isn’t something I’d take out on the highway either.

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[megaspaz]

yeh… tailgating cagers make for some elevated heartbeats. Tap (modulate) your rear brake. If they continue to tailgate, let off the throttle a bit to slow down a little, then speed up back to speed to gain some distance. If they speed up and continue tailgating, merge to the right and let them pass. You can optionally show them your riding gloves with the middle finger extended… (j/k on that one… sort of… )
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[megaspaz]

I absolutely love my sv650s with abs. But if you’re looking to sit more upright, it’s not the right bike. The kawasaki sports bikes promote the most upright sitting position out of the sports bikes.

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Yeh. those sound like pretty decent riding boots. Like I said, I don’t know much about wolverine boots and was just cautioning ok’s from the MSF instructors. You just need to make sure of the context of their OK.

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Welcome! I remember saying to myself I’ll keep my riding strictly at parking lots for a couple of months… That went out the window after a couple of parking lot rides… started riding the highways and around the bay area…

I say venture out into the street. You’ll gain more different riding environment experiences than riding in a parking lot. But don’t skip parking lot drills. They’re great for practicing things you’ve learned.

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Keep in mind that the MSF instructors could have been commenting on the kind of riding you were going to be doing at the class, which isn’t very fast riding and in a controlled environment. I had a pair of doc martin 12 eye boots that were fine for the course and which was ok’ed by the instructor, but you can bet those boots are worthless in a motorcycle incident on the highway where I do a lot of my riding. They’re fashion leather and offer no ankle protection in terms of twisting or impact. But fine for MSF riding portion. I don’t know much about wolverine boots though and they might indeed be fine.

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[megaspaz]

http://www.cyclegear.com

They’re a national chain for gear. If you can go to a local shop, go there to try stuff and get your sizes and then shop around for price.

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[megaspaz]

Dunno about you, but my brand new suzuki came with a toolset in the trunk compartment. If the rebel has something like that, give it a looksies.

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https://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/inexpensive-gear-guide-art-gearing-without-spending-lot-money

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[megaspaz]

I’ve gone pretty much with Dainese for my summer gear – Laguna Seca perforated pelle, tex pants, torque air boots, and racing guantlet gloves. Using a shoei rf-1000 matte black helmet as well. For boots, you’re looking mainly for ankle protection mainly against twisting. Dainese isn’t exactly cheap though.

For winter gear, I’ve gone with rev-it all season jacket and pants and sidi boots. Also not cheap though…

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Part of that is tax, licensing, transfer, dock, etc fees as well as it being hard to get (think nintendo wii syndrome). So yeh, that sounds in the ball park…

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[megaspaz]

If you want a speedy, good beginners bike @ ~650cc, look at an sv650/s/sf.

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If you look around the site, the general consensus is that a ninja250 is a great beginners bike. You can probably find a used one in your price range assuming you’re talking about USD currency. You should also take into consideration the cost of getting decent gear as well.

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