5 Reasons Why your First Car should be a Motorcycle
First off all please take this article with a grain of salt. Which means know that I am fully aware of the dangers of motorcycle riding and how a small bump
First off all please take this article with a grain of salt. Which means know that I am fully aware of the dangers of motorcycle riding and how a small bump
which might slightly dent a car can put a motorcycle rider in hospital. But speaking from personal experience I regret not getting a motorcycle license sooner.
I am assuming most first car/bike owners are in their teens to mid twenties. This whole article wont work for most older ages for obvious reasons.
Practicality
First and foremost practicality , Bikes require zero to no parking space , most new bikes are pretty reliable, and are much easier to maintain
I daily drive a ‘77 Bug but more and more I feel like its a waste. As its always empty , I rarely carry passengers and most journeys are me, myself and I.
Going back to the parking point , I can only seethe in loathing at bikers who pull into a parking space and even leave before I am done parallel parking my car.
Gas Mileage.
This is a biggie , it is a well known fact that bikes get crazy gas mileage, so as student on a feeble and scarce budget its perfect. My bug uses around 25 liters
petrol a week , and if I didn’t get gas money from my parents trying not to sound like a spoiled brat I probably wont be driving this. Traffic cuts down mileage like
Deadpool cuts down bad guys sorry just watched the movie and bikes don’t have wait in traffic they can just zoom through it.
Safety
With bikes this is always a touchy subject, I know from personal experience that bikers are one of the safest people on the road. you do get on or two hooligans who
go around doing public burnouts and wheelies who bring a bad name for all bikers. But most car crashes are caused by young people driving too fast and not being able to stop in time.
In cars you do get this sense of invincibility (I’m guilty , I know you are too). In bikes its the complete opposite you are exposed to the elements
and not able to do anything else except focus on the road ahead.
Price and Beauty
Most bikes are fairly cheap and also more reliable as they are more modern to the car you can buy with a similar amount of money.Lets face it , most First cars are pretty dull (unless you go for a classic). But even the most low powered 250cc bikes look insanely aesthetic and eye-catching.
Comments
Im 18 yo and live in belgium and i really want to buy a motorcycle but the only thing i can buy is a 125cc because of stupid laws i really like supermoto but do you think a 125cc is a waste of money ?
not really. Its a perfect bike to start up on.
if you get a dirt bike they are geared for acceleration so even a 125 can be amazing fun.
My pride and joy. 2-smoker 50cc. I know it’s just a 50cc but that all I can get at the age of 15, and it is quite fast! :)
If your first car was going to be a motorcycle, surely it would not be your first CAR
Do you really not understand the whole point of my article , or are you trying to be a troll?
I literally skipped the whole article to comment how awesome it is to see a Royal Enfield on CT!
dude I cannot wait for the Himalayan.
The Problem i see and i also have because i start with a super sport bike is almost every car does feel slow…
im 15 and in the u.s. and i want to get my motorbike license but my mom thinks im going to get hurt. anyone have any advice to help me get one?
I’m 15 too, i own a Suzuki GS 500 and many bikes more( you can see them in my garage), my father is the only other bike guy in the family, everyone says the same, and don’t think i’m able to drive it, simply i don’t listen they, and i listen my father, he gives me safety advices and he likes to see me int bikes :)
Well, i have a Bike for one and a half, Car license but no car for half a year now.
I can say my Suzuki GN 125 is the most unpractical thing ever. You don’t have storage space and have to take your helmet and jacket with you al the time. But hell it’s fast. It get’s off as fast as a modern duke or MT 125 easily, because back then vehicles were way lighter. And it doesn’t have a cat because, well, they don’t care. Which is nice. Only thing that buggers me is that a motorcycle is 10 times more expensive to ensure than a scooter (equal 125) in Germany.
You forgot for under 7.5KUSD used(liter bikes such as the R1) you’re slaying a good number of Sport Cars and some super cars… And here in Texas there’s no engine resections other than 250cc when you’re 15, and that automatically goes away once you turn 16.
I mean like not litraly me my big brother
One reason why I can’t get a bike: snow.