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Let me try and get this accross first, before everyone gives me some asshole answers. If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't bother replying. Sorry, not to be rude, but my last question was bombarded with horrible answers. Ok.

I have recently decided to buy (lease) a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 due to a (what I think) good deal at a local dealership. ,000, price including all taxes and fees, free helmet, jacket, and gloves. Now, I have ridden dirt bikes before, many times (not a pro, but can handle alright), and I would like to ask for a general idea of how to ride one of these sport bikes. Now I'm not into racing, showing off, or stunting bikes, I like to have fun and drive 10 miles over the speed limit, that's it. I am planning on taking a Safety Course as soon as I get the bike, and a friend who is an experienced rider will be taking the bike home for me until I am ready to ride on my own. Let me know what to expect, and what to look for as a new rider. I'm looking to see what you other riders have to say, and to look back on what you guys did when you were new to motorcycles. Thanks.

I am looking at buying a GPS (girmin - zumo 550). Its design for motorcycles. The question is: I want to be able to talk to my pasensger, both of us to be able to listen to the mp3 , hear the directions from the GPS, and be able to talk on the cell phone. I would like this in stero if possible. How do I make this work? Do I need to purchase a new helmet, cell phone, and a blue tooth devise? If you hqave product info that would be great.

If the bike has headlights, high beams and low beams and turn signals and a horn it should be able to be registered as a LSV low speed vehicle.

it can be registered for street use in many states. Most of our customers who have wanted to register these bikes for street use have been able to do so. You may need to add a license plate holder and/or rear-view mirrors, or other minor modifications. These items are inexpensive, can be found at most local scooter or motorcycle shops, and are easily attached via simple modifications.

All vehicle(s) come with a factory standard Certificate of Origin (Manufacturer Statement of Origin/MSO) which may be used for registration. We also include an official MSO for registration, with no extra charge for this service.

^^From what the site says ..the bigger super bike that i am getting, not to be confused with the smaller 50 cc models should be able to be street legal.

These are the rules in Florida...but i am in PA hopefully it is the same.

0. Have a motorcycle licence ( for a 110cc it is classified as a motorcycle)- you could try to say to say its 50cc then you dont need one but the certificate will probably say its 110cc.. You will not be required to bring the bike in to the DMV or ever do a riding test for anyone.
1. Headlights, taillights, sideview mirrors, signals, licence plate holder
2. Helmet- if you plan on not buying insurance ( you will defenetally not want to pay the price of the bike each month just on insurance r u nuts!!)
If you dont use helmet, you must have insurance. Cops can pull u over if you ride on streets where there will defenetally be cops, local neihborhood driving you can do without helmet with no cops near.)
3. Bring your factory standard Certificate of Origin (Manufacturer Statement of Origin/MSO) it is the important paperwork the bike comes with
4. Bring your ID
5. Bring $ it will cost .00 to put a Licence plate on it which includes the years stickers ( you will have to pay extra each year for new stickers)
6. Bring another .75 to get the bike registered
7, Bring some more money of 7% extra of the original purchase price. ( so if bike was bought for 0.00 you will have to pay extra .00 at the DMV.)

FOLLOWING THESE STEPS WILL GUARANTEE YOU TO LEGALLY RIDE ON ANY of the X series Mid Bikes( with minor modifications) on PUBLIC ROAD ( except highway)

so a total of about at least 0.00 of registration fees, not including your modification fees is all thats required to ride the bike legally.

BTW: it may sound like im answering my own question but im not about to drop 700 bucks on a super bike and not be able to ride it.

thanks.
these are the demensions. and specs

Drivetrain
Engine: 4 Stroke 110cc Single Cylinder, Air Cooled
Fuel : 91+ Unleaded Gasoline (no oil mixing required)
Starter: Electric Key Start w/ Backup Kick Start (MANUAL)
Maximum Speed: up to 70+ mph
Ignition: CDI, Ultra High Discharge Coil
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual w/ Hand Clutch or Automatic
Maximum Power: 15.5 hp
Brakes: Hydraulic Cross-Drilled Disc Brakes
Exhaust: Factory Tuned Dual Exhaust w/ Twin Silencers

Dimensions
Length: 58"
Width: 25"
Height: 33"
Ground Clearance: 5.5"
Dry Weight: 140 lbs.
Weight Capacity: 325 lbs.
Fuel Tank Capacity: 2.25 Liters
Cruising Range: 50 miles per tank
Tires: Pneumatic Racing Semi-Slick Tires

If the bike has headlights, high beams and low beams and turn signals and a horn it should be able to be registered as a LSV low speed vehicle.

it can be registered for street use in many states. Most of our customers who have wanted to register these bikes for street use have been able to do so. You may need to add a license plate holder and/or rear-view mirrors, or other minor modifications. These items are inexpensive, can be found at most local scooter or motorcycle shops, and are easily attached via simple modifications.

All vehicle(s) come with a factory standard Certificate of Origin (Manufacturer Statement of Origin/MSO) which may be used for registration. We also include an official MSO for registration, with no extra charge for this service.

^^From what the site says ..the bigger super bike that i am getting, not to be confused with the smaller 50 cc models should be able to be street legal.

These are the rules in Florida...but i am in PA hopefully it is the same.

0. Have a motorcycle licence ( for a 110cc it is classified as a motorcycle)- you could try to say to say its 50cc then you dont need one but the certificate will probably say its 110cc.. You will not be required to bring the bike in to the DMV or ever do a riding test for anyone.
1. Headlights, taillights, sideview mirrors, signals, licence plate holder
2. Helmet- if you plan on not buying insurance ( you will defenetally not want to pay the price of the bike each month just on insurance r u nuts!!)
If you dont use helmet, you must have insurance. Cops can pull u over if you ride on streets where there will defenetally be cops, local neihborhood driving you can do without helmet with no cops near.)
3. Bring your factory standard Certificate of Origin (Manufacturer Statement of Origin/MSO) it is the important paperwork the bike comes with
4. Bring your ID
5. Bring $ it will cost .00 to put a Licence plate on it which includes the years stickers ( you will have to pay extra each year for new stickers)
6. Bring another .75 to get the bike registered
7, Bring some more money of 7% extra of the original purchase price. ( so if bike was bought for 0.00 you will have to pay extra .00 at the DMV.)

FOLLOWING THESE STEPS WILL GUARANTEE YOU TO LEGALLY RIDE ON ANY of the X series Mid Bikes( with minor modifications) on PUBLIC ROAD ( except highway)

so a total of about at least 0.00 of registration fees, not including your modification fees is all thats required to ride the bike legally.

BTW: it may sound like im answering my own question but im not about to drop 700 bucks on a super bike and not be able to ride it.

thanks.

Additional Details
these are the demensions. and specs

Drivetrain
Engine: 4 Stroke 110cc Single Cylinder, Air Cooled
Fuel : 91+ Unleaded Gasoline (no oil mixing required)
Starter: Electric Key Start w/ Backup Kick Start (MANUAL)
Maximum Speed: up to 70+ mph
Ignition: CDI, Ultra High Discharge Coil
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual w/ Hand Clutch or Automatic
Maximum Power: 15.5 hp
Brakes: Hydraulic Cross-Drilled Disc Brakes
Exhaust: Factory Tuned Dual Exhaust w/ Twin Silencers

Dimensions
Length: 58"
Width: 25"
Height: 33"
Ground Clearance: 5.5"
Dry Weight: 140 lbs.
Weight Capacity: 325 lbs.
Fuel Tank Capacity: 2.25 Liters
Cruising Range: 50 miles per tank
Tires: Pneumatic Racing Semi-Slick Tires

I really want to learn to ride a motorcycle. If I do, I will be learning on a 250cc Ninja. I will be taking the MSF course. I will have a DOT/SNELL certified helmet, armored gloves, armored jacket, and proper boots. I am not a daredevil, and I am not buying a sportsbike to fly down the roads and weave between cars. I am simply buying one because they are an affordable means of transportation, motorcycling runs in my family, and it looks like a great hobby to pick up. BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM...

My dad doesn't want me to get one due to the dangers. I agree that riding can be dangerous, but he owns three 1,000+ cc motorcycles. He says that when he started riding that things were different, and people actually watched out for bike riders. I also agree with this, but if everyone thought like him, they wouldn't take up motorcycling because things aren't the same as they used to be.

I need you guys to help me show him that it's not so dangerous if approached correctly. Show me some studies!

My mom and aunt are paranoid about safety since my dad was in a motorcycle wreak. Then my aunt bought a triike and wants me to try it out but the only way she'll let me learn to ride it is if i have a helmet, wrist, elbow, and knee pads. And then she said, "The better you get at it, the less pads you'll have to wear." Honestly, ithink its supposed to be the othe way around. Like, "When you start getting better, i want you to wear a helmet." Doesn't that sound less paranoid? Tell me what you think.(:
Link for the Triike:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnk_SvhoUk4
sorry, its spelled 'trikke'
the hell you talkin about dan?

so i'm tryin to find some old new stock to gear up cause im gettin a motorcycle next year, so figure i can piece my gear together this year. i have a 2004 nolan roadrunner helmet new in box already, bought a couple years ago and its been in my closet still new in its box. tonight i learned about snell 2005. seein as i wont be gettin a bike till next year should i get a snell 2005? or should i wait until next year and get a snell 2010 approved helmet? is my nolan still a safe helmet to wear?

I'm considering on getting a Blast to be my first bike. It's a little bit more pricier than the Nighthawk and Ninja but is more stylish than the Nighthawk and has a larger engine than the Ninja.

The seating position appeals to me a lot and it looks like I could add a lot of features to it if I wanted to.

Also, being that I'm new to all of this, Buells are purchased at Harley Davidson dealerships right?

Also when I save up a bit more cash, the gear I plan on buying are. Gloves and boots by alpinestars. A jacket by icon or alpinestars. Would you recommend body armor? And for the helmet I plan on buying a Scorpion Exo.

I'll be riding around in an suburban area, westchester county, 20 minutes from New York city. There are many SUV's around here which are my main turn off for buying a bike right now being that I'm only 19 years old. I also need to look into the right insurance to purchase.

But............ Buell definitely is my number one choice. As well for any other style of riding I'd go with KTM. My main turn on for buying a bike is because it's kick ass and I want to be a part of the motorcycle family. =]

I went to buy a car off of craigslist and it was out in the middle of no where, he gave me a fake address. When I got there, a man on a motorcycle(with no plates but I could tell it was a gsx-r, i think it was a 1000) robbed my cash(about 00), took my cell phone and hand cuffed me to MY car. I sat for about an hour before someone found me...the cops said this has happened 3 times in the last month and seems to be the same guy...I didn't see his face because he had on his helmet...I talked to him over the phone, i gave them the phone number I had from him and it was a trac phone with no name. He played it out very well and seemed to have done this many many times...He told me to call when I was close, so I did and he said to park on the road and wait and he will be home from work in a few mins. then he pulled up on the bike and straight up robbed me. So the car I wanted to buy, didn't exist...Do you think it is likely the cops will catch him? How can they put a stop to this, I mean even if they somehow set up a sting and wait for him to show up he can just take off on his bike...

I went to buy a car off of craigslist and it was out in the middle of no where, he gave me a fake address. When I got there, a man on a motorcycle(with no plates but I could tell it was a gsx-r, i think it was a 1000) robbed my cash(about 00), took my cell phone and hand cuffed me to MY car. I sat for about an hour before someone found me...the cops said this has happened 3 times in the last month and seems to be the same guy...I didn't see his face because he had on his helmet...I talked to him over the phone, i gave them the phone number I had from him and it was a trac phone with no name. He played it out very well and seemed to have done this many many times...He told me to call when I was close, so I did and he said to park on the road and wait and he will be home from work in a few mins. then he pulled up on the bike and straight up robbed me. So the car I wanted to buy, didn't exist...Do you think it is likely the cops will catch him? How can they put a stop to this, I mean even if they somehow set up a sting and wait for him to show up he can just take off on his bike...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davyrocket/34961604/

my sisters boyfriend got pulled over last night by the police for riding a RAZOR mini motorcycle (shown in the pic above) on the sidewalk. the cops said it was because he was riding with no helmet, no goggles, no license, no insurance, and got 5 violations and has to appear in court. KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU CAN BE UNDER 18 TO BUY AND RIDE THE BIKE, and the scooter was impounded and towed and he cannot pick the bike up unless he has a recipt or title, but he bought it from some guy so he does not have either. think the cops were just being ignorant???? DO YOU REALLY NEED A LICENSE OR INSURANCE FOR IT?

I am 19 and currently very interested about sportbikes. I have done little research and know what to expect. As a rider, please give me opinions on what to do and what bike should i get and how should I maintain it.

So I am 19 and generally very mature driver (sometimes I get pissed at someone but I have alot of experience. I was going to take the MSF or the AMA course or whatever that gets you the license but I had to go away for summer.

I also know the controls of a bike from my friends and stuff (driven stick shift). I just never got a chance to try a bike.

I was also considering 600cc as my first bike, is this too powerfull for first time riders? the ones that are actually interested in motorcycle.

I was also considering 08 cbr 600. Any ideas about this bike (it looks sooo hot :D).

And lastly how do you maintain a bike, Oil the chin?, when to change oil, where to store the bike.

I would also appreciate if you guys can comment on the protective clothing of riders. Is the helmet annoying? (i dont like hats!) Does the jacket keep you warm? Should I buy leather pants or is jeans fine?

Sorry it got kinda long :)

Little back ground I need to purchase safety gear for street motorcycle. Info about me I'm big not tall but width wise. I'm 5' 9" about 275. I'm a either a 3 or 4 XL shirt wise My waist is 42.

Now for what I'm asking. I need to buy everything pants, leather jacket, gloves, and helmet.
I'm not sure of what brands to buy or anything like that I do know though that I have a 750 budget for all this stuff (it was 500, but youtube videos really have a way of persuading you). So any suggestions on what to buy brand wise and how the clothe is suppose to feel (really a second question now). I'm looking into buying all this stuff by next Monday. Thank you.
Johnny

I live in So Cal towards the San Diego area

in the movie wild hogs william h macy's character was wearing this leather helmet with old school goggles, i'm trying to buy them but i cant find them
dudley from the movie wild hogs was wearing a hard helmet with hard jaw flap-protectors. it was not pure leather with no padding please go on you tube and search wild hogs so you can see for yourself

Im fuming. Please tell me if Im being unreasonable. A month before buying our 1st house, I finally give in to my husband on his nagging for a PS3 (0) so I buy it for him for our 1st wedding anniversary. He was happy....for the day...not the NEXT day he started harping about his other wish. A motorcycle. (He's 25 by the way)He looked online all week and even though I didnt agree at all he went and bought a 00 bike. He has never ridden one ever! Over the past couple of weeks he has spent hundreds on all the bits n pieces like helmet...sliders etc etc. We close on our house at the end of the month and have alot of upfromt fees to pay and alot of stuff to buy like a fridge...furniture.
He said we will get the fridge straight away but the patio set and bbq will have to wait til his bikes paid off. The house has a pool. Its JUST coming into summer. Apparently we wont be having friends over to swim and bbq this year though! We'll be getting all of that good stuff at the end of the year once his bikes paid off! Excellent!!!
Would anyone else be PISSED???? Or am I being selfish, wanting to enjoy our new home and pool with friends this summer???
Oh I almost forgot...when he was talking about getting the stupid bike he SAID he would get a 2nd job to pay it off so it wouldnt effect us at all...now he's saying our house stuff has to wait til the bikes paid off and is not showing any signs of getting that 2nd job??! Lies.

Hi I will be purchasing a motorcycle for the first time very soon and wanted to know what kind of gear I should be looking to get as well. Also how much I should be looking to spend. I don't want to go all 'Wild Hogs' and buy a bunch of stuff I won't really need but I don't want to get too cheap and not get something that would help with safety or make riding more enjoyable.

Everyone agrees you need a good helmet, gloves, boots and jacket. Is there anything else I should be looking for. Also should I worry about getting an armored jacket in case of an accident? With prescription glasses would a 3/4 helmet be better then a full helmet? If I ride to work in dress pants would I need to wear chaps or would it be fine w/o them for the short commute?

I welcome all input. Thanks in advance.

A bear and a racoon were walking through the woods one day. They came across a genie who was lost in the woods. The gennie was so happy with the directions that the animals gave him that he said to them, "I will give you both three wishes each." He turned to the bear first.
The bear (who was really into ), said, "Ok, ok...I want...All the bears in this forest to be female, except me!" Poof! It was done.

The genie turnned to the racoon. The racoon thought for a minute, and said, "I want a...MOTORCYCLE!"

The bear thought he was crazy, but the genie granted his wish.

Turning back to the bear, he goes, "I wish...the bears in the next forest over were female, too!" POOF! It was done.

The racoon thinks for a minute, and says, "I want a motor cycle HELMET!"

The bear says, "Youi idiot! You could ask for all the money in the world and BUY those things! You're wasting your wishes on JUNK!"

The racoon just shrugged, and POOF!-it was done.

The bear's final wish was, after very little thinking, "I wish all the bears in the whole world (except for me) were female!"

Poof, it was done.

The bear and the Genie look at the racoon expectantly. The racoon got on his motor cycle, strapped on the helmet, and turns it on. He reved the engine and said, "I wish the bear were !" and drives away.
"I wish the bears were G A Y!"

sry about that

Im 16 getting a permit very soon, working at a summer job and when the summer is over, going to work at a local pet store or grocery store (part time because of school, so ill be getting minimum wage..) By the end of the summer, i will have about 1,300. As you can see, im looking at a ninja '08 but of course thats not set in stone because i am only 16. But I am really dedicated to have the time for it and I am trying to get the money now. My dad said he will probably put me on his insurance, but since it is a motorcycle and I am young, I'm not sure how much the insurance is... Also, I have read 10,000 people say the Ninja 250 is a really good beginner bike, so if anything i would buy a used one. How much would the used bike, insurance, equitment (helmet, etc), and locks for the bike cost in total?

Thxx a lot

My fiance and I live together. From the beginning I found out REAL quick how fast he can drink a 2-liter of soda...as if it were water! Which is fine and all but no matter how much he buys from the store (2 bottles or 5 bottles), he'll drink it within a day or two and he'd move onto mine. He has no clue how to drink in moderation.

He'll normally buy Mountain Dew, whereas I drink only Diet Dr. Pepper. I also stock up on Weight Watcher Smart One's Meals for work during the week. Either way, I'll always notice my food/soda is missing. I've talked to him about it before but the next thing I know, he'll tell me (usually right before I'm done making dinner) that he's out of soda and asks to borrow my car to go up to the store to get some. Literally, like minutes before I'm done cooking!! I'll usually give in and let him have one of my sodas just so we can both sit down and have dinner like I intended. Either way, I'll then let him go to the store after dinner with my vehicle to get soda. (He'll take my vehicle because he only owns a motorcycle and he knows I hate him driving that thing, especially without a helmet).

Anyways, it seems like the minute I give him the greenlight for one soda, he'll sneek another one in....may not be the same night but either the next day or so on. I've gotten to the point where I have to hide my food and soda! It drives me crazy that he makes 3-5 trips a week to the store just for soda!

He'll also do this with the bottled water I buy from Costco. I asked him to use the Britta filtered water pitcher when we're at home because there's no point in wasting water bottles. He listened for awhile but next thing I knew he was downing bottles of water in what seemed like two gulps!

I don't know what to do because when I bring it up to him, like I did today, he just gets mad at me. I'm just the type of person who likes to be stocked up on stuff I use, use it in moderation, and I like knowing it's there for when I want it.

As for who pays for food in the house, I do. However, we have the agreement that I do not pay for his soda, work lunches, and his snacks. This is because he pays more for the mortgage than I do and I wouldn't be able to keep up with his habits and it would drive me crazy. Trust me, I've tried and every time I turn around...everything I buy him is gone.

Either way, please help! Sitting down and talking to him doesn't seem to work.

Thanks!
By the way...I've tried hiding stuff and I can't stand that I have to do this. I get so mad every time I have to hide something or have to go out of my way to find what it was I hid. As for the frozen meals, I can't hide these because I don't want to buy a separate freezer.

Also, he will sometimes offer to replace my stuff but that's not the point, I want it there so that its there when I need it and I get so ticked off when I go to look for something and realize he's taken it and its all gone.

I am new to road motorcycling (just got a Kawasaki Ninja 250) and am trying to decide what kind of body armor to buy (both for a jacket and pants) before I take up non-back-road motorcycling (IE cycling in areas with a fair deal of actual traffic).

It seems to me 0-0 is the range for buying both jacket and pants body armor wear.

I wonder, what are the best brands (IE cheapest that will do the job well) and how much injury protection will they offer over the usual standard leather pants + gloves + leather jacket + full-face helmet?
Also, what is about the worst injury I can get while using these properly (minus getting run over by a car or having my motorcycle explode in my face)? :-D For the record, I have taken motorcycle safety courses and obey all the rules (basically driving as if no one can see me and looking for anything moving with 12 seconds of me).
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More than anything, I'm worried about what happens if someone rear-ends me or starts moving toward me, accelerating from a stopped position coming from the an intersection (IE, in the case of a drunk driver or overly avid cell-phone user, for example).

Long but please read: Let me start from the beginning. When I met him he was smoking weed and I didn't know about it, he was a pot head. One time i caught him doing outside of my house, how stupid can you be..and i broke it off with him that night. After that night, he promised he would change. That he really liked me, that he would change for me. So i gave him a chance. He was my first everything pretty much. My parents didn't like him because they found out that he was smoking weed outside of our house, and on top of that he would pick me up everyday after school and we would have sex in my house. At the time i was 17 turning 18, in my senior year. My sister's ex bf didn't like my ex, so he decided to tell my parents what was going on, he knew what was going on because my sister told him..i was really pissed off at the time but then i realized that it wasn't right and it was disrespectful..Anyways everyone kept telling me that i could do better..Another thing i disliked was that he smoked cigs..i hated that..I told him to quit many times, and he would tell me that he had quit and i would find the packs..it really hurt me that he kept lying to me, and then i finally made a compromise with him, to cut down the amount little by little, and now today he has stopped smoking. It got to a point that i didn't really want to kiss him because i was just disgusted by it. Another thing, his dad bought him a motorcycle, and he knew that i hated motorcycles because my dad had a real bad accident, he almst died..so we argued alot about this! He even had a motorcycle accident, a few scrapes and a weak leg, and he wasn't wearing helmet..i was very upset and told him that he is lucky that is all that happened to him, after that he kept riding his damn motorcycle, i almost broke up with him because of it. Oh he even told my mom we were having sex on prom nite because she kept calling all nite, I was humiliated, I wasn't ready to tell her this! Anyway when I met him he was taking emt courses and was failing because he wasn't studying. At the time he was working at chillis, and we barely saw each other. We would talk on the phone alot, and i really liked talking to him. I was never unfaithful to him. Then sometime while he was working at chillis he got arrested for credit card swiping. At the time i was really suspicious because he was buying alot of gifts and taking me out 2 eat, and then he finally confessed to me what he did. I was soo uspet at him. I remember him telling me something about it, but i never thought he would actually do it. So before all this had happened, he broke up with me because we were having alot of drama, with my parents not liking him and my mom threatnening to call the cops, and he couldn't take it anymore, and that i deserved better than him..and he was right. Then some time after that he starts texting me out of no where that he misses me, that he can't live without me, and this is in the middle of the night, and then one day I see him at the club with his friend, and Im with my friends dancing, and he won't take his eyes off me, later on he asks me to dance and i don't know why I say yes..and he starts telling me that he misses me again, and he tries to kiss me and I don't let him and I begin to cry and tell him that I can't do it anymore and I walk away, then after some more time as im studying in the library the messages start again, and i give in. We start seeing each other secretly, meeting in motels, and i start lying saying that I am going to the library.. and then i finally tell my parents that i am seeing him again, and my mom n dad don't like it..my dad even told me that if i ever married him that he wouldn't go to my wedding, that i could do so much better, and that he didn't want to talk to me, eventually he did start talking to me though. So when he got arrested, his dad bailed him out and he called me crying, that he was so sorry for what he put me through, that he was happy that i was in his life, that many other girls wouldn't have put up with it, and that i was the good in his life. So obviously, he got fired from chillis and he began working with his dad. He had plans to start a bussiness, he had alot of plans. Through all this i supported him because I loved him, despite everything. He changed because of me, he told me that i was the positive influence in his life, and his parents and sister told me the same. They loved me, and they were so good to me, i grew really attached to them. Then some time later he decides to go back to school, he found a good job that pays for school as long as he maintains his grades. He was very smart, but made alot of stupid mistakes. I loved how affectionate he could be with me, but there were times that he was an asshole..he had anger problems, he would flip out easily.. i am really bad with directions and he called me stupid and retarded one time, and then when i would cry later on he would tell me that he was sorry and that he didn't mean it,

I have my eye on a bike (2009 Honda Rebel 250), and am wondering what the true price is of owning a bike.
I know there is insurance(I am 18, with a clean record. It should be cheap?), a helmet(not sure how much a good, quality helmet would run), DMV costs???...and is there anything else? I don't want to buy anything that ISN'T mandatory.

I'm a casual dirt biker (though I have a proper MX dirt bike: 03 yamaha YZ 125) and I'm buying a motorcycle this spring. I've been told it's perfectly fine to use my dirt bike helmet (DOT approved).

Only I got wondering about wind resistance... At top speed of about 100km/h I feel a good amount of wind resistance when I turn my head sideways on the yamaha but I'm wondering if that might cause too much fatigue doing that on the highway at 120km/h while constantly checking the traffic.

I'm just wondering if a full faced motorcycle helmet might offer a noticeable decrease in wind resistance to prevent neck fatigue. I can't remember how annoying it was on my dirt bike.

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