Hello all. I am extremely interested in getting into biking in the near future. At the moment I know absolutely zero about it. So, if anyone could give me a quick 1 2 3 of what I should do for classes or anything like that (should I take a course? I'm only planning on street riding).
I'm also looking for a bike. I've been thinking of the Kawi 500r or 600r would be good. I'd really like some opinions on this. I'm looking for a bike that would be easy to learn on, but still have enough power for whatever I want to do (I don't want to have to buy another bike for many years). I'm 6'3, 140 lbs., male, so might that limit what bike I could get?
On the gear side, since I'd mostly be just driving at (relatively) slow speeds in the city, do I need to fully gear up? Or could I get away (safely) with less than the "full shebazz"? How much money would I be looking at for all the gear that I should get?
Also, I'm getting really interested in the tuning and modifying part of the sport. Could anyone recommend some good literature on general biking, and some on parts and such? As I said, I know zero on the subject, so a Dummies type book could be very helpful.
Thanks for any help you can provide. This looks like an excellent community you have here, and I'd love to become a member in it.
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I'm also looking for a bike. I've been thinking of the Kawi 500r or 600r would be good. I'd really like some opinions on this. I'm looking for a bike that would be easy to learn on, but still have enough power for whatever I want to do (I don't want to have to buy another bike for many years). I'm 6'3, 140 lbs., male, so might that limit what bike I could get?
On the gear side, since I'd mostly be just driving at (relatively) slow speeds in the city, do I need to fully gear up? Or could I get away (safely) with less than the "full shebazz"? How much money would I be looking at for all the gear that I should get?
Also, I'm getting really interested in the tuning and modifying part of the sport. Could anyone recommend some good literature on general biking, and some on parts and such? As I said, I know zero on the subject, so a Dummies type book could be very helpful.
Thanks for any help you can provide. This looks like an excellent community you have here, and I'd love to become a member in it.
{sorry if it's the wrong forum... I couldn't find a more specific one
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