Have never drove any car nor bike before. Working with a clutch was hell. Been able to start only after 5th try, and stalled a lot. But overall was fun, eager to get license.
Have never drove any car nor bike before. Working with a clutch was hell. Been able to start only after 5th try, and stalled a lot. But overall was fun, eager to get license.
Helmet ✅
Jacket ✅
Gloves ✅ Pads ✅
Rubber side down ✅
Looks like you’re ready to me.
All the gear all the time :) I was in a minor accident some years ago, and it was very nice to walk away with only a few bruises. Only addition I would recommend is pants and shoes, though some safety gear can look like normal clothes.
Hot take - attatt is overkill for almost all riders, almost all the time.
If I wanna jump on my bike to get a gallon of milk from the grocery store a mile away, I have to change pants and shoes, put on jacket, gloves, and helmet, get on bike, ride bike, remove helmet, gloves, jacket, store so they dont get stolen, buy milk, put on helmet, jacket, gloves, ride home, take off helmet, jacket, gloves, put milk in fridge, change pants and shoes. Which is a ridiculous inconvenience for a trip where I won’t break 30mph.
Attatt basically says “your motorcycle is not a tool, a legitimate form of transportation. It is a toy - something which is only useful when you have carved out sufficient time for its use.”
Excuse me, did you mean “All The Gear, All The Time”? I am not good at bike terminology yet.
I absolutely agree with your statement. I made a bit different conclusion. You will find motorcycle helpful or reasonable when total time spent is less than in other transport. And the time includes all the parking troubles, safety gears, and so on.
So I have like a table in my head, based on distance:
I don’t have a car, but it wiil win a motorcycle in most cases I guess. Only fails to bike in rush hours. But that is a reasonable part, in reality bikes are also super fun and great toy. It’s okay its not reasonable for a mile trip, doesn’t mean atgatt is wrong, just means bike is not for that purpose.