A blog about motorcycles, motorcyclists, and motorcycle shops

Musings on riding and working on bikes, and observations as I travel and visits bikers, riders, motorcyclists, events and shops

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

New series on buying your first motorcycle

I've decided to take a different approach and post a few articles on how to buy your first motorcycle.  Over the last few years as my experience in owning, riding and maintaining motorcycles has grown, a few friends have turned to  me for advice.  So I thought, "Why not post some of the tips in the blog?"

I'll start with the pro's on why my advice is worth a hill of beans:  I've owned standard bikes, aka ubiquitos Japanese motorcycles (UJMs), one enduro, multiple cruisers including customs and a Harley-Davidson Sportster, a sport bike and a sport-touring bike.  Also, I'm not a salesman at a motorcycle dealership, so there is no vested interest.

So over the next few posts, I'll be sharing tips on buying your first motorcycle.  Posts will include choosing the right motorcycle for you, some tips on what type of riding you will be doing, how to shop for your first motorcycle, and some warnings and dangers when buying your first motorcycle and motorcycling gear.

I hope this info will help you out in choosing and buying your first motorcycle, and you come to enjoy riding a motorcycle for the first time and many times thereafter.  You might even get a bike by June 17th, National Ride Your Bike to Work day.

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