Should I learn to ride a motorcycle?

by **AArdvark** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:06 pm

Ug, where did the last decade go?

What's the fastest bike you gonna let her get?

by **Flack** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:25 pm

My daughter, who was 10 years old when this thread was created, got her motorcycle's license last year and her driver's license today.

Bump for updates?

by **Flack** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:16 pm

Here we are again. This weekend, my daughter took the same class my son took four years ago. At 8 a.m. she had never ridden a motorcycle before, and within an hour all the students were riding slow laps around the parking lot. She spent a total of twelve hours on the bike and another twelve in the classroom. She passed the driving portion of the test on Sunday, and now has a motorcycle permit. We don't have a motorcycle for her yet and she's trying to decide between a motorcycle and a scooter.

by **Jizaboz** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:49 am

I am considering adding motorcycle license cert if anything to say I did it before RR and because I know how to ride em.

Do you accept this challenge, sir RR? Who shall become a (legal) moto psycho first?

by **RetroRomper** » Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:13 am

Tried out a dirt bike before deciding to go for my license, and it was quite different from the Harley type I had the chance to play around on in 2015. Wasn't quite my thing.

by **Flack** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:23 am

Friendly bump to see how that motorcycle license is coming.

by **Tdarcos** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:38 am

Billy Mays wrote:I tried posting the video using the instructed format of

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And it did not work. What did I do wrong?

Drop the first "s". It's a technical issue; the software for this BBS cannot handle included secure references. Just change it to http: instead of https:

I'll insert it below like this:

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giving us:

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by **Billy Mays** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:41 pm

Thank you!

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by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:59 pm

Billy Mays wrote:I tried posting the video using the instructed format of

[youtube][/youtube]

And it did not work. What did I do wrong?

You just gotta get that "s" out of there for the https part. This software is so old, nobody had secured a website when the Youtube plugin was added!

by **Billy Mays** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:21 pm

I tried posting the video using the instructed format of

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And it did not work. What did I do wrong?

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:26 pm

I love it when they do wheelies, but I really love it when they go hurling themselves off out of the frame of the camera.

by **Flack** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:59 pm

I'd go with this.

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Note to self (and others): two wheels on the ground are better than one.

by **Billy Mays** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:49 am

This video should clear up any doubts about what motorcycle ownership means.

by **Flack** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:57 am

My so got his first flat tire over the weekend. I came home from work and noticed that his rear tire was low. I sent the boy outside to take a look at it and he proudly returned with a rusty nail in hand.

After discussing with him why we do not remove our finger from a hole in the dam, we threw the bike up on my trailer this morning. During my lunch break we're going to run it over to the local motorcycle shop to get the tube and tire replaced and/or patched. Any bets on a total price?

by **Flack** » Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:54 pm

Mason broke his collarbone in June which set things back a week, but he has since healed, completed his 30 days of supervised riding, and had the permit restriction removed from his license. He has also survived two weeks of supervised riding with my dad, one of the best motorcycle riders I know.

Since this thread was originally posted, my 14YO (who had never ridden a motorcycle before) took a class, learned how to ride, got his permit, and now has his license.

I said that to say this -- if he can do it, Retro, then you can, too!

by **pinback** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:38 am

Flack wrote:^^ Disregard everything Tdarcos said.

Can we just have this automatically pre-pended to every post that gets posted on this BBS?

by **Flack** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:09 pm

^^ Disregard everything Tdarcos said.

Mason got his motorcycle license on Monday. To get it, he had to pass a driving test and two written tests -- a motorcycle-specific test, and the normal driving test.

The study guides for both tests were available online for free. He spent maybe 4 hours studying and passed both tests with 100%.

by **Tdarcos** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:41 pm

RetroRomper wrote:in Oregon... complete an "accredited course" ... pass the knowledge test ... for your motorcycle / class C license.

One less thing to worry about.

Motorcycles are different. If you only apply for a motorcycle license, you get a Class M license. But if you get any other class of license, you are converted to that class of license with a motorcycle (Class M) endorsement. Now if you upgrade a passenger or small truck license (Class C, passenger vehicles with 7 or fewer passengers including the driver or other vehicles weighing under 26,001 pounds) to a bus license (class B) you just have a class B which includes C. However for some licenses you can get equipment endorsements such as hazardous materials or air brakes.

So it's interesting that a motorcycle license is never issued unless it is the only license you have.

by **Flack** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:14 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Mason is old enough to get a motorcycle license? How old is he??

14. That's him in the black leather jacket, next to the lady in the turquoise shirt.

Motorcycle laws are all over the map, literally. In Oklahoma, you can get one at 14, although certain rules apply. Here you're limited to a 250cc, required to wear a helmet, can't drive on the interstate, and have limited hours (6am-9pm or something like that).

We bought Mason a Suzuki 250 from the neighbor (their kid turned 16 and got a car). It has around 2,000 miles on it and still looks new.

Normally to get a motorcycle license here you have to take both a written and driving test (on a bike), however the class Mason took was with ODOT and takes the place of the driving test. Mason's planning on taking his written test this week and getting his license. After that it's still considered a permit until he's had 50 hours of riding time with someone "within visual sight" following him around. My dad took me to get my motorcycle license when I was 14 and is excited about Mason getting his as well.

by **RetroRomper** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:57 pm

Random factoid, in Oregon if you complete an "accredited course" that involves classroom and road time, all you need to do is pass the knowledge test at the DMV for your motorcycle / class C license.

One less thing to worry about.

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