What do you guys think about Motorcycles? Considering getting a licence...

[brenden]

I was thinking   a bout getting a bike purely so I don't have to wait the year for my p plates (don't even have my Ls yet)

[Mr Keshy]

I was thinking   a bout getting a bike purely so I don't have to wait the year for my p plates (don't even have my Ls yet)

This also contributed to my decision as well (still a pending one though)

[Jenny_2108]

I was thinking   a bout getting a bike purely so I don't have to wait the year for my p plates (don't even have my Ls yet)

This also contributed to my decision as well (still a pending one though)

but riding bike is really slow, consumes energy while motorcycle is faster
I'd strongly recommend motorbike as its easier to travel and you don't have to spend time to find car parking
And actually you wear helmet, thus if any accidents happen, it won't damage you too much
Btw, I learn to drive motorbike this hols as well. Yay!!! 

[Mech]

I do not even drive. Along with pedestrians, motorbikes are just things that get in the way of my tram.

[brenden]

I was thinking   a bout getting a bike purely so I don't have to wait the year for my p plates (don't even have my Ls yet)

This also contributed to my decision as well (still a pending one though)

but riding bike is really slow, consumes energy while motorcycle is faster
I'd strongly recommend motorbike as its easier to travel and you don't have to spend time to find car parking
And actually you wear helmet, thus if any accidents happen, it won't damage you too much
Btw, I learn to drive motorbike this hols as well. Yay!!! 

Jenny in this context 'bike' can be taken as motorcycle . Obviously it can mean a bike with pedals as well, but 'bike' is a shorter form for both 'bicycle' and 'motorbike' .
What I meant was, I was considering getting a motorbike because when you have your L plates on a motorbike you can go wherever you want unsupervised, as opposed to waiting the year on my Ls for a car until I get my Ps and have the same freedom.

I do not even drive. Along with pedestrians, motorbikes are just things that get in the way of my tram.

I like your posts; post more consistently. Thanks in advance.

[Mech]

I do not even drive. Along with pedestrians, motorbikes are just things that get in the way of my tram.

I like your posts; post more consistently. Thanks in advance.

Thanks, you are too kind.  And I will try. I just get very distracted with living. I know, it is terrible.

[brenden]

I just get very distracted with living

Then perhaps ATARNotes isn't for you...

[Mech]

I just get very distracted with living

Then perhaps ATARNotes isn't for you...

Hah, good call. Although, I am not sure how the other children will retaliate And I am currently on a long break from my first year of university and life has lulled in its demands.

Tis a shame that the world is going to end though. Was looking forward to a break.

[brenden]

Spoiler

I just get very distracted with living

Then perhaps ATARNotes isn't for you...

Hah, good call. Although, I am not sure how the other children will retaliate And I am currently on a long break from my first year of university and life has lulled in its demands.

Tis a shame that the world is going to end though. Was looking forward to a break. LOL

Travel South America with nothing but the clothes on your back and the freedom that poverty allows you. Mech, away!~~

[Mr Keshy]

I was thinking   a bout getting a bike purely so I don't have to wait the year for my p plates (don't even have my Ls yet)

This also contributed to my decision as well (still a pending one though)

but riding bike is really slow, consumes energy while motorcycle is faster
I'd strongly recommend motorbike as its easier to travel and you don't have to spend time to find car parking
And actually you wear helmet, thus if any accidents happen, it won't damage you too much
Btw, I learn to drive motorbike this hols as well. Yay!!! 

Jenny in this context 'bike' can be taken as motorcycle . Obviously it can mean a bike with pedals as well, but 'bike' is a shorter form for both 'bicycle' and 'motorbike' .
What I meant was, I was considering getting a motorbike because when you have your L plates on a motorbike you can go wherever you want unsupervised, as opposed to waiting the year on my Ls for a car until I get my Ps and have the same freedom.

I do not even drive. Along with pedestrians, motorbikes are just things that get in the way of my tram.

I like your posts; post more consistently. Thanks in advance.

I don't think my parents are going to let me though Too dangerous. They'd rather I crash 6 months later after I get my ATAR. HAhaha

[DisaFear]

Wow, didn't know motorbikes were that popular. I thought I was the only mad person
What would you guys get for the first bike?

I'm a bit worried about theft though. I've heard a few tales of where plebs come about with a ute, load it up and run away. Anybody else hear of this?

(We totally have enough people to get a group discount for rider training :3 )

[Mr Keshy]

Wow, didn't know motorbikes were that popular. I thought I was the only mad person
What would you guys get for the first bike?

I'm a bit worried about theft though. I've heard a few tales of where plebs come about with a ute, load it up and run away. Anybody else hear of this?

(We totally have enough people to get a group discount for rider training :3 )

First bike, either a Ninja 300 or 650RL, if you're bulky build, apparently you look stupid in bikes the size of a 250r haha. But dad thinks it's too dangerous unfortunately!

[Fyrefly]

Sorry, but I have to be a wet blanket on this.

http://www.spokes.com.au/crash-stats.aspx#/rider-safety/crash-stats
http://www.monash.edu.au/miri/research/reports/atsb174.html

Staying off the highway isn't going to stop you from being less dead if you end up in a serious accident.

I'm not an ignorant random who's never ridden a motorbike before, by the way.
Both my parents, as well as many in my extended family, are licenced and have motorbikes.

Three years ago, my mother was seriously injured in and has been left disabled by a motorcycle accident in which she was a pillion passenger.

My cousin was killed in a motorbike accident in an industrial estate (read: not on a highway, not at night, nor even busy city traffic).
The street on which he died was named after him (see page 12).

IF you do decide to get your motorbike licence and get a motorbike, which I strongly advice against, for fk's sake wear full leathers each and every time you ride, or else wear equally protective and specially designed gear. "Standard demin jeans have very low abrasion resistance, they will last 0.6 of one second in contact with a road surface..." You don't want to be wearing jeans and a t-shirt even in a slow speed accident... let's just say that "road rash" is putting it mildly... once the road has run out of clothes to rip through, it'll grind you down to the bone. I'm not going to provide any graphic links, but there are millions of them but a google search away.

[Mr Keshy]

IF you do decide to get your motorbike licence and get a motorbike, which I strongly advice against, for fk's sake wear full leathers each and every time you ride, or else wear equally protective and specially designed gear.

Everytime I see a guy riding with shorts and a t shirt, I want to punch him in the face.

[katykins]

IF you do decide to get your motorbike licence and get a motorbike, which I strongly advice against, for fk's sake wear full leathers each and every time you ride, or else wear equally protective and specially designed gear.

Everytime I see a guy riding with shorts and a t shirt, I want to punch him in the face.

My dad has been riding since the dawn of time, and if he has to go to the supermarket he leathers up. I cringe everytime i see some dickhead on a bike in shorts. Especially if they weave in and out of traffic.