r/bikers

So, I was driving In southern Virginia back home and saw a chain gang cleaning the road. They asked me to rev my bike as I was going past so I did they cheered and so did the cop there. But there was another cop there with a little sour face. But did not come after me. Should I be worried they will raid my house for my bike being Loud? I wasn’t speeding going maybe 60 in a 55

So I'm a 29 year old male living in the united kingdom.
I plan on doing my DAS which allows me to ride up to a 1000cc right of the get go, with no experience on bikes other than having a moped when i was 16 i was considering getting a 600cc R6 as my first bike.
upon talking to my friends they said this is completely fine aslong as i have the will power and patience to learn the bike for what it is rather than the intention of going fast.
i do not have the intention to get this bike purely to go fast, i genuinely want to learn to ride motorcycles and have them as part of my day to day life. the reason im taking this route is purely because money issues do exist and buying a 125 then an r6 or even a mt07 then a r6 is a ball ache due to constantly selling and upgrading, most people said if i get a 125 i'll be bored quick and want a new bike within a few months same as some of the bigger engines like a ninja 400 or an R3.

the whole point of this post is genuinely this question. Am i going to be okay to learn on a R6 if i dedicate the time and effort and not be an absolute fool on the road? understand the bike for who she is and dont mistreat her?

I recently graduated and I'm planning to buy my first bike. It'll mainly be used for city commuting with occasional weekend rides.

My priorities are:

- Good mileage

- Decent power for overtakes and occasional highway use

- Comfortable for daily city rides

- Reliable and low maintenance

I'm confused between buying a 125cc or a 160cc bike.

For someone in my situation, which segment would you recommend and why? Is the extra power of a 160cc worth the higher cost and lower mileage, or is a 125cc the better choice for everyday use?

I'd love to hear from people who have owned both or made a similar decision.

I built an IOS app called MotoPath for road trippers and everyday use - navigation, weather alerts for your actual route, fuel range tracking, and maintenance reminders. I put it on the App Store with a free trial. 60 people downloaded it but nobody has paid for it. If you ride I'd love to hear what you currently use, what still frustrates you, and what you'd actually pay for.

A little background: I've been riding for about two years. I sold my bike back in March with the hope of upgrading later this year.

About three months ago, I was backpacking my boyfriend when we crashed. It was dark, and we hit some loose gravel on a highway on-ramp while going around 40 mph. The bike went into the guardrail, and we both slid about 25–30 feet.

Thankfully, we were both wearing full gear, so we walked away relatively okay. I ended up with a concussion, and because my gloves were slightly too big, my hand slid into a less-padded area. I got pretty bad road rash down to the tendon on one of my knuckles and needed three stitches.

After the accident, my anxiety was rough. For a while, I'd almost have a panic attack anytime we went around a curve—even in a car. Seeing my boyfriend back on a motorcycle would also make my anxiety spike.

About a month after the crash, he took me for a short ride just around the block. That honestly helped a lot, especially with my fear of curves in cars. I enjoyed the short ride but still caught myself panicking when I knew we were about to turn. I still get anxious when I see him riding, but it's improved a lot over the last three months.

Lately, though, I've had this growing fear in the back of my mind that I'll never be able to truly enjoy riding again. I'm scared that I'll always be anxious and never get back to the confidence I had before the accident.

The frustrating part is that I want to ride again so badly. If I had the gear right now, I'd get back on in a heartbeat. I know that actually riding again is probably what will help me the most, but because I need new gear, the longer I'm off the bike, the more that doubt grows.

I finally tried talking to my boyfriend about it the other day, but I'm not the best at putting my feelings into words. He thought I was saying I never wanted to ride again, when really I was just looking for reassurance that what I'm feeling is normal and that I'll eventually get back to where I was mentally. I know he beats himself up a lot about the crash so I try not to bring it up to him a lot.

For those of you who've been in a crash, did you ever feel this way? Did you worry you'd never enjoy riding again? How did you overcome the anxiety and rebuild your confidence?

So I just recently passed my MSR and got my license. I'm looking to get my first bike soon and have been researching bikes i want to get. I'm fairly new and dont have much practice outside of the MSR course besides practicing on my uncle's yamaha fz6r. I want to get a cruiser and am stuck between the rebel 500 and vulcan s. I was leaning more toward the vulcan s due to it having a tachometer and price difference not being to significant off of the rebel but im a bit worried that it might have too much horsepower then i can handle at the moment. When practicing on my uncles bike I could definitely feel the difference in power compared to the bike i was using at the MSR. I want to just get the opinion on this because I do know crusier's are a bit different then sport bike which is what my uncle's bike is.

It only cost 350 dollars to get in, I have to first do my online class after 30 days prior so like July 11th and after. Once I that’s done, I’ll go in on August 10th-12th in person for hands on training and be tested that last day. Best of luck to me… hopefully…

Hello to start off I am 5ft 95lbs and have never ridden a bike before. This is something I’ve been so excited to learn and pursue over the last few years and finally made the decision a few months ago to get some gear and take the MSF course.

In the beginning I couldn’t touch the ground on the bike provided and I couldn’t stand it up. They found a different model that was thankfully shorter, but also heavier unfortunately. I knew my size wasn’t going to make this easier for me, but I thought I’d still be fine (not blaming my height for my lack of skills, but I was the only one there struggling to walk the bike in Neutral and it made me realize I maybe need to put on some more muscle)

The first couple of exercises were going great and I was still so excited and having so much fun learning. By the fourth or so exercise I was consistently falling behind the other riders. It seemed like as soon as I almost got the exercise down we were already moving onto something new. I dropped the bike a few times and had a difficult time making corners. Two exercises moved on before I had successfully completed them so when we went on to learning weaving and quick stopping from second gear I just felt defeated.

I told the instructor that I was really struggling and wanted to reschedule to try again. I was getting so flustered and the course just seemed like it was going too fast for me. I stayed for the rest of the class as a bystander and even went the second day just to observe.

I don’t want to quit trying and learning how to ride, but I need some advice please. What should I do? I would love to retake the MSF course but fear I’m going to be in the exact same situation. I don’t have a bike to practice on, nor do I know anyone with one. Also curious if anyone else has been in a similar situation.

My ego is definitely damaged, but more so I’m just sad and disappointed at myself.

Idk how to ride yet but im planning on learning and getting a bike instead of a car for my job cus of my size. Im 5ft maybe even less, what bike should i get? Pics would be appreciated