[ale] [OT] Looking for an old beater motorcycle.

[Adrya Stembridge]

I am a motorcyclist and these are good points.  One other thing to consider
is insurance.  My KTM is fully covered at around $300/yr.   Liability on my
small car is around $500/yr.  Full coverage on the same car was over
$1000/yr.




On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

> I am not a motorcyclist, so what I'm about to say is hearsay.  At one
> point in the past, there was a situation where I needed to change cars and
> I saw a somewhat reasonably priced motorcycle at a thrift store.  I was
> considering buying it.  I talked to a local motorcycle mechanic who also
> races them.  And I talked to a friend who used to own one.  I became
> convinced that I'd have to add about $ 1000 to the cost of the bike to get
> a really good helmet and really good riders safety gear / clothing.  The
> mechanic said it's not if you lay it down and go sliding, it's when.
>  Flimsy fabric won't protect your body parts.  I also figured another few
> hundred $$ for driver training.  My friend said the tires only last about
> 20K miles, and there's a good bit of routine maintenance.  He said you
> don't save that much over a small car.
>
> In the end, I decided to go with a conventional car.  Someone more
> familiar with motorcycles can elaborate on these issues.  That's what I
> heard for what it's worth.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> Sean Kilpatrick <kilpatms at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Richard,
> >Can you get into town (fairly) easily without getting on an Interstate?
> >
> >If so, you might be able to find a 4-5 year old Honda/Yamaha/whatever
> >250cc
> >bike in your price range.
> >
> >If you NEED to get up on the interstates you are going to want at least
> >a
> >500cc bike. Smaller bikes have neither the speed nor weight to be safe.
> >
> >The bow wave of a large truck can push a small bike over a half lane or
> >
> >more. Really scary.
> >
> >The problem is that any 500 cc (or larger) bike you can find in the
> >$500
> >range is going to need a LOT of work. You could easily sink another
> >$500
> >into it.
> >
> >And, of course, if you don't already have an endorsement on your
> >driver's
> >license for a motorcycle, you'll need to deal with that hassle as well.
> >
> >Please do not even consider a 50 cc putt-putt.  Most of them can not
> >pull
> >a moderate hill at 30 mph.  They are dangerous on most roads outside
> >the
> >Loop as most drivers coming up behind you will think you are a
> >motorcycle
> >and not realize how slowly you are going.
> >
> >Sean
> >
>
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >On Thursday, August 01, 2013 10:00:07 am Richard Bronosky wrote:
> >> I am newly divorced and am faced with challenge of finding a social
> >> life outside of my wife and children. This was going pretty well when
> >> I was sleeping on a coworker's couch downtown. Now that I'm in a home
> >> far west of Atlanta I face a $10 fuel investment anytime I drive into
> >> town. (I usually take the bus to work.) That will result in me
> >sitting
> >> on the computer every night and being a recluse.
> >>
> >> I sold a TV for $500 and would like to spend that on motorcycle. I'm
> >> looking at 30+ year old Hondas on Craig's List. If you know of
> >> anything or anyone, please put me in touch.
> >>
> >> .!# RichardBronosky #!.
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