How to begin..
1st off I have never riden before in my life. That shock aside I'll get to the meat of the question. I know the whole 'busa as a 1st bike question has been addressed a lot so lets try to stay away from that as a topic. I'm addressing you all not as busa pros, but as experienced riders in general.
I just moved out here to LA from MA back in april. Since moving here I've come to realize that parking here is a living hell. I drive a '97 eclipse GSX and I love it to death, but this place is making me want to put a bullet through the engine block.
I got 4 parking tickets within my 1st month here before I realized what the hell I was doing, since then none but I still have to park like 10 minute walk away from my house, after of course lookin for the spot for 10 minutes. Iritation to say the least.
Ok ok ok, I'm gettin to the part about the bikes. Chill.
I've never considered having a bike before, partially because of the danger, mostly cause the roads and weather suck complete ass in MA. But I've been thinkin recently. "Here in LA the roads aren't that bad (although the trafic is). The weather is wonderful. Hey maybe a bike would be the answer to my car woes!" Not only would I be able to freely park around, but it would also help out with the OUTRAGEOUS gas consumption costs out here.
Now this is the part where I get to my concerns. 1st concern: learning in LA. Like I said before the trafic here blows and people drive like morons out here. Would learning out here be a dangerous thing, or perhaps something that would just make me a better rider? 2nd: The bike would only be solving my problems if it allowed me to sell my car and therefore fix my parking problem. Is owning only a bike really do-able? Is rain gear ect good enough? Is a bike good for the daily commute, and if so would wearing gear be needed/easy to do on a daily basis?(keep in mind I've never riden therefore I've never worn riding gear so I don't know how easy it is to get in and out of.)
And for all of you nice guys who got this far into my post, I thank you. Have a cookie.
Any feedback from you all would be super cool. You can also catch me on AOL IM: Orbain418. Thanks a bunch
-Orbain
1st off I have never riden before in my life. That shock aside I'll get to the meat of the question. I know the whole 'busa as a 1st bike question has been addressed a lot so lets try to stay away from that as a topic. I'm addressing you all not as busa pros, but as experienced riders in general.
I just moved out here to LA from MA back in april. Since moving here I've come to realize that parking here is a living hell. I drive a '97 eclipse GSX and I love it to death, but this place is making me want to put a bullet through the engine block.
I got 4 parking tickets within my 1st month here before I realized what the hell I was doing, since then none but I still have to park like 10 minute walk away from my house, after of course lookin for the spot for 10 minutes. Iritation to say the least.
Ok ok ok, I'm gettin to the part about the bikes. Chill.
I've never considered having a bike before, partially because of the danger, mostly cause the roads and weather suck complete ass in MA. But I've been thinkin recently. "Here in LA the roads aren't that bad (although the trafic is). The weather is wonderful. Hey maybe a bike would be the answer to my car woes!" Not only would I be able to freely park around, but it would also help out with the OUTRAGEOUS gas consumption costs out here.
Now this is the part where I get to my concerns. 1st concern: learning in LA. Like I said before the trafic here blows and people drive like morons out here. Would learning out here be a dangerous thing, or perhaps something that would just make me a better rider? 2nd: The bike would only be solving my problems if it allowed me to sell my car and therefore fix my parking problem. Is owning only a bike really do-able? Is rain gear ect good enough? Is a bike good for the daily commute, and if so would wearing gear be needed/easy to do on a daily basis?(keep in mind I've never riden therefore I've never worn riding gear so I don't know how easy it is to get in and out of.)
And for all of you nice guys who got this far into my post, I thank you. Have a cookie.
Any feedback from you all would be super cool. You can also catch me on AOL IM: Orbain418. Thanks a bunch
-Orbain