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Я вот тоже примеряюсь. На курсы кройки и шитья вот уже записался. Страшно жутко, но очень хочется.

Да, в Калгарях уже чтобы куда то доехать без мотоциклетки труба.

А бояться не надо.

Совет, если до этого не ездил, наплюй на понты, и заведи какую нибудь старую трахому кубов до 500 из класса стандартных или полуспортивных. Через год продашь за ту же цену, заведёшь чего надо.

Если кому-то интересно, у меня есть 1985 450сс Хонда НайтХок на продажу. Пересаживаюсь на 750сс

andy_1100 писал(а):

Мотошкола дает какие-либо полезные спецнавыки помимо езды вокруг молочных бутылок с водой? Стоит ли это 600 дол?

I can ONLY recommend the non-profit organization BC Safety Council,
It's more expensive, but their instructors are excellent!, and highly qualified. I had learned to ride in a rural area, but when I moved to Vancouver I realized I needed more skill to handle the busy city streets and defend myself against bad drivers. I am so glad I spent the money. I have a higher level of skill than I could have learned from any non-professional rider. My feeling is that motorcycles have the potential for danger. When we decide to take that risk, the best thing we can do for ourselves is to be armed with the right equipment - including the best skill set and as much information as we can get. Good Luck, Enjoy Yourself, and Be Safe!
~ Marisha

Gael писал(а): Знаю что в Калифорнии lane splitting тоже легален, а у вас?

Against the law in Canada and very dangerous

amk писал(а): Совет, если до этого не ездил, наплюй на понты, и заведи какую нибудь старую трахому кубов до 500 из класса стандартных или полуспортивных. Через год продашь за ту же цену, заведёшь чего надо.

very good advice. I saw a lot of people seling almost new bike because they bought such powerfull new bikes, they were scared themselves to ride!


~Marisha

OK, I understand that riding courses give you more confidence. No questions here. But it depends, what's your starting point and how comfortable you are on the road, can you keep a cool head…
So what kind of skills do they teach? I want to hear specifics and decide if I really need to pay to get these skills. What did you learn from the course that you didn't know before?

Sorry for the English, but it's kind-of faster..

andy_1100 писал(а):OK, I understand that riding courses give you more confidence. No questions here. But it depends, what's your starting point and how comfortable you are on the road, can you keep a cool head…
So what kind of skills do they teach? I want to hear specifics and decide if I really need to pay to get these skills. What did you learn from the course that you didn't know before?

I was already confident in my riding skills, but it was unavoidable when travelling the busy roads of the lower mainland, that some (car/truck/suv) drivers didn't see me because of their own poor skills or bad habits, and some were outwardly aggressive, sometimes to a dangerous degree! I feel that what I was able to put into practice within a very short time were some techniques that I may have eventually picked up over the years, or learned from speaking to more experienced riders; things that have already saved me from ending up ON the road, such as how to scan ahead for potential hazards, predicting drivers behaviour, emergency manouvers, and more. Of course these are only words, and you might say, "I know how to do that because I drive a car". Then why not at least spend a couple hours with an instructor or take a more advanced course, like the 2nd level: traffic skills. There are other options besides starting at the first level, or even taking a whole course. Knowledge is Power. You don't know what you don't know, until you know it. I can spot a professionally trained rider as opposed to self-taught or friend-taught one from "a mile away". I just want everyone to play nice and be safe. Good Luck Andy!
~ Marisha ~

Мля, пишите плиз на русском. Форум русскоязычный.

ПС. Yamaha FZR 750 рулит неимоверно.

Vlad I. писал(а):Мля, пишите плиз на русском. Форум русскоязычный.

кто-то может, а кто -то нет.

ПРи нынешнем развитии печатного дела любой умеющий писать по русски может это делать при необходимом желании. Даже с тупого рабочего терминала.

Не думаю что этот форум регулярно читают люди не владеющие русским в свободной форме. Э?

Vlad I. писал(а):Не думаю что этот форум регулярно читают люди не владеющие русским в свободной форме. Э?

может не регулярно...но..почитывают или прослушивают.

Так как насчет встретится?
В эту субботу автошоу в Лангли, замечательный повод..т.к. моторшоу в Ванкувере мы пропустили.

Кстати, о птичках.

У меня вот теперь такой зверь.

Grey market FZR, neploho, ochen dazhe. 400cc? Sam by takoj vzhal.