08-21-2018, 03:23 AM
(08-21-2018, 12:57 AM)tnelson99_imp Wrote: I always encourage new riders to start out on a scooter. It can be a little overwhelming to be a new rider and being comfortable in traffic trying to learn all the controls of a manual motorcycle. Imagine sitting on a motorcycle in traffic on a hill and stalling the bike trying to take off. I believe it's better to get them comfortable in traffic on a twist and go first then once they're used to being surrounded by traffic switch over to a motorcycle if they want. Just my .02
BTW: My daily driver is a scooter (2010 Honda SH150i). Sitting in stop and go traffic on a hot day isn't something I want to be doing on my CB. On a scooter with the engine behind you there's no engine heat making you miserable when sitting in traffic not to mention working the clutch non-stop crawling between stop lights.
That was my perspective too. I figured as well as being generally simpler to master, something without a transmission is also going to be slower, weaker, and less likley to get out from under her. Motorcycles are, by and large, outrageously powerful when you think about it.
funny you should mention not wanting to be in traffic on your CB, because I do that every single day. i've considered eventually getting a second bike so that I could learn how to do mechanical stuff (probably a 70's kicker air-cooled twin or something), but sometimes i think I might go in the complete opposite direction and just get a Zero so that I can commute with no transmission and no heat in the summer. The Zero wouldn't require as much maintenance, so I could leave it garaged until those hot traffic-jam days come around.