Short Introduction:
Being posted in the new rider section and as you may have guessed, I am a new riderwith no prior experience.
I will (hopefully) be completing my M1 exit via a motorcycle training course next week and want to start riding right away.
The Situation:
I'm on a fairly stringent budget, being a full-time student with a near full-time job. Currently, I'm a commuter bicyclist that bikes even when temperatures drop fairly low -- in fact, the only time I switch to the TTC is when I see a light dusting of snow on the ground or there is an extreme cold warning issued. I've been told several times that I am late to the game and should wait until early next year to purchase my first bikebecause:
1. I would likely only have the opportunity to ride it up until, at most, late October (two months??), before sending it to a storage facility (and wasting ~4-5 months of insurance??) and effectively blue-balling me.
2. It'll be easier finding used bikes with cheaper/more reasonable prices on Kijiji early next year as opposed to now.(I'm looking at the CBR300R, Ninja 300 or if I'm lucky, the R3)
Concerns:
Having not traveled over ~15km/h+ in cold weather and exposed, I need some perspective to what to expect this coming winter. (In terms of clothing/gear, I have a riding jacket with an inside liner, gloves, boots and helmet)
Additionally, I would like some guidance as to whether I should be patient with my purchase or not being this late into the summer -- my over-excitement of taking on this new experience is definitely making me reconsider what I've been advised to do and simply pull the trigger instead.
Thanks!
Being posted in the new rider section and as you may have guessed, I am a new riderwith no prior experience.
I will (hopefully) be completing my M1 exit via a motorcycle training course next week and want to start riding right away.
The Situation:
I'm on a fairly stringent budget, being a full-time student with a near full-time job. Currently, I'm a commuter bicyclist that bikes even when temperatures drop fairly low -- in fact, the only time I switch to the TTC is when I see a light dusting of snow on the ground or there is an extreme cold warning issued. I've been told several times that I am late to the game and should wait until early next year to purchase my first bikebecause:
1. I would likely only have the opportunity to ride it up until, at most, late October (two months??), before sending it to a storage facility (and wasting ~4-5 months of insurance??) and effectively blue-balling me.
2. It'll be easier finding used bikes with cheaper/more reasonable prices on Kijiji early next year as opposed to now.(I'm looking at the CBR300R, Ninja 300 or if I'm lucky, the R3)
Concerns:
Having not traveled over ~15km/h+ in cold weather and exposed, I need some perspective to what to expect this coming winter. (In terms of clothing/gear, I have a riding jacket with an inside liner, gloves, boots and helmet)
Additionally, I would like some guidance as to whether I should be patient with my purchase or not being this late into the summer -- my over-excitement of taking on this new experience is definitely making me reconsider what I've been advised to do and simply pull the trigger instead.
Thanks!