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Riding before driving? (pawb.social)

submitted 1 year ago by name_NULL111653@pawb.social to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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I'm going to college soon, and have been considering getting a cheap motorcycle, maybe a Royal Enfield. I don't have a driver's license yet (not needed to get motorcycle license in my state), just a permit. Is it a good idea to learn to ride before you have much experience in a car? (I'd be getting professional riding courses through my state DOT). Can't afford a car, and the campus is very scooter / motorcycle friendly.

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[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I learned to ride before learning to drive, but where I grew up car insurance was obscenely expensive for any male under the age of 25, but insurance on some shitbox 125cc bike was cheap, so that was the main motivator. I think knowing how to operate a clutch and shift gears on a motorcycle already made learning to drive a manual transmission car easier.