Motorcycle Riders?

[melensdad]

I would like to jailbreak a 50cc scooter. Get rid of limiter and add nitrous. That would be fun to crash on them tiny tires.

I not saying I did this, or that there is one sitting in my garage, but if a 150cc scooter has decals that say 150 you might be able to peel off the '1' and turn it into a "50" pretty easily and cheaply. Like I said, not admitting to anything, and I might have lost it in a boating accident . . .

 

[Sigblitz]

I not saying I did this, or that there is one sitting in my garage, but if a 150cc scooter has decals that say 150 you might be able to peel off the '1' and turn it into a "50" pretty easily and cheaply. Like I said, not admitting to anything, and I might have lost it in a boating accident . . .

 

[4651feeder]

My cousin bought a KZ 900 about 1979?
I asked him how fast it would go.
He handed me his helmet and told me
”Faster than you want to go”
I took it out for a ride and had it going so fast I felt like the wind was going to blow me off the bike.
I brought it back and after getting the bugs out of my teeth exclaimed
“Yes it does!”

Got on the back of a KZ900 once with someone I thought could be trusted about that same time frame. He said we went 130 which I never doubted cause last I looked it read in excess of 115.

Watched a woman lay a fat tyre Harley variant down Sunday cause she got on the throttle a bit too much from a standing stoplight start. Smoked it, fishtailed left, right, and then left again, before dumping it in the roadway and tossing her over the now bent handlebars. She only suffered damaged pride, the bike didn't fair so well...

 

[JettaKnight]

I not saying I did this, or that there is one sitting in my garage, but if a 150cc scooter has decals that say 150 you might be able to peel off the '1' and turn it into a "50" pretty easily and cheaply. Like I said, not admitting to anything, and I might have lost it in a boating accident . . .

Since they now require plates on 50's, there's no longer an incentive to do that.

 

[Sigblitz]

Since they now require plates on 50's, there's no longer an incentive to do that.

No insurance or license required under 50. I think the branch would know based on the title.

 

[Clay Pigeon]

No insurance or license required under 50. I think the branch would know based on the title.

Thats up to 25mph... If someone gets caught on a class B driving faster its a ticket.
Its one of those No so Fast gotchas....

 

[Sigblitz]

Thats up to 25mph... If someone gets caught on a class B driving faster its a ticket.
Its one of those No so Fast gotchas....

Mine does 35, and it's a turd.

 

[Sigblitz]

[video=youtube_share;JGhoLcsr8GA]https://youtu.be/JGhoLcsr8GA[/video]

 

[Hoosierkav]

I have a 17.5 year old child who is looking to take a rider's course, probably MSF's down in Edinburgh or Columbus. Any comments about the various programs? Is there a difference between the $100 courses and the $300?

 

[JCSR]

I have a 17.5 year old child who is looking to take a rider's course, probably MSF's down in Edinburgh or Columbus. Any comments about the various programs? Is there a difference between the $100 courses and the $300?

I would go with ABATE
ABATE of Indiana is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to participate in the Ride Safe Indiana Program. The BMV will recognize the Basic Rider Skills (BRS) course offered by ABATE, allowing students to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on their license. This curriculum has been reviewed by the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) and found to meet the Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training as developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

https://registration.abateonline.org/education/motorcycle-rider-course/

 

[Clay Pigeon]

I have friends that have used Anderson's Tom Woods classes for beginners and advanced classes. All speak very highly of the instructors.

 

[wingrider1800]

I would go with ABATE
ABATE of Indiana is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to participate in the Ride Safe Indiana Program. The BMV will recognize the Basic Rider Skills (BRS) course offered by ABATE, allowing students to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on their license. This curriculum has been reviewed by the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) and found to meet the Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training as developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

https://registration.abateonline.org/education/motorcycle-rider-course/

 

[dwh79]

I did the Harley course at Southside in Indianapolis which I believe they do out of greenwood now and I enjoyed it and learned a lot.

 

[Nazgul]

I would go with ABATE
ABATE of Indiana is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to participate in the Ride Safe Indiana Program. The BMV will recognize the Basic Rider Skills (BRS) course offered by ABATE, allowing students to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on their license. This curriculum has been reviewed by the National Association of State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) and found to meet the Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training as developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

https://registration.abateonline.org/education/motorcycle-rider-course/

Ditto on the ABATE classes. They are good.

Don

 

[melensdad]

The bad thing about the ABATE classes is they often fill up really fast. I think that is also true with some of the private classes too.

When I got back into motorcycles I tried to take an ABATE class but they were pretty much booked for the summer. My wife and I were able to get 2 slots in a class at the local H-D dealership. It should be noted that many/most of the private classes also are in partnership with the BMV & the RIDE SAFE INDIANA Program, etc. So if you pass the course you don't have to take the rider test at the BMV and you still qualify for insurance discounts.

 

[tv1217]

If you don't take a class you have to do a written test at the BMV for a permit and end up going to an ABATE or one of the other providers to take the skill test anyway, they don't do that part at the BMV.

That's how I did it and the lady at the BMV had to call someone over to help her because she had never put it in from a signed off permit because most people do the class I guess.

 

[JettaKnight]

I would go with ABATE


https://registration.abateonline.org/education/motorcycle-rider-course/

Do they only have the entry level course now?

 

[terrehautian]

Was giving my brother some 360 stuff (games and controllers) so I figured why not ride to Charleston, Il. Nice ride but 40 is bumpy. My dads bike was bought new with zero miles on it ten months ago and if I didn’t put it on, my dad will put the 9k mile on it this weekend.

 

[Sigblitz]

My stepson went to Abate the past two days.
Apparently you can test out on a 3 wheeler at a test sight.

 

[Dirtebiker]

The KZ 900 was a popular drag bike.

Wish I’d never sold mine!