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Message: <blockquote data-quote="capnkirk462" data-source="post: 3796410" data-attributes="member: 45148"><p>ok i live in norman, later about that. that being said i only own a motorcycle, also a bicycle. if you do it go to a riders course, you will get a discount on insurance. insurance will be high the first few years, depending on what type you get. full coverage first year,2007 was i think around 600 now it is 190 not bad. but maintenance cost so much more. but that depends on the miles you put on it. dealerships are called "stealerships" do as much maintenance as you can. youtube is great on it. maintenance manuals can be found online for free or pay..  some motorcycle forums are great, some not for help. i ride a 2007 triumph bonneville and love it. but that being said ride every moment like someone is trying to kill you. as i said i live in norman and we have more 18-26 year old, you know the prime age of using cell phones, than most towns. but i bicycled for 15 years before i got the bonnie so i have a healthy amount of paranoia in me. i don't go to the city much cause i really don't need to go there, but it depends on where you are at, some of the city i don't mind and some i do. simple rule if a road sucks to be in a car don't ride a bike there. you couldn't get me on lindsey street until they widened it, still don't like that street anyway. so you might think that i would be a cheerleader for motorcycling but i am not, it can be bad, here in norman we had this happen <a href="https://www.koco.com/article/crews-responding-to-accident-involving-norman-police-officer/9130697" target="_blank">Norman police officer suffers leg injury in accident</a> most people don't understand how much training they go through and i think they had only had the motorcycle cops for about 3 months before that. it can be real bad out there. oh and the myth of you need an 1100cc to go on trips is b.s. the bonnie is 865cc and i've been out to the grand canyon and beyond, did 2500 miles in 5 days. but it is tiring also. but that is if you travel any distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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