Bond With The Best - Guide to the best bike buy

The coolest thing that could ever happen to us motorcyclists is buying a new set of wheels (bikes are our first love of course). Merely the idea of getting a new ride is enough to give goosebumps. Upgrading to a new bike or adding one to your growing stable is enough to keep you up at night, as you go through time and again through the blog sites, heaping praises on the bike you’re going to buy, and putting up the bike’s pic on every social media profile you have, announcing the new babe’s arrival.
However, don’t lose mind along with the sleep. Use some of it, while you decide on, which rocket to fly next. It is wise to approach your new potential purchase with patience, wisdom and copious amounts of research. Here are five common mistakes to avoid when purchasing a new motorcycle. Bond with the best; don’t just follow the rest.
Biting-off More Than You Could Chew
The single biggest mistake new bikers make. It is easy to get in over your head because we always imagine ourselves to be more than what we actually are. Don’t go for the maddest missile out there, even if your pockets are too heavy. Let your riding skills do the talking and not the buying skills (stash that cash right now).
Build up your skill level before you jump up to the upper ranks of skill and motorcycle type. Be honest to yourself. Check where you stand (in riding skills), and buy one accordingly. Too much motorcycle is bad for health: It kills.
Buying Without Testing
Simply reading about, and staring all the time at the photos, of the ride you want to own is not at all going to help. You won’t know if your next motorcycle is right for you just by doing that. You actually need to ride it. Head out to the showroom and check if the dealers could be generous enough to lend your potential dream babe out for a spin. If not, ask of a generous buddy to let try your hands on his belle (c’mon you aren’t a biker if you don’t have biker buddies). Make sure, in any case, you go for the test drive in a safe low-traffic area. Don’t set right out on the freeway. And wear protective gear.
Get a feel of the bike and find out if you are comfortable on it both mentally and physically. If even the slightest twitch is scaring the devil out of you, then step down. You are not yet prepared for its fury. Go a notch down or two.
Shy of the Talk
Doesn’t matter if you are introvert, or your ego is too big, you are hurting your own prospects by not talking to guys who own the one you dream about every night already (Be shy, or be a biker. Choose, because the two never go together).
And even if you are a shy guy, there is internet to the rescue. Hail Google. Talk to riders who already own the bike you’re looking for. Ask questions, read reviews about what some of the bike’s issues/advantages are. You might be dreaming a Ducati day and night, but after getting in touch with others, and sharing their experience, it could be the Ducati’s very high regular maintenance that might snatch the sleep out of your eyes (Ahh it is always the Devil wearing Prada).
All for Bike, and Bike for All
Don’t ruin yourself. Do not make those deadly calculations in your mind; how you could stretch a little bit more to make it enough to buy your dream-bike. Don’t go on the brink, putting all else at stake. No matter how precise your calculations are, any emergency might pop up anytime anywhere, requiring your hard earned dough. How would you make up for it then? And don’t forget, with a superbike comes super responsibility (Uncle Ben warned PeterParker). It doesn’t end at buying the bike. It is in fact the advent of additional super expenses; service, tyres, brake pads, and only pray you don’t have a fall from the wheels. Do not fall prey to your whims. Stay calm and buy one well within your budget. Yes, that Ninja H2 could kill you either way, or both: Careful.
Buying the Wrong Type
You deserve a big pat on the cheek and not on the back, if you buy a whirlwind litrebike, and then dream of one sweet and memorable long trip on your favourite two wheels. It proves you are a numbnut.
With your litre bike, you are doomed to wander the city lanes for eternity. Forget those unending stretches. And if it was to fly that you dreamed and bought a Harley Fat Bob (to fly in style), lead the pack from behind then, with style. Just like your riding skills, it is equally important to know your riding taste too. Buying the right bike for its intended use lends to feeding the passion of riding for years to come. If long road is your call, a fast and furious litre bike will do no good to you. Better don’t buy it in the first place, than placing it on OLX a few months later. Don’t become disenchanted because you chose poorly.