Outdoors & Adventure
Motorcycling
Take the training course; the first year is when people crash
Take a proper training course before buying a bike; that order removes the most dangerous part of the learning curve. Gear is not an accessory but part of the requirement — helmet, gloves, armour — and deserves its own line in the budget. Start small rather than powerful, because statistically the first year is the riskiest.
First stepSign up for a certified motorcycle training course in a borrowed or new helmet and gloves, and stay off public roads until you hold the licence.
Barriers
Cost to start
$300–2k
Going deep → $10k–50k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Needs a teacher
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
Outdoors, free
Why people take it up