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Originally Posted by IdRatherDrum
So basically my friend up the street has a few dirtbikes and he said we could ride them up and down the couldasac and he could teach me the basics. Do you think this is a good idea to start on a bike? Not for street riding or transportation, but just for a motorcycle feel?
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Yes and no.
As far as basic handling of motorcycles, they are a good tool to learn on. You can use them to practice a lot of stuff that is on the final exam in the MSF course (tight cornering and figure 8's and such).
But beyond that, they bring a lot of bad habits to the street when you finally start riding Ninjas. The skill sets for dirt and street are different. For example, its perfectly acceptable to put your foot down in a tight corner on a dirt bike, but if you do that on your street riding test, its a fail.
My advice for you: Learn the basics with the dirt bikes, then take the MSF and get a Ninja.