Welcome to Kreestijan

[dandoolittle]

Hi @Kreestijan,

Welcome to MotoVlog.com.
Where are you from? What do you ride? Say hello, what do you like? Why are you here?

Got a photo of your bike?

 

[Kreestijan]

Hello there, I'm from Bucharest, Romania. Nothing as of yet, hopefully if everything goes according to plan I'll start riding a cbr250r this season. I like a lot of stuff, it would be easier to list what I don't like but that's a story for another time. I'm here because wherever motorcycles are involved I like to be present. See you on the road later this year. ^^

 

[HippoDrone]

Hi @Kreestijan welcome to the forum. Good luck in your hunt for a bike What are the requirements to ride a motorbike in Romania?

 

[Kreestijan]

Hi @Kreestijan welcome to the forum. Good luck in your hunt for a bike What are the requirements to ride a motorbike in Romania?

You have to be 16 for an A1 license, 18 for A2 and 24 for A. However if you have 2 years of experince on A2 you can try to get an A before 24. I got my A2 license almost 2 years ago, so in March this year I could "upgrade" it. Thing is I don't really have a reason to do that as I didn't ride anything since I finished school and I should start on something that's not too powerful. I'm very excited as well as scared since it's been so long since I touched a bike.

 

[R-Rated]

You have to be 16 for an A1 license, 18 for A2 and 24 for A. However if you have 2 years of experince on A2 you can try to get an A before 24. I got my A2 license almost 2 years ago, so in March this year I could "upgrade" it. Thing is I don't really have a reason to do that as I didn't ride anything since I finished school and I should start on something that's not too powerful. I'm very excited as well as scared since it's been so long since I touched a bike.

The part about starting out on something not too powerful reminds me of a conversation a couple friends had a few years ago. It went something like this...

Novice rider was looking at small bikes despite his rather brick wall like build. My other friend who had experience riding asked him why a small bike. The novice cited the power concern to which the experienced guy pointed out the throttle has more settings than just idle and wide open.

Guess who ended accidentally pulling a wheelie with a passenger and nearly wrecked?

Point is, go with what you are comfortable with now and in a couple of years. Don't worry about what other riders think.

 

[HippoDrone]

I had lots of small cc bikes in the first part of my biking journey, and have gone back to them several times over the years, they are so much fun and a lot easier to avoid trouble with the long arm of the law. I've actually just got myself a 350 and have been loving each and every ride on the little scamp!

 

[Kreestijan]

I took my license on a GS500 which felt alright, not overly powerful but not too lazy either I considered buying it at first but the tech behind it is ancient and I wanted something on injection. Then took a look at MT-03 '07/'08 which I love buuuut then I thought maybe get something with abs too? I'm not gonna buy a new bike as a first bike, I don't feel it's worth the risk that comes with my inexperience and I don't wanna cry over it when I'll drop it (although I still will). So the cbr250r fits the bill, looks nice, it's relatively small and I figure I can filter easily as I'll mainly use it in the city to go to college and back and occasional get aways and it's not too pricey.