If you are thinking of biking as a serious hobby, I suggest you consider some safety gear as well. 1. Helmet: full face must. Solid full face is preferred over one that has liftable chin. Clear visor must. Shaded subvisor optional. Ventilated helps but becomes noisy. Any aditional facilities to place intercom, speakers, camera are optional. Key check for fitment: Neither too tight, nor loose. Must have good visibility. 2. Gloves: Normal weather are good enough. Touch enabled are better but depends on quality. Wrist protection and slide protection are additional features. Mini-wiper blade on left index finger is added feature. little finger- ring finger bridge band optional. Key check for fitment: must be comfortabe at knuckles when gripped 3. Riding jacket: Net like fabric better. can add layers for winter/rain. Armours for shoulder, elbows, back must. Chest armour additional. CE2 are safer. Must have reflective stripes/marks/ patterns. They generally come with adjustible ...
The perception of long ride varies greatly among motorcycle riders. Especially new ones (does not mean young ones). Some call 400km ride a long ride, some call 1000km ride a medium one. Not that I am an expert on motorcycle riding, but I thought of putting the method to this madness. I jotted down my thoughts about classification of rides. I thought of 3 key parameters viz. Distance traveled, Time taken, and Effort put. Based on these I came up with following categories By Distance: 1. 400-1000 km. A ride should at least be 400km to think of it as a long ride. 2. > 1000 km. These rides really require a lot of preparation, stamina and experience. By time: 1. 2-3 days: Have more than one day, and you can reach longer distances which is essential for long ride. Exceptions exist, but yeah. they are exceptions. 2. week-long: Week long ride requires good planning, carrying of enough luggage and tough mind. It should not just be a rote ride. Some sight-seeing, adventure, experi...