Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.heimat.gr.jp!news.jone-system.com!mmcatv.co.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Michael Cash Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Looking for a motorbike and some advice Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 20:09:59 +0900 Lines: 42 Message-ID: References: <2mmmq9Fo2qvbU1@uni-berlin.de> <73fde4f0.0407281119.4d049605@posting.google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de GugFPllHVoYG+QsK4n1x/gaWiwdBQGenw6dh3U49njrDMkXtA= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:15858 On 28 Jul 2004 20:38:37 -0700, imouttahere@mac.com (Heywood Mogroot) brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed: >worthj1970@yahoo.com (John W.) wrote in message news:<73fde4f0.0407281119.4d049605@posting.google.com>... >> imouttahere@mac.com (Heywood Mogroot) wrote in message news:... >> > "Elbow" wrote in message news:<2mmmq9Fo2qvbU1@uni-berlin.de>... >> > > Im in need of a motorbike for getting to work. >> >> > > Ive passed my test in the uk and I understand Im only allowed to ride up to >> > > 400cc, is this correct? >> > >> > http://www.thejapanfaq.com/bikerfaq-classes.html >> > >> > > Ive taken a liking to those big moped things but cant seem to find a website >> > > to let me know some prices in Yen, would it better to get a used one or just >> > > buy new? >> > >> > New is expensive. Used is cheap. Given how many times I dropped my >> > bike in Japan, I'd say go used. >> > >> That's actually a good argument to go new. > >True dat, iff you're not a newbie rider at least. Newbies *will* drop >their bike multiple times, especially in a wacky rainy place like >Tokyo. Did I ever tell you about the time I watched a motorcycle cop drop his bike? -- Michael Cash "I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of a high school transcript." Dr. Howard Sprague Dean of Admissions Mount Pilot College