hi
i am ninad from mumbai i want to learn bike but i am not able to get hands on my friends bike so i have decided to get one bike for myself. now i am confused to go for new bike or second hand ? if new then which bike ? my budget is 50K.
my friends are suggesting me to get new bike rather than second hand.what do u think guys ?

Hi mate,
I was in exactly the same situation a year and a half back.
See, learning to ride motorbike is much simpler if you know how to ride a cycle.
I won't say that means u can take a motorbike rightaway and ride it alone.
Motorbike has much more weight than a cycle and that is only thing u need to get used to when driving it.

So, if u are pretty good at riding a cycle, You should buy a new bike.
I also knew only to ride cycle, but became quite comfortable with a motorbike after a friend helped me learn it in about 3-4 sessions of 2-3 km each.
So you will regret buying a old bike when you would have learnt biking quickly.

Firstly, Know about all technical controls of the bike.
Then get some friend, who is a good and safe(this is important) rider to teach you.
Find a good place to learn (I started on a straight and trafficless expressway) where you cannot bump the motorbike into any obstacle.
Make him sit on back seat and keep instructing you how you are doing and what to do next (I know this needs courage and trust from ur friend, but a safe rider like my friend, would trust you not to do anything dangerous under his guidance).

I got myself Bajaj Discover (my friends was also the same) when I only had learnt how to drive motorbike straightly.
Other things like making turns etc.. I learnt myself slowly.

Hope this helps.