u can get ur permit today and take ur test tommorrow if the spot is available… i recomend you take the msf… but it may be full this year already, it tends to fill up rather quickly. as for buying a bike… im not sure what your looking for but the road test which involves the typical use of turn signals and proper placement of your feet when you stop at a sign (one foot still on the brake lever) 2 left circles and 2 right circles, maybe a figure 8… and then basic demonstration of the NYS laws… it is much easier on a scooter than on a larger bike, but if your heart is set on a specific bike… go out buy it and take it easy… this has been covered on every forum known to man… nothin i can say is going to stop the guy who wants to buy a liter bike from doing so… so be safe and be smart… buy good gear, make sure you have health insurance
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