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Re:Show HN: Learner Approved Motorbikes by jeromesalimao on Thursday March 14, 2013 @06:33AM (#5374130)
This is our first rails website to make into the wild. Tell us what you think!

Cofounders - me and acanby

Re:Show HN: Learner Approved Motorbikes by tobiasu on Thursday March 14, 2013 @07:15AM (#5374229)
The header is blocking half the page, and the dropdown menus don't show what you can select (manufacturer, type, cc, etc.). Otherwise it's nicely done.

I'm not sure whether most of these are good learners. Especially the entire armada of barely road-legal enduros ;) Many bikes seem to be expensive classics (often with shocking handling, miserable brakes), or stuff for the really dedicated (e.g. the Dnepr, a SU/Ukrainian make that no longer exists, which will teach you more about motorcycle mechanics than you ever wanted to know).

So idk about the selection... are you targeting a specific part of the world?

Re:Show HN: Learner Approved Motorbikes by acanby on Thursday March 14, 2013 @07:23AM (#5374259)
Yep definitely more info required here isn't there :)

This targets the Australian market, and more specifically the state of New South Wales.

Some of the bikes may be expensive (or not worth learning on), but this list is provided by the Roads authority (RMS) as to what you can ride, not necessarily what you should ride.

Thanks for the feedback!

Re:Show HN: Learner Approved Motorbikes by jeromesalimao on Thursday March 14, 2013 @07:34AM (#5374285)
Thanks for the tip mate. We intended to have some slick images scrolling in the header. But agree, it may be too much yellow-negative-space. Slimming it down right now.
Re:Show HN: Learner Approved Motorbikes by acanby on Thursday March 14, 2013 @08:47AM (#5374577)
Dropdowns are a bit more intuitive now, hope that clears up any confusion :)