If you just bought your first motorcycle as a beginner rider, know that your purchase journey has just begun. The usual advice is quite, quite generic, and you've probably read it before — whether you were meaning to or not. While all that is true, the things that actually matter are almost never the things that the internet tells you to worry about. That's where I learned some important lessons about motorcycle ownership, and specifically, about things every new rider should purchase. So, with all that said, here are five purchases that every motorcycle rider should make, and though veteran riders have some of these, it'd be very surprising if someone had all five.