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Buddy just got a gsxr1000 as a first bike.
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October 6, 2008 at 12:18 am #2206StarfoxXIIIParticipant
We tried to tell him but he didn’t understand. The funny part to me is he dropped 8,000 on the bike. When I asked him if he was going to get some frame sliders he told me “150$ is to much to invest in the bike now.”
October 6, 2008 at 1:37 am #13358bob250ParticipantWish him luck and pray for him.
October 6, 2008 at 1:49 am #13359JimParticipantHope he bothers to drop the $500 – $600 for helmet and gear, he might need it.
October 6, 2008 at 1:55 am #13364WeaponZeroParticipantthe hospital bills will cost more than the bike.
October 6, 2008 at 8:18 pm #13416CandiceParticipantI’m a brand new rider this year and this lady who herself rides an 1100cc advised me to buy an 1100cc, ride my bike on the highway, and wear no helmet. I don’t listen to her.
October 6, 2008 at 8:22 pm #13418megaspazParticipantpower corrupts… absolute power corrupts completely… muahahaha! Good luck to your friend. If he gets used to it and can control it, i can imagine that bike being a hoot to ride.
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around, I want it caught and shot now…October 6, 2008 at 9:08 pm #13419BenParticipantI’ve known people that have started on r1’s and other liter bikes and they are still alive and kicking. Granted they only like going in straight lines… but to each their own I suppose.
Ben
~Best Beginner Motorcycles AdminOctober 7, 2008 at 4:51 am #13437somebadlemonadeParticipantDoesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose of having a bike if you can only control it in a straight line.
Yet again i don’t get the excitement of drag racing other than the pro level stuff. It’s just a car going in a straight line.
Where is the fun? Then again I am not the one behind the wheel of said cars, or behind the bars of said bikes.
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Just call me SBL.October 7, 2008 at 5:52 pm #13485smokeizfireParticipantGreat vote of confidence there, WZ! How about we compare the cost of the bike to the ol’ casket and funeral expenses, too, while we’re at it.
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October 7, 2008 at 5:57 pm #13486megaspazParticipantit all really depends on what you wanna do with your bike. If you can get the basics down on that bike, a couple of track days should sort you out handling turns and what not. the only problem i see with ss litre bikes is just getting the basics down. I’ve gone on plenty of twistie group rides with people who had litres and they ride the hell out of them in the A paced group.
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around, I want it caught and shot now…October 8, 2008 at 7:56 pm #13540smokeizfireParticipantthat were in no way considered for beginners. Shall I run down the list? Out of the 2 cruiser guys, 1 had a Vulcan 900 Classic, and the other guy had a Honda VTX 1100. From the Sport bike crowd, 2 of the guys had “Gixxer 750s”, and the other guy a R1. The R1 guy was at least honest by stating that he did drop his bike a few times and had a couple of close calls, too many. From his statement, although he probably would never admit verbally, may not have had those issues if he would have started smaller, and not rushed in to biking with a Supersport “liter bike”. But hey, that’s only my opinion. What I will say is riding a motorcycle before the course helped us all out plenty, no matter what “horse” we rode in on.
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October 14, 2008 at 4:17 am #13824ShiftyParticipantOnly his was a salvage-titled GXR1000. I didn’t realize he had never ridden before until about a month after he got the bike, when my wife informed me. On top of this, he never EVER wore a helmet. I begged him to sell that bike and get something else, but he wasn’t having it. It was TOO PRETTY! Repsol replica bike, with the bright orange and green graphics and wheels… it certainly was neat looking but not worth dying over.
Anyway, he did finally lay the bike down one day and it scared him. He fixed the fairings and started riding less and less. He sold the bike for profit, which was cool. After the bike sold he finally admitted it scared him – he even went as far to tell us it shimmied over 120 mph. But he’s got the bike bug again since his dad and I have started bike shopping. His next one? A ‘Busa 1300 he says.
There’s something very exhilirating about driving a slower vehicle to it’s limits, and when you start that far out of your league you’re never going to get that rush. On something like a Ninja 250 (or even 500/600) the new rider is genuinely rewarded – not only by the short-term rush of adrenaline provided by riding closer to the edge – but also in the long-term, as he or she has learned some skills in handling a bike that would have taken them much longer to develop on a big boy.
October 14, 2008 at 2:52 pm #13832StarfoxXIIIParticipantHe got a cbr1000 instead, and was surprised how fast it is I think he will lay it down in a couple of days and hopefully get something else
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