[Brian81]

Bianca, even though I had a good ride Saturday, I still want to have that cautious feeling because that keeps me HUMBLE. No matter what anyone tells you, once you feel how quick and powerful these bikes are and how they respond when you twist the throttle, its tempting to go faster so it will take MATURITY and RESPECT for the bike to keep you from getting overconfident. At times my buddy would pull away from me and I would try to keep up, but I quickly told myself “Hey buddy slow down you are riding outside of your skill level. Once you get your bike, just take your time and ride YOUR ride.

[Brian81]

Well today my friend took me out for an hour long ride. He has a CBR 600 F4. He is 37 so its not like I am riding with someone young wreckless rider. I was nervous at first, but after about 2 miles from my house riding with him made me comfortable in a way. I was able to see the lines he took at times, and that really helped me. I made sure to ride within my limits and he never pushed me to go faster. We rode through the city and then hit some backroads. This ride helped my confidence big time. Now don’t get me wrong I still have the upmost respect for it and will continue to be cautious when I ride. Before today I was lacking confidence at all to ride. In the meantime, I’ll venture out on my own some more this week and keep building more and more confidence. Today was the first time since I bought the bike in July that I actually enjoyed riding it, I didn’t want to stop. Stay tuned for more progress updates. Later

[Brian81]

Its more the power of the R6. I mean I am easy with my throttle hand, but its just knowing that in an emergency situation my skill set isn’t high enough to avoind making a single mistake that could cost me. When making right turns I am hesitant because I am afraid I’ll grab too much throttle and cross into traffic. So I turn very slow, then accelerate as I straigten out. I barely have to move my throttle hand for it to take off. But, its not forgiving in any way if you slip up. Its actually a light bike which makes it easy to move around. The bike handles GREAT in terms of taking curves, but of course I take them slow. I have good days and I have bad days on it while riding 2 miles to work, but the bad days stick with me longer. As soon as I tell myself I am going to venture out, I get nervous the farther I get out of my comfort zone. I always wanted an R6, but little did I know what I was in store for. I figure I can always come back to it later down the road, then I can enjoy it more versus riding white knuckled all the time. I don’t know if I’m overthinking this or what. A week after I had it I went down, and thats still messing with me a lot.

[Brian81]

OK so I am looking at the ninja 250, but have also been considering the Ninja 500 or Suzuki gs500F. I am 6’0 215lbs and I am afraid my size would be an issue on a 250. Does 100cc make that big a difference between theses bikes and my R6?

[Brian81]

Bianca,
Just like you, all my friends suggested kept saying I’d be fine on a 600, and at first I was ok, until I had a scare on it a week after I bought it. Since then I haven’t ridden the bike the same. You would think at 27 years old I wouldn’t give into peer pressure, I guess it got me again.

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