[Clenzer72]

Any updates?
I’m curious to see how the riding is going?

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1) Just liability in the ca Bay Area is 100 a year with gieco
2) I have about 550 miles on the bike and have only spent 1 mile of that on the freeway. I’m not comfortable with the traffic and speeds yet. in that time i noticed lots of wind noise and high reaction to wind. with time it will be no big deal, but when first starting it is very intimidating and infamiliar. But i have read 65-70mph is around 7k in 6th
3) I’m about to go in for my 600 mile service and have been quoted by two dealers a little over 200 bucks
4) The bike has plenty of power to keep up and outrun most cars, it’s all up to the driver and how agressivly you ride.you can ride a liter bike and let cars past if you don’t ride it “fast”
5) I did lost of research before getting the bike to decide on a break in procedure. the books way is rediculious, hasn’t changed in decades…..first 500 miles under 4k rpm. with todays manufacturing there is not purpose for this. After reading numerous websites/books/articles/and talked to seasoned riders and instructors i decided to break in the bike like I have been riding it all my life. with the exeption of varying the RPMs and not letting it sit in one place for extended period of time, like 6k in 4th gear for 15 minutes. Trust me, you will get very impatiant keeping it under 4k. I personally don’t believe anyone that says they did it to the letter. just too damn hard, and we all fail to temptation at least once!

I’m 6’1″ 190 and the bike does feel a little small, but I’m ok with that. I do not feal cramped in any way, I just feel a little too big. As a beginner the bike is very forgiving while learning the fundamentals of riding on two wheels and I am a huge proponent of learning on a 250 rather than a 600/650/750 ect. There are many threads around here with great advise and some articles that you will find interesting, suck as the 600 is not a beginners bike.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[Clenzer72]

I did alot of research on this bike, as well as the ninja….something just didn’t sit right with me about the Hyosung when it came to making my decision so i went with the 08 Ninja.
reports of rust, warranty issues, relatively new company, plus others edged it past the ninja. I did sit on both and the Hyosung did fit me better being 6’1 and 190, but that wasn’t a large enough factor for me to buy it.

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I can get more behind me by raising my elbow and looking throuch my arm and torsoe.

[Clenzer72]

Ranette,
I appologize if you feel any of us our yelling, or giving you a “bad time”.
It all stems from our passion as safe motorcyclists. When we see another in our community that may be making decisions that could potentially harm themselves or others we all get very worked up. It’s only out of love (no-homo….lol) that these kinds of discussions get so heated. You take on the deffensive because it seems as if we hare attacking you, we get “loud” because it seems your not listening to reason. Hopefully you can prove us wrong, learn quality skills on that big bike and have a fulfilling hobby as a motorcyclist. Do us all a favor, wear all your gear all the time (ATGATT) to maximize your safety. even at 20mph you can get seriously hurt.

To go back to practicing emergency stops for a second……you will learn a really good exercise for these during the MSF, and since you have a “trainer” you can practice these at lengths. Basicallly the instructor stands at the end of a long straight facing you. in front of him is a row of cones acting as a wall. (There are a few more cones around but you can get the idea without me having to explain where they are). You are to accelerate towards the instructor. The instructor has three commands, Right arm up, left arm up, and both arms up. When both arms are up you brake as hard as you can, left arm you swerve around him to your right, right arm you swerve around him to your left. This is a great exercise that really pushes those emergency reflexes.
At http://www.bayarearidersforum.com there is a section called crash analysis (there may be others like this on other forums too) that people post their crashes and discuss the causes of them and ways to prevent in the future. Read those. they will help you understand what you’re up against out there on the streets.

We all care, and that’s the only reason were on this forum, to support and guide new riders…..Ben did a great job on this site and am thankfull to him. I spent countless hours on here gathering information and knowledge i couldn’t find so easily available in other places.

I am a firm believer you cannot learn some of the fundamentals on a large bike as a beginner as you can on a smaller bike. but you can do whatever you want…..that’s why this is america and not another country that has restricted licensing requirements. (less than 400ccs?? the first yeaer or too).

Have fun, be safe, think smart.

[Clenzer72]

thanks guys…never taken anything to the cleaners, 15 bucks is definatly affordable!

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Well, I decided color was not going to stop me from riding……..I picked up a blue bike on Tueday! Haven’t really had time to ride it other than to the gas station (a block away). Today is the final day of the MSF class, it is exhausing after a long day at work! But i’m learning invaluable skills and will recommend to all new riders!
Can’t wait for a meet!

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They are still there! Over the phones i was told about $4,800 OTD
I am holding out for black, and even have a deposit at golden gate cycles…….Im supposively first on the list.
Tempting not to pull the deposit and get the blue and have my buddy paint it. HHHHHMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I feel like a little kid again……..

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If your in the Bay Area where did you get the bike? I’m in the same boat……45% of the cost of the bike is giong to go into fees! rediculous!

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This site is great, and local!!! I live in San Carlos, right in the middle of san fran and san jose.
Taking the MSF end of the month and getting my first bike soon.
I would love to meet up once i get my two wheels!
keep me posted!

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