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1. I have shorter legs.
2. The 848 is a really thin frame.

From those 2 points, in the natural riding position, I wasn’t coming anywhere near close to gripping the tank. The only way to grip the tank was to really get on my toes and really lift the foot. Not too comfortable. So out went the stock rearsets and in came the new adjustable rearsets.

The 848’s fine in traffic. You have to work to keep it under control, but it’s manageable. Mostly clutch feathering (not on or off). I have no idea about dry clutch being a pain since the only bikes I’ve owned are all wet clutches.

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been recovered for a while. I’m riding both the 848 and my SV. The 848’s a hoot to ride. very smooth, not as twitchy as other super sport bikes. foot peg placement sucks as does the stock lever locations. Those get replaced right off the bat.

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The photographers for this session are from http://www.4theriders.com

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Happy riding season! make sure you ride the bikes equally or they’ll get jealous of each other…

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Hello and welcome! Don’t be shy and ask away!

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Welcome back to motorcycling and welcome to our little bitty forum! Not sure how beginner the fz6r is… some say it’s a good beginner bike, some say it’s not a real beginner bike. Either way, sit on a few. I started on an SV650S. The 08+ lines are all fully faired and look every bit as good as super sport replicas. V-Twin engine with a very smooth, linear power delivery. Kawasaki has the 650R which competes with the SV. It’s a p-twin and has gotten good reviews all around the net. You would probably have no issues moving up to the *Twin 650 bikes considering you do have what seems to be extensive experience riding on 2 wheels.

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Hi! Welcome to the forums.

The best advise I can give you is to check your ego at the door. Get the bike you want to get, don’t try to impress anyone, ride your own ride and atgatt. Happy trails on your motorcycle journey.

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What are you mumbling about? Stop on in at any bike dealership, on any bike you happen to be riding… I have no idea why you’re being so sensitive about this…

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you might as well fight for a mandatory gear law then too as i suspect you’d be paying the tab twice again for someone not wearing gear and not having insurance and getting something like road rash or a broken back.

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Your handle certainly does suit you… never rode a bike and you already want to get on a 1000cc super sport… When you crash, can I have your parts that aren’t binned?

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Yeah. Not sure how that works out for tall people. The bikes there are more for average to smaller height folk. Definately talk to your instructor. At our range, we had a few more choices than you described above. I rode the nighthawk and the rebel. The nighthawk was fine, but the rebel sucked balls. Not sure what the protocol is for maintanence, but the condition of the bike matters a lot too. Especially, if it’s a pita to shift.

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Don’t know much about standards and cruisers. I know a 1200cc cruiser isn’t as bad as 1000cc inline 4 super sport. Maybe the same applies to standards. I can’t tell you for sure. Perhaps Elwood can chime in. He rides a HD sportster. G’luck in your search.

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Don’t know where you contradicted me, but I’m gonna contradict you a bit. On a motorcycle, if you’re forced to go the flow of traffic, keep at least a 3 second buffer. It takes slightly less than 2 seconds for your brain to just register something is happening. You don’t have the stability on a bike that you do with a car, such as emergency braking. Plus, the bigger the cushion you give, the more range of vision you have to look ahead all around you.

Although, I myself prefer being ahead of traffic, including splitting slower traffic, giving me complete range of vision… The downside is the greater possibility of tickets and whatever else can occur from splitting lanes. Decide for yourself. Just because other people do something, doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. Weigh out the risks and decide on your own.

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Not sure then. I would probably start with contacting the MSF. If classes are at huge waiting lists, then they might be open to opening another school.

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Not sure what you’re asking. What’s this employees club? And isn’t the area you’re at have an MSF school in or close to your area? Just asking since, here in cali there’s like an msf school in just about every city or county. Perhaps just contacting the MSF to advertise better or taking a day and dropping off MSF material at motorcycle dealers?

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