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06-17-2008, 06:37 PM | #1 |
Clit Commander
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Blah blah blah. How many times are we gonna hear this crap? Maybe my attitude is shitty because I got a brand new R6 for my first bike and I made it out okay, but how many times is the horse gonna be beat? The problem is people in the market don't come across articles like this and they buy it because they have friends that will tell them to get it or because, until now, the 250's looked like trash. I know when I bought my new R6 I knew I had to respect it, but wasn't aware of how much it can bite in the first place. The thing that's the deciding factor if it's gonna be an "expesive suicide" or not is the rider's brain.
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06-17-2008, 06:49 PM | #2 |
Canyon Carver
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Don't forget douchebag salesmen at stealerships..... I have witnessed this dicks direct people straight to literbikes, to get the bigger sale.. they tell them to "take a safety course and you will be good to go" " grow into this bike instead of a girls bike" or " mostly women and old people buy 250s get a mans bike".
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06-17-2008, 06:52 PM | #3 | |
Clit Commander
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Quote:
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06-17-2008, 07:41 PM | #4 |
is in your head...
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...and with quite an ego as well. not everyone will be as lucky as you were though. no harm in trying to talk sense into people.
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06-17-2008, 07:52 PM | #5 |
Pompous Prick
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The bike doesn't matter as much, it's the rider. If the person doesn't have the right attitude, the only question is how long the brain smear marks are going to be.... 100mph down to 0mph or 150mph down to 0mph.
This thread says I did everything wrong, wouldn't progress quickly, wouldn't develop my skills, and would ride outside my abilities. Hmm...
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06-17-2008, 08:43 PM | #6 |
Clit Commander
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Whatever.
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06-17-2008, 10:21 PM | #7 |
WTF
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Well unlike the above comments , I think it's a great write up. I started out on a '06 R6 and yes I made out ok , a few low sides ending up in scratched up plastics and then finally totalling it out at the track But I feel like I would have done much better on a 250-500 cc machine.
would I have bought anything different if I would have known now what I do ..... Prob not but it's people like yourself that try to make a difference that could possibly save one from the agony of an expensive ER visit or replacing expensive plastics. |
06-18-2008, 12:47 AM | #8 |
Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
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i dont buy it, i started on an old 600 but jumped up to the 954 early with no ill effects. actually i was thinking about it today during my ride and i was thinking that in some cases it may be better to jump early while you still have a healthy fear of the bike. 600s and 1000s deliver power so different that id really hate to see what happens when a 600 guy jumps on one for the first time and treats it the same
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06-18-2008, 01:36 AM | #9 |
flyin high
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no1 ever mentions this. you have to rape a 600 (14k), but you can just finger a liter and get the same result.
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06-18-2008, 07:37 AM | #10 |
Ride Like an Asshole
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A little different perspective... Have you ever met someone that was a skilled rider who regretted starting out on a 250 or 500? I haven't.
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