So you want a sportbike for your 1st bike....

itgirl · 06-17-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

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?

...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.

ceo012384 · 06-17-2008, 07:52 PM

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...

DLIT · 06-17-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by itgirl

...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.

Whatever.

MEDIC · 06-17-2008, 10:21 PM

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.

Dave · 06-18-2008, 12:47 AM

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

Dnyce · 06-18-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

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

no1 ever mentions this. you have to rape a 600 (14k), but you can just finger a liter and get the same result.

OneSickPsycho · 06-18-2008, 07:37 AM

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.

Rider · 06-18-2008, 08:33 AM

I started out on a 750 and was fine. Of course I bought my bike before I joined any forums and I didn't know anyone who rode sport bikes at the time. I just wanted to ride. I was also ALOT more mature than most people buying a street bike for the first time.

Dnyce · 06-18-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

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.

my msf instructor. he gets down in the canyons on his goldwing, draggin footrest lol. although hes old, so when he told us go buy the biggest bike we can afford, i dont think he meant sportbikes.

he started on a cb350 and within two weeks he took it back for a 750 two stroke or somethin liter equivalent for the time period. i stopped listening, dont remember the rest, that was like 5yrs ago

06-17-2008, 07:52 PM	#2
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	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... __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

06-17-2008, 10:21 PM	#4
MEDIC WTF Join Date: May 2008 Location: Clinton TN Moto: Uh ... a motorcycle Posts: 30	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	#5
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	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

06-18-2008, 07:37 AM	#7
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	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.

06-18-2008, 08:33 AM	#8
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I started out on a 750 and was fine. Of course I bought my bike before I joined any forums and I didn't know anyone who rode sport bikes at the time. I just wanted to ride. I was also ALOT more mature than most people buying a street bike for the first time.