Looking into getting a bike
12-01-2006, 07:11 PM
#11
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
Originally Posted by Rexula
Once your get comfortable on your bike it will seem slow(on a 600). I never did any stunting on my bikes and I got bored of a 600 in like 2 weeks
My '04 ZX6 does the quarter in 10.5 seconds and 0-60 in 2.9- in what fantasyland is that slow?
I hate anyone and everyone that tells new riders to start on a liter bike because they'll get bored of a 600, for one thing: stop trying to get people killed, and for another: they take one quick crash on a liter bike and survive it, they'll never want to ride again. You just took away someone else's possible chance of a lifelong enjoyment of riding.
Do it right and start off on a 500 or a mid 90's streetbike, after you lay it down a few times during slow speed manuevers you'll be happy you didn't buy new. ride for 6 months then step up to a nicer bike, still not a literbike.
Anyone else know the motorcycle license standards over in Europe? way smarter and a lot less people die. Although it seems like a lot of people here prefer darwinism.
12-01-2006, 07:15 PM
#12
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
thats not really a dumb comment he half right at least. If your have lets say a 600 and rode your friends 750..your going to think that 600 is slow. Im not saying 600 is slow but comparing a bigger more powerful bike yeah its going to seem that way. My best friend started with a 500 we both rode it he crashed a couple time and then 6 months down the line felt he wanted something faster. He jumped striaght to a 900 but he was good and mature enough rider to handle that power. Just cuz you get somethng faster doesnt mean that person going to get killed.
12-01-2006, 08:52 PM
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
I started off with a 01' Suzuki Katana 600, then a 02' CBR 600RR, went on to a 04' GSXR 750, finally finished with a Yamaha R1 raven(35 shot of nitrous). And yes I'm sticking with my original statement, bikes get boring. Yes, they're fast........but they do get boring.
12-01-2006, 09:16 PM
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
deff get a 600-750cc bikes they are good starting point also dirtbikes or even endro bikes are very good to start out with. you can make the smaller bikes just as fast as the 900-1000cc bikes. had a friend that had a gsxr750 he was out running the gsxr1000 and cbr100rr in the 1/4 mile and another budy that had a 2005 cr250 dirtbike that was beating gsxr 750 in the 1/4mile it just had bolt on (EX..pipe/budhead/ect..) lol ot was badass...
12-01-2006, 09:24 PM
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
get a dyna fdxli, sportster 883r/1200r, buel lightning or ducatti monster. I know they're not mad cool super fast ultra super bikes, but they're more fun to ride around town, the lightning and the monster are fun in all envrioments, and the harleys don't lose hardly any resale value like sport bikes do. Plus your insurance will be cheeper. Its fun to roll down the highway on a torquey *** bike. Dynas 1573cc vtwin = teh own and you can pick up a super glide dyna for like 13k new.
12-01-2006, 11:20 PM
#19
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
I'm gonna assume people giving advice on the matter own/have ridden motorcycles for a while.
I have had my GS500 for a lil under a year now and its still fun. Yes in a straight line anything will get boring. I bet a damn F16 will get boring in a straight line after years in the cockpit. The fact is motorcycling... if you are leaning toward sportbikes, is about turning and the feel of hanging off into a corner right before the traction breaking point etc. There is alot more to riding than going in a straight line.
Personally I would suggest an older 600 even though I bought a mid 90's 500. Get an older 600 and get lots of good gear. Learn to ride it, find some curvy roads, go to a riding school, and enjoy how little money you had to spend.
rejetted, K&N pod filter, smaller front sprocket, more agressive bars not pictured, new tires also not pictureed, new brakes and front springs. Its a blast in the corners....
I've seen guys on +750's that can't hang with 250 ninjas in the corners because they just plain sucked at riding. Food for thought.
I have had my GS500 for a lil under a year now and its still fun. Yes in a straight line anything will get boring. I bet a damn F16 will get boring in a straight line after years in the cockpit. The fact is motorcycling... if you are leaning toward sportbikes, is about turning and the feel of hanging off into a corner right before the traction breaking point etc. There is alot more to riding than going in a straight line.
Personally I would suggest an older 600 even though I bought a mid 90's 500. Get an older 600 and get lots of good gear. Learn to ride it, find some curvy roads, go to a riding school, and enjoy how little money you had to spend.
rejetted, K&N pod filter, smaller front sprocket, more agressive bars not pictured, new tires also not pictureed, new brakes and front springs. Its a blast in the corners....
I've seen guys on +750's that can't hang with 250 ninjas in the corners because they just plain sucked at riding. Food for thought.
12-01-2006, 11:38 PM
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Re: Looking into getting a bike
Well with sportbikes the bigger cc bikes don't weigh very much more so they pretty much handle as well as the smaller ones. Like I said get the biggest newest bike you can afford. If you like riding and have a steady group of friends to ride with it's a blast and never gets old. But if you have the small bike of the group it gets old. At one time I actually did ride a ninja 250 theyre fun for awhile.
But being only as fast as a NA b series honda on a bike gets old. Because everyone you ride sport bikes with is gonna be doing about 100mph everywhere you go. On a bike trust me 100 feels slow. But when your on a small bike you have to worry about cops. because 120mph is about all you have, On a 1000 cops don't even exist unless your a damn fool.
Buy atleast a 900. The resale value is higher to if you do want to sell it. And you may at some point want to sell just to buy a newer bike. An older big bike is easier to sell than the smaller bikes and will bring in more cash.
But being only as fast as a NA b series honda on a bike gets old. Because everyone you ride sport bikes with is gonna be doing about 100mph everywhere you go. On a bike trust me 100 feels slow. But when your on a small bike you have to worry about cops. because 120mph is about all you have, On a 1000 cops don't even exist unless your a damn fool.
Buy atleast a 900. The resale value is higher to if you do want to sell it. And you may at some point want to sell just to buy a newer bike. An older big bike is easier to sell than the smaller bikes and will bring in more cash.
