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June 20, 2009 at 8:56 PM #418835June 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM #418545
Casca
ParticipantMatt, you’re getting the kind of advice you’re paying for here. Forget this bullshit of not buying a used helmet, or only buying Snell certified, or buying a pissant 250cc circus bike.
Go take the motorcycle safety course. You’ll ride their cheesy girlie bikes there, and learn some technique. Start looking at used bikes on CL, and used equipment. It’s pretty easy to buy stuff that was bought new by someone who THOUGHT they wanted to ride until they scared themselves out of it. If you don’t do it now, start riding a bicycle again. The balance and steering are the same.
More important than height is inseam. I’m a shortlegged rider 29″, and I’ve rolled in the dirt with my BMW K bike more than once. It weighs over 750lbs. Picking it up is all technique. If I were you, I’d go for that shadow. In six months, you’ll be sick of that pokey underpowered 650.
June 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM #418774ParticipantMatt, you’re getting the kind of advice you’re paying for here. Forget this bullshit of not buying a used helmet, or only buying Snell certified, or buying a pissant 250cc circus bike.
Go take the motorcycle safety course. You’ll ride their cheesy girlie bikes there, and learn some technique. Start looking at used bikes on CL, and used equipment. It’s pretty easy to buy stuff that was bought new by someone who THOUGHT they wanted to ride until they scared themselves out of it. If you don’t do it now, start riding a bicycle again. The balance and steering are the same.
More important than height is inseam. I’m a shortlegged rider 29″, and I’ve rolled in the dirt with my BMW K bike more than once. It weighs over 750lbs. Picking it up is all technique. If I were you, I’d go for that shadow. In six months, you’ll be sick of that pokey underpowered 650.
June 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM #419039ParticipantMatt, you’re getting the kind of advice you’re paying for here. Forget this bullshit of not buying a used helmet, or only buying Snell certified, or buying a pissant 250cc circus bike.
Go take the motorcycle safety course. You’ll ride their cheesy girlie bikes there, and learn some technique. Start looking at used bikes on CL, and used equipment. It’s pretty easy to buy stuff that was bought new by someone who THOUGHT they wanted to ride until they scared themselves out of it. If you don’t do it now, start riding a bicycle again. The balance and steering are the same.
More important than height is inseam. I’m a shortlegged rider 29″, and I’ve rolled in the dirt with my BMW K bike more than once. It weighs over 750lbs. Picking it up is all technique. If I were you, I’d go for that shadow. In six months, you’ll be sick of that pokey underpowered 650.
June 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM #419107ParticipantMatt, you’re getting the kind of advice you’re paying for here. Forget this bullshit of not buying a used helmet, or only buying Snell certified, or buying a pissant 250cc circus bike.
Go take the motorcycle safety course. You’ll ride their cheesy girlie bikes there, and learn some technique. Start looking at used bikes on CL, and used equipment. It’s pretty easy to buy stuff that was bought new by someone who THOUGHT they wanted to ride until they scared themselves out of it. If you don’t do it now, start riding a bicycle again. The balance and steering are the same.
More important than height is inseam. I’m a shortlegged rider 29″, and I’ve rolled in the dirt with my BMW K bike more than once. It weighs over 750lbs. Picking it up is all technique. If I were you, I’d go for that shadow. In six months, you’ll be sick of that pokey underpowered 650.
June 22, 2009 at 7:53 AM #419267ParticipantMatt, you’re getting the kind of advice you’re paying for here. Forget this bullshit of not buying a used helmet, or only buying Snell certified, or buying a pissant 250cc circus bike.
Go take the motorcycle safety course. You’ll ride their cheesy girlie bikes there, and learn some technique. Start looking at used bikes on CL, and used equipment. It’s pretty easy to buy stuff that was bought new by someone who THOUGHT they wanted to ride until they scared themselves out of it. If you don’t do it now, start riding a bicycle again. The balance and steering are the same.
More important than height is inseam. I’m a shortlegged rider 29″, and I’ve rolled in the dirt with my BMW K bike more than once. It weighs over 750lbs. Picking it up is all technique. If I were you, I’d go for that shadow. In six months, you’ll be sick of that pokey underpowered 650.
June 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM #418555scaredyclassic
ParticipantREAD PROFICIENT MOTORCYCLING by david hough, the bible on safe riding.
there is much clearly retarded advice here.
650 sport bikes are NOT beginner bikes.
you DONT buy used helmets.
read that book, then read it 3 or 4 more times. take the MSF course. DONT get a 600 sport bike. riding slow bikes can be fun and it’s definitely the way to start. there are whole websites devoted to very very experienced motorcyclists riding “underpowered” bikes and having a totla blast, and actually outiding poor riders on ‘superbikes” in twisties. (that is, a great rider on a nighthawk 250 may very well beat some dorkus on a 600 cc superbikeon hairy back roads, hard as it is to believe. if you havea nice 250-500 cc non -superbike, you can still always have fun with it, save gas, use it for errands, and sell it. people always want entry level bikes with forgiving throttles and even a 250 cc bike will seem REALLY fast at the beginning. keep in mind, 40 years ago, 250-500cc cc was a BIG bike. funny but true. course, people we’rent as obese back then.
ther eis no “safe” way to lay down a bike. a bike ALWAYS stops slower with rubber on the ground. read Hough.
the BESt suit is an AEROSTICH full body zip-up job. read AEROSTICH.COM website for lots of fun general info on bikes and life.
get a small bike and learn yoour way around. buy it used and you’ll be able to sell it for around what you paid, or maybe even mroe if u boght right.
bikes are fun. im a scaredycat but i ride motorbikes and have NEVER had an accident in 7 years. maybe i oughta quit while ahead…you can drastically lower the odds of accidents.
June 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM #418784ParticipantREAD PROFICIENT MOTORCYCLING by david hough, the bible on safe riding.
there is much clearly retarded advice here.
650 sport bikes are NOT beginner bikes.
you DONT buy used helmets.
read that book, then read it 3 or 4 more times. take the MSF course. DONT get a 600 sport bike. riding slow bikes can be fun and it’s definitely the way to start. there are whole websites devoted to very very experienced motorcyclists riding “underpowered” bikes and having a totla blast, and actually outiding poor riders on ‘superbikes” in twisties. (that is, a great rider on a nighthawk 250 may very well beat some dorkus on a 600 cc superbikeon hairy back roads, hard as it is to believe. if you havea nice 250-500 cc non -superbike, you can still always have fun with it, save gas, use it for errands, and sell it. people always want entry level bikes with forgiving throttles and even a 250 cc bike will seem REALLY fast at the beginning. keep in mind, 40 years ago, 250-500cc cc was a BIG bike. funny but true. course, people we’rent as obese back then.
ther eis no “safe” way to lay down a bike. a bike ALWAYS stops slower with rubber on the ground. read Hough.
the BESt suit is an AEROSTICH full body zip-up job. read AEROSTICH.COM website for lots of fun general info on bikes and life.
get a small bike and learn yoour way around. buy it used and you’ll be able to sell it for around what you paid, or maybe even mroe if u boght right.
bikes are fun. im a scaredycat but i ride motorbikes and have NEVER had an accident in 7 years. maybe i oughta quit while ahead…you can drastically lower the odds of accidents.
June 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM #419049ParticipantREAD PROFICIENT MOTORCYCLING by david hough, the bible on safe riding.
there is much clearly retarded advice here.
650 sport bikes are NOT beginner bikes.
you DONT buy used helmets.
read that book, then read it 3 or 4 more times. take the MSF course. DONT get a 600 sport bike. riding slow bikes can be fun and it’s definitely the way to start. there are whole websites devoted to very very experienced motorcyclists riding “underpowered” bikes and having a totla blast, and actually outiding poor riders on ‘superbikes” in twisties. (that is, a great rider on a nighthawk 250 may very well beat some dorkus on a 600 cc superbikeon hairy back roads, hard as it is to believe. if you havea nice 250-500 cc non -superbike, you can still always have fun with it, save gas, use it for errands, and sell it. people always want entry level bikes with forgiving throttles and even a 250 cc bike will seem REALLY fast at the beginning. keep in mind, 40 years ago, 250-500cc cc was a BIG bike. funny but true. course, people we’rent as obese back then.
ther eis no “safe” way to lay down a bike. a bike ALWAYS stops slower with rubber on the ground. read Hough.
the BESt suit is an AEROSTICH full body zip-up job. read AEROSTICH.COM website for lots of fun general info on bikes and life.
get a small bike and learn yoour way around. buy it used and you’ll be able to sell it for around what you paid, or maybe even mroe if u boght right.
bikes are fun. im a scaredycat but i ride motorbikes and have NEVER had an accident in 7 years. maybe i oughta quit while ahead…you can drastically lower the odds of accidents.
June 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM #419117ParticipantREAD PROFICIENT MOTORCYCLING by david hough, the bible on safe riding.
there is much clearly retarded advice here.
650 sport bikes are NOT beginner bikes.
you DONT buy used helmets.
read that book, then read it 3 or 4 more times. take the MSF course. DONT get a 600 sport bike. riding slow bikes can be fun and it’s definitely the way to start. there are whole websites devoted to very very experienced motorcyclists riding “underpowered” bikes and having a totla blast, and actually outiding poor riders on ‘superbikes” in twisties. (that is, a great rider on a nighthawk 250 may very well beat some dorkus on a 600 cc superbikeon hairy back roads, hard as it is to believe. if you havea nice 250-500 cc non -superbike, you can still always have fun with it, save gas, use it for errands, and sell it. people always want entry level bikes with forgiving throttles and even a 250 cc bike will seem REALLY fast at the beginning. keep in mind, 40 years ago, 250-500cc cc was a BIG bike. funny but true. course, people we’rent as obese back then.
ther eis no “safe” way to lay down a bike. a bike ALWAYS stops slower with rubber on the ground. read Hough.
the BESt suit is an AEROSTICH full body zip-up job. read AEROSTICH.COM website for lots of fun general info on bikes and life.
get a small bike and learn yoour way around. buy it used and you’ll be able to sell it for around what you paid, or maybe even mroe if u boght right.
bikes are fun. im a scaredycat but i ride motorbikes and have NEVER had an accident in 7 years. maybe i oughta quit while ahead…you can drastically lower the odds of accidents.
June 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM #419277ParticipantREAD PROFICIENT MOTORCYCLING by david hough, the bible on safe riding.
there is much clearly retarded advice here.
650 sport bikes are NOT beginner bikes.
you DONT buy used helmets.
read that book, then read it 3 or 4 more times. take the MSF course. DONT get a 600 sport bike. riding slow bikes can be fun and it’s definitely the way to start. there are whole websites devoted to very very experienced motorcyclists riding “underpowered” bikes and having a totla blast, and actually outiding poor riders on ‘superbikes” in twisties. (that is, a great rider on a nighthawk 250 may very well beat some dorkus on a 600 cc superbikeon hairy back roads, hard as it is to believe. if you havea nice 250-500 cc non -superbike, you can still always have fun with it, save gas, use it for errands, and sell it. people always want entry level bikes with forgiving throttles and even a 250 cc bike will seem REALLY fast at the beginning. keep in mind, 40 years ago, 250-500cc cc was a BIG bike. funny but true. course, people we’rent as obese back then.
ther eis no “safe” way to lay down a bike. a bike ALWAYS stops slower with rubber on the ground. read Hough.
the BESt suit is an AEROSTICH full body zip-up job. read AEROSTICH.COM website for lots of fun general info on bikes and life.
get a small bike and learn yoour way around. buy it used and you’ll be able to sell it for around what you paid, or maybe even mroe if u boght right.
bikes are fun. im a scaredycat but i ride motorbikes and have NEVER had an accident in 7 years. maybe i oughta quit while ahead…you can drastically lower the odds of accidents.
June 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM #418614drboom
ParticipantGood post, scaredycat, but why do you think a 250 is “slow”? Mustang GT owners get a woody just thinking about their cars’ 5.2 second 0-60. That’s just a touch quicker than my Ninja 250.
And Casca … the bike is supposed to stay rubber side down; I dunno why you emphasize the ease of picking it up. Maybe you broke your sidestand and just park it on its side? Kind of a shame to tear up such a nice bike. Oh, and my limey bike will smoke your tubby Kraut Kruiser (same power and torque, almost 250 lbs. lighter, do the math) … but my 250 is twice as fun once you get off the superslab. I don’t think it would be much fun herding a bovine 750 lb. top heavy K bike (K1200LT, I assume? LT = Light Truck) up the south side of Palomar, but to each their own.
June 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM #418844ParticipantGood post, scaredycat, but why do you think a 250 is “slow”? Mustang GT owners get a woody just thinking about their cars’ 5.2 second 0-60. That’s just a touch quicker than my Ninja 250.
And Casca … the bike is supposed to stay rubber side down; I dunno why you emphasize the ease of picking it up. Maybe you broke your sidestand and just park it on its side? Kind of a shame to tear up such a nice bike. Oh, and my limey bike will smoke your tubby Kraut Kruiser (same power and torque, almost 250 lbs. lighter, do the math) … but my 250 is twice as fun once you get off the superslab. I don’t think it would be much fun herding a bovine 750 lb. top heavy K bike (K1200LT, I assume? LT = Light Truck) up the south side of Palomar, but to each their own.
June 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM #419109ParticipantGood post, scaredycat, but why do you think a 250 is “slow”? Mustang GT owners get a woody just thinking about their cars’ 5.2 second 0-60. That’s just a touch quicker than my Ninja 250.
And Casca … the bike is supposed to stay rubber side down; I dunno why you emphasize the ease of picking it up. Maybe you broke your sidestand and just park it on its side? Kind of a shame to tear up such a nice bike. Oh, and my limey bike will smoke your tubby Kraut Kruiser (same power and torque, almost 250 lbs. lighter, do the math) … but my 250 is twice as fun once you get off the superslab. I don’t think it would be much fun herding a bovine 750 lb. top heavy K bike (K1200LT, I assume? LT = Light Truck) up the south side of Palomar, but to each their own.
June 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM #419177ParticipantGood post, scaredycat, but why do you think a 250 is “slow”? Mustang GT owners get a woody just thinking about their cars’ 5.2 second 0-60. That’s just a touch quicker than my Ninja 250.
And Casca … the bike is supposed to stay rubber side down; I dunno why you emphasize the ease of picking it up. Maybe you broke your sidestand and just park it on its side? Kind of a shame to tear up such a nice bike. Oh, and my limey bike will smoke your tubby Kraut Kruiser (same power and torque, almost 250 lbs. lighter, do the math) … but my 250 is twice as fun once you get off the superslab. I don’t think it would be much fun herding a bovine 750 lb. top heavy K bike (K1200LT, I assume? LT = Light Truck) up the south side of Palomar, but to each their own.
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