RE: My first bike ever... any tips?
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/2/2006 7:26:30 AM
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no1biscuit
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ORIGINAL: Crackers
this whole thread cracks me up. ya ya, Crackers, harr harr.
Anyway, the reason it cracks me up.....
Wow, I sure hope I am not one of those people. Great rant. If I am one of those, I am sorry.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/2/2006 2:17:18 PM
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ashsammy
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Tell us about your past, Crackers? Have you ever had two-wheel experience on either bicycles or motorcycles? Because if otherwise then I think you can make use of some valuable advice Fretless has. I had PLENTY, not valuable advice, but two-wheel experience. My first two wheel motorcycle I got when I was 13, I rode it for two years. Before that I had BMX experience from age of 5, it even was a daily thing I did. Now this, CBR600rr. In fact, at the driving school where I went to get my license, they made me lead other drivers when we rode in the street. However, unlike all people who I told I was getting a CBR600rr who discouraged me, I am not going to discourage you, because like me I believe no one can live in fear, or make decisions after such emotions, which many may count as being reckless, but not as long as they make decisions after their intellect. All I can say is that you must to try things out for your self. I am trying, and even you can try. I would only oppose discouragement, it just holds me back from learning new things. I did say that 21 maybe the minimum you may be to handle a CBR600rr, it a "sexy" looking bike, but don't let that fool you, treat it as an advanced machine, a modification of nature by human, it's man made after all, peices of plastic and metal, you just gotta see how hey work. I will not say don't get it, neither I would say sell your 250 and get a 600rr, after all you're responsible for your own actions. I am doing it, and I am glad I tried, for I am no longer in doubt of what it truely is anymore. Seriously, from my heart I would say, for now that you're 20, get a Rukus.
Reading some of the book titles mentioned here is definitely good advice, and of course, educate your self. The experience advanced riders can offer is what I think could be the most valuable help I can have right now, not discouragement, excuse me for that.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/3/2006 4:14:05 PM
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Crackers
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Well sure. Like pretty much any American kid, my childhood was split into three sections. Baseball, constructing shoddily built treehouses/forts, and riding my Huffy till the wheels fell off. I was kinda into the whole BMX thing too. Motorcycle experience? Not much. Mostly just good-ol backyard dirtbike stuff.
Hey look man, i'm not doubting your riding abilities one bit. It just happen to think that RR bikes are in an entirely different realm when compared with other bikes, and while most people can control them in everyday riding, it's those rare instances like, soccer mom entering your lane, gravel on the road, whatever else, that can lead to a crash unless you know the bike like the back of your hand. It can take years of practice to really understand these bikes, so just be careful in the meantime. Remember, we're all on the same side here, so ride safe.
I'll take your suggestion to purchase a Rukus with a grain of salt, although i must say, while rather unsightly, they really are fantastic machines. My buddy and I use one to navigate the paddock at Road America when I watch the races there. Anyone who's ever been there knows you NEED something like that to get around.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/13/2006 10:10:42 PM
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13brsxsrr
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Congrats on the purchase. Like was said before, just take is easy and really get to know the bike. You gotta respect the power that it can put out. When I first got mine, I spent the first couple of days just riding around my block, trying to get aquainted with it. Then I took the course, and began riding more and more.
Get to know your bike!!! I worked a dealer for while and saw a lot of bikes leave Friday and com back Saturday wrecked. Learn to ride before you "fall" victim to dark side (stunt). Good luck homey be safe
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/14/2006 11:24:08 AM
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05Tribal
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Get to know your bike!!! I worked a dealer for while and saw a lot of bikes leave Friday and com back Saturday wrecked. Learn to ride before you "fall" victim to dark side (stunt). Good luck homey be safe
If you are talking about progressing your riding skills to the level of wanting to learn then master 12'oclock wheelies for miles and do endo's, or stoppies, or what ever you wan to call it then I think I've fallen victim to the dark side!!!! What should I do?
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/14/2006 11:28:35 AM
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dragonmaster_91
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Take a safety coarse. Insurance will continue to skyrocket if peeps keep trying to ride like pros when they have no real seat time. Dont be ashamed to be a "NOVICE" rider. We all had to start the same way.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/14/2006 11:54:23 AM
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Fretless33
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We all had to start the same way.
Obviously we don't...I started on a cruiser and rode for years before I got a sport bike... 
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/15/2006 12:24:57 AM
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dragonmaster_91
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All i'm saying is that we all had to start form never having ridden a motorcycle until the first time we had the chance. So we all did start the same way.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/18/2006 11:36:18 AM
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IMO buying a brand new bike for your first street bike is not a wise move because the RR is no wimpy ass bike, then you got insurance to get and it will be high and then shortly you will have a claim almost guaranteed ive saw this to many times, im not trying to rain on your party but just warn you of your new purchase and future. Also if you really want to scare you silly ride in the rain after it hasnt rained in awhile and its really slick (oily), hope this doesnt make you mad just some pointers.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/18/2006 12:26:44 PM
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ashsammy
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Its been raining very often lately. And no, it doesn't make me mad, its just unpunctuality that makes me mad 
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/19/2006 4:51:35 PM
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rsracer
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i agree with the last poster.
it never seizes to amaze me how beginners go out and buy a brand new 600rr and then ask for advice like..... "i have no idea how it will handle, how it rides, or how fast it is, could somebody tell me?".
it's like.......well don't buy the damm thing if ya don't have any idear about it....
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/19/2006 5:25:28 PM
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NINE2NINE
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ORIGINAL: Crackers
this whole thread cracks me up. ya ya, Crackers, harr harr.
Anyway, the reason it cracks me up is the fact that some of the new riders here are even trying to argue with the people that appear to be experienced riders. I'll tell you right now, I just turned 20 years old and i'm just starting to ride. No I didn't choose a Hayabusa to start. Not a 900RR. Hell, not even a 600. I'm on a Ninja250. I'm going to learn the dynamics of riding, the threshold of grip, the lean characteristcs, etc... of a lighweight, low powered motorycle before I move on to real track machines. (I'm on CBR forums because i'm planning to get a CBR asap. I'm getting awfully sick of this whole Fast and Furious culture my peers are submersed in. It's arrogant, ignorant, and disrespectful to the sport, and it's why the older folk look down on us. I think just now it's starting to seep into the motorcycle world. I've been a car guy all my life and i'm starting to see the same crowd of people that buy a Mitsu Evo, and crash it in the first week because they think AWD means "more grip" move into the bike world. Never mind taking some time to learn the fundamentals (and particulars) of motor vehicle control. "I'm a coordinated person, I can handle it. So i'm going to start on the fastest best handling thing around." That kind of mentality sends cats straight to the ER. I'm not saying any particular person who has written a response is any of the three above adjectives, but I do see some diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain if you catch my drift. Better brakes, handling, engine response, etc... does NOT make an easier bike to learn on. A McLaren F1 has all those things in spades, but should a 16 year old learn to drive on one? NO. There is an inverse relationship between vehicle performance, and operator skill level. The better the machine and the less skilled the operater, the more bones will be broken. Conversely, put Valentino Rossi on a "lowly" Ninja 250, and he'll have the bike learned in minutes. Learning on a superbike CAN be done, but then again I guess a blind man "could" climb Mount Everest. heh. Flame off.
Sorry, I got a little fired up there for a minute. If you want a Cliff Notes of the above, it's this. Guys n' Gals: New Riders: Listen to what some of these old dogs have to say. They've been around the block a few times. Stop thinking five minutes in front of your face and take the time to do it right. If you value the feel of smooth skin or the ability to tie your own shoes, slow it down learn on little bikes. And for the love of god, take a MSF course, basic and then advanced once you're ready.
Oh my God!!! I'm going to blow this reply up to poster size and hang it on my living room wall!!! This has got to be the smartest, most level headed new rider I've ever read a post from! Do you know how rare it is to read something like this from a new rider on an RR message board!? It's almost unheard of...
And guess what...Crackers? You'll probably smoke about 50% of these newbies on their RR with your 250 within a year on the track and the rest when you get your RR!!!
If you don't mind, I'm probably going to use this reply on a few other message boards...you made me proud Crackers...you made me proud! 
+1 on the best response ever.
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RE: My first bike ever... any tips? - 3/20/2006 11:59:06 AM
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ashsammy
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go out and buy a brand new 600rr and then ask
I hope you are not addressing me with this. If you have read carefully then you would have seen that I first asked then bought. I guess some people are just blind, those may as well be the rickless drivers everyone is talking about, eventually I am hoping they don't drive a bike, because its just twice as dangerous. Have you heard about the partially blind sailor who's leading an all-female crew around the world to promote awareness? No? Will I was just saying that you do have the chance to flame on that too, and say something like: "it's like.......well don't go around the world with a crew if you are blind and wanting to promote awareness as you might just hurt somebody. Go on your own, and if you ended up on the other side of the world with no fishes inside you, then well yeah lets all be aware, and if you can't really see, well then you can still buy a 600rr, just as long as you can tie your laces.."
NINE2NINE... ...........ehhmm . As the original thread poster, I strip from you the right to nominate responses for The Best Thread Ever competition 
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