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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 5/2/2006 7:30:20 PM
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arkas
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ha ha ha your so gullible and easy to piss off. If your looking for sympathy your barking up the wrong tree......
"cockstrong" now ladies and gentle men there's a sign of intelligence! 
You have been blocked cockstrong!
< Message edited by arkas -- 5/2/2006 7:35:54 PM >
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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 5/2/2006 11:07:43 PM
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nynoah
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So is this Kid dead yet? If you are buying a liter bike as your first bike, you might as well play russian roollet' for fun. You have better chances of living longer.
Guys like this are the reason I can't afford to buy a liter bike. Too many people who have no business getting on a bike like this, that will wreck. WE ALL PAY WHEN A NEW RIDER GOES DOWN. This is why the isurence rates are so high.
America needs a license system that makes people start small. It will save your life and keep my insurence down!
Noah
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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 5/3/2006 7:45:26 AM
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seldon929rr
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not looking for sympathy just trying to keep others from getting hurt. I'm out numbnuts
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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 5/3/2006 10:40:54 PM
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holycrapitshassell
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ORIGINAL: mazdajoe
No, I'm not a person that likes to make things out to be harder than they really are... Tell me, what is so complicated about it. You turn the throttle with your right hand, operate the clutch with your left hand, operate the brakes with your right foot and right hand, and change gears with your left foot. Then turning is just like riding a bicycle and you follow the rules of the road the exact same way you would in a car. I dont see where the complication is. My dad hasnt ridden in 20 years and he hopped on my f4i when I had it and rode it fine. It took me all of 4 hours to become comfortable enough with my first bike to ride it on every type road in all conditions except snow and I had ZERO previous motorcycle experience and very limited manual transmission experience but I have had thousands of hours of bicycle experience. Taking down hill corners at 30+mph on knobby dirt tires will teach anyone the art of cornering. Maybe I am just a naturally talented rider and I should go pro, or your making motorcycling out to be some sort of superhuman activity.
yea, riding along is easy enough. hell, any jackass can figure out how to make a motorcycle move, and turn after maybe a few hours. there's nothing hard about that at all i suppose. as for the brains part, i dont agree with that so much. you can tell yourself over and over what you need to do in whatever situation, but your reflexes and survival instincts are much more powerful than any logical maneuver. like anything else, this is an acquired skill, which you must practice to have a better chance of reacting in a way that won't just make things worse. THAT is the skill that we need to learn as motorists, as do the folks in the cars. everyone has seen or experienced the inexperienced driver lose their attention, realize that the cars in front of them has stopped, locks up the brakes and skids right into the vehicle ahead. what i think is the most important skill for motorcycling, and driving in general, is to simply pay attention. look, listen, be aware of blind spots, and death spots along side any vehicle, not just big rigs and suv's. scrutinize every move that every other motorist makes, never assume that they will check blindspots, or even mirrors. and you definetely should not expect a turn signal from anyone. following the rules of the road is definetely important, but its not enough. you cannot just try to translate your driving into riding a motorcycle. shit, an example... assume that you NEVER have right of way, procede with extreme caution. you have to practice thinking that you are invisible. after all, whats the same thing that any cager who has ever run down, changed lanes into, or all around f*&ked over a guy on a bike? "I didn't even see him!!!" there are some situations where an accident may be inavoidable, but i for one hope that all of us here will do everything we can to maximize our changes of keeping safe, and coming back home every night.
for everyone wanting to learn the basics, im not here to preach my beliefs about choices in motorcycle, i know when you want something, thats it, you want it. but please practice your evasion maneuvers, swerving techniques, and take the advice ive given you. be safe, but most of all, have fun!
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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 11/5/2006 10:39:35 PM
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sahtt
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to some this up.. you are flirting with death and you don't even know it. People may say I'm exaggerating, but I have a feeling most will not who have ridden 30..50k+ miles like I have on a variety of bikes in all conditions. You are getting advice from a guy who has averaged 15k miles a year since I was 17 y/o. I started on a yzf600r. I was a lucky one, I never dropped it, nor have I ever dropped a bike or wrecked, SUPER KNOCK ON WOOD^3. However, I ALMOST ate it 200 times, and ALMOST dropped it 20+ times. If I was on a literbike supersport like the 954, I'd be sleeping in a coffin. Do not take it any lighter than this. This isn't a steel cage that just peels out when it has extra power to supply. This is a race machine designed to intimidate RACERS and challange RACERS to match it. The intensity the supersport machines of today, IMO is 2000+ give or take year models, 600cc, 750cc, or 1000cc+ are too much to be allowed to be purchased by anyone with a DL. If it was up to me, I'd demand a 4 year probationary period before being able to even take the class required to ride a 954 equivalent bike. And if you think you are just a bad motherf*cker and can handle it, you are preaching to the choir. I just purchased my 954 recently, and thank God I waited this long. Good luck and keep the rubber side down! Everyone here is here to help YOU!
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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 11/5/2006 11:59:36 PM
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bosshaus1
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be careful man...i am 30 and have been riding for about 21years...i just moved to my cbr 900 this past summer...grant it, i had a blast but had to learn to ride all over again...that kind of power is unrivaled by any smaller bike...i spent the entire summer riding with gas sitting in the third carb float and i thought it was fast, wasn't a huge prob till recently, sooooo....i just got my carbs cleaned, jetted, air/fuel mixed and synched and now i have to learn to ride again because i can't keep the front wheel on the ground...it is a never ending process...please for your own safety be careful...the guy that did my work is a jet pilot/certified mechanic for fed ex in memphis(and an avid motorcyclist)...he has even admitted to being scared of my bike once he got it done...yea me!!!
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wear your damn gear...please
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RE: Beginner on a 954RR.... - 11/6/2006 11:50:35 AM
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sahtt
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I want to touch on one last thing, the power of this bike is not necessarily the main problem. If you are an amazing natural with throttle control and have extreme self discipline, as well as know exactly when/how much throttle to give, you'll be fine in that department. It's the handling and twitchiness of a bike like a 954 that will get you. The steering is unforgiving and demands the right input. The rear end does what it wants and you must control it. The brakes are extremely powerful and if you just rest your hands on it during a hard turn, you'll understeer and crash instantly if you don't respond perfectly.
People here act like a bike is a bike. What a load of $HIT. You wouldn't last ONE lap on a MOTOGP bike giving it even 2/3 throttle. Want to know something interesting? A STOCK 954 with race tires is competitive if not better than the MOTOGP bikes of the 80's. Get a bike you can learn on and become 1 with, not one you fear and don't understand.
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