DapperSapper

I have a YouTube video for what a good beginner bike is....

http://youtu.be/bi5r5kyVDvg

DapperSapper

Smart kid, upgrading from a fast bike to a stupid fast bike.

Jeff in Kentucky

This made me laugh, Hitler wanting a Gixxer 600 or R6 as his first street bike:

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"He had never counted on anything except surprise and unpredictability and danger" from Lee Child's Bad Luck and Trouble novel (2007)---------------
"There's always the chance I'll screw up. That's what keeps it from getting boring."
from Dean Koontz's The Eyes of Darkness novel (1981)

joblo1978

How is this a sticky? How does one "respect" their bike? I would say that developing riding skills, strategy, and wearing gear demonstrate respect in ones self. Not this crap.

Jeff in Kentucky

You get it but many new riders do not- they think they can start with a superfast bike designed for experts and be fine, because they "respect" the huge power and will not twist the throttle more than they can handle.

Many beginners are like this guy, who probably thought he "respected" his new bike:

charlie.b

__________________
"He had never counted on anything except surprise and unpredictability and danger" from Lee Child's Bad Luck and Trouble novel (2007)---------------
"There's always the chance I'll screw up. That's what keeps it from getting boring."
from Dean Koontz's The Eyes of Darkness novel (1981)

kito17

All I can say is that as soon as you loose respect for the machine you're riding, and go beyond your skills, sure enough, before you know it, you'll get hurt....

IdCrisis

I agree what u r saying i can just say that i hawe bought me a ninja 250r as a first bike (because of restrictions so can i not drive a bigger bike for the first two years)

but i ca say this i learned to ride on a honda cbf 500 and when i got my licence and jumped on my small ninja i felt like home, it was awsome to just be able to open the trottle to full and feel fre on the roads, and im happy that i didnt started on a 600 cuz i have overcoocked some corners but becauze i was on a 250 i was able to get my ass out of there.

ride safe mates (i dont know how mutch this add to the iscussion but something XD)

Foxphyre

the point of the thread is that respecting your bike wont do jack shit. i can go out, kick my bike right in the tank, never wash it, rev it up at the rev limiter at every light and that still lwont be what causes or prevents a wreck. . . when i wreck my bike it will be for 1 of 2 possible reasons.

1. i am not experienced enough and chose to ride faster or harder in the conditions than i should have

2. a car will come out of nowhere and cream me

you get the point. you can reduce 50% of your risk of riding by not following "friends" around on your bike and not trying to be a badass and pop wheelies for the bitches. its not worth it because aint nobody gonna sleep with you with a big road scab on your ugly mug. . .

im just rambling and i dont mean anything by it. just my 2 cents

peterj59

good post, for some reason i dont mind the cynicism, to be honest i think in the USAistan
everyone is so sensitive you want to throw up. no one here can take being corrected even when they are 1,000% wrong.
anyway thanks for telling like it is
peter

Alex Smith

Exactly. You just need to know your limits as a beginner and some people need o stop thinking they are some hot shots getting way over thier heads.