so my friend was willing to teach me to ride a bike tonight
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so my friend was willing to teach me to ride a bike tonight
and i dropped it
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Oh that sux
Hope it wasn't a nice bike, and if it was it was his fault for letting you ride it. With new riders its not if they will drop it, but when will then drop it. Always learn on a junk bike
Hope it wasn't a nice bike, and if it was it was his fault for letting you ride it. With new riders its not if they will drop it, but when will then drop it. Always learn on a junk bike
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Yeah man..you need to take a class and if you get a bike start off with a 600, don't try and be a stud and get a 1000 or you'll die within a day.
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What kind of bike? Even a drop while standing still can do some expensive damage on a full fairing bike. I remember I had just bought a Kawasaki 600R Ninja and a friend dropped it while making a u-turn, he wasn't even going 5 mph, and he ended up ruining the side faring, foot peg, turn signal and clutch lever. It cost him some $$$.
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I want to learn to ride a bike too, but I will probably sign up for a course, which gives you a license upon passing their test.
I have drove scooters in the past but I don't want to take any chances on someone elses bike.
I have drove scooters in the past but I don't want to take any chances on someone elses bike.
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it was a 2003 Yamaha R6, but he already fucked up his fairings and plastics already so he was cool with that
i just need to buy him a new front brake handle cause it snapped off
yea i think im gonna take the route of taking the rider course instead.
i just need to buy him a new front brake handle cause it snapped off
yea i think im gonna take the route of taking the rider course instead.
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Lets hope you dont mess up that big when riding a girl for the first time.
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well what happened was he was teaching me to slowly let go of the clutch in 1st to get the bike moving slowly and then slowly move to the right, then he was saying to rev it a little and then fully release the clutch.
what i did wrong was i reved it too much before releasing the clutch so the bike just jumped forward.
also i think because his handle bars arnt even (his throttle one sticks in closer to the body, its for racing so you get less drag) my natural instinct was to balance it out, like so my hands are even, but thats not the case w/ his bike, so it toppled over onto the right side of the bike.
i sorta learned the same concept on my friends 01 R6 and didnt have any issues.
what i did wrong was i reved it too much before releasing the clutch so the bike just jumped forward.
also i think because his handle bars arnt even (his throttle one sticks in closer to the body, its for racing so you get less drag) my natural instinct was to balance it out, like so my hands are even, but thats not the case w/ his bike, so it toppled over onto the right side of the bike.
i sorta learned the same concept on my friends 01 R6 and didnt have any issues.
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Sport bikes are very hard to learn on, the way they are balanced you can't go slow or it will fall over if you don't know what you are doing. A friend couldn't pass the DMV course on is YZF 600 because the course was too tight and he had to keep putting his feet down or couldn't make the cones. He went and got a 650 cruiser and pass with no problems.
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Originally Posted by Bdog
Sport bikes are very hard to learn on, the way they are balanced you can't go slow or it will fall over if you don't know what you are doing. A friend couldn't pass the DMV course on is YZF 600 because the course was too tight and he had to keep putting his feet down or couldn't make the cones. He went and got a 650 cruiser and pass with no problems.
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damn dude. I wonder the same thing, is it easy to go from a cruiser to a sport bike?
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go take MSF course stupid..... :shakehead
they have 125cc bikes, and you'll learn on those better.
they have 125cc bikes, and you'll learn on those better.
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Originally Posted by spdy0001
I feel that even a 600 sport bike is too much for a beginner. Your talking 100+ HP at around 400lbs. Those bikes are no joke.
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is it easy to transition from a cruiser to a sport bike thou?
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Mizouse you definatley need to get a bike - chicks love guys that ride bikes.
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Originally Posted by Teh Jatt
go take MSF course stupid..... :shakehead
they have 125cc bikes, and you'll learn on those better.
they have 125cc bikes, and you'll learn on those better.
A guy I work had never been on a bike, took the course, learned on a 125cc, got real comfortable with a bike and only spent 300 bucks. Now he rides a sweet V-star and even get a discount on insurance
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Originally Posted by Teh Jatt
go take MSF course stupid..... :shakehead
they have 125cc bikes, and you'll learn on those better.
they have 125cc bikes, and you'll learn on those better.
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Originally Posted by 65 Fury Convert
Mizouse you definatley need to get a bike - chicks love guys that ride bikes.
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Originally Posted by treyster
A guy I work had never been on a bike, took the course, learned on a 125cc, got real comfortable with a bike and only spent 300 bucks. Now he rides a sweet V-star and even get a discount on insurance
yea my friend with his R6 was saying that insurance on a bike is alot cheaper, he was saying hes paying something along the lines for 400 for a whole year.
anyways i just got back from a huge bike shop in san bernardino, checked out all the bikes there, and tried on jackets and a helmet, haha just curious what i would look like. looked at the kawasaki 250cc bikes, doesnt look bad for a starter bike, ill probably take the riding course sometime over the summer and then pick up one of those used or something and then move up when i feel comfortable.
but first i need to lose weight wearing an XXL jacket made me feel HUUUUUUUUGE
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damn so you mean I can go to the motorcycle class, get my license, and learn how to ride there too, all in one shot? Do they supply the 125's to learn on? That would be sweet to get it all done in one shot.
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^^ yep. That's what I did. They supplied all the bikes. I took a 2 day course. 1st day was half class room half riding, 2nd day was all riding and final riding test. That exempted me from the DMV riding test so all I had to do was pass the computer test and got my license.
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
yea my friend with his R6 was saying that insurance on a bike is alot cheaper, he was saying hes paying something along the lines for 400 for a whole year.
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Sport bikes are very hard to learn on, the way they are balanced you can't go slow or it will fall over if you don't know what you are doing. A friend couldn't pass the DMV course on is YZF 600 because the course was too tight and he had to keep putting his feet down or couldn't make the cones. He went and got a 650 cruiser and pass with no problems.
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damn so you mean I can go to the motorcycle class, get my license, and learn how to ride there too, all in one shot? Do they supply the 125's to learn on? That would be sweet to get it all done in one shot.
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
is it easy to transition from a cruiser to a sport bike thou?
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man, I want a bike now. must resist.... must... re... sist.... must.............
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Originally Posted by danny25
Bike insurance is great. I just bought mine for a year... $153 for a CBR 600.
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Originally Posted by srika
man, I want a bike now. must resist.... must... re... sist.... must.............
good thing was that I went to India and learned on 125cc there. I did go down like 2-3 times while learning but I wasn't going fast or anything. Then I jumped to 350cc cruiser, then I came back and first thing I did was took the MSF course.
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get an old crappy dirt bike for a couple hundred bucks and learn on that.
they make you very good at balance and what not.
i have never ridden a street bike, but i don't think i ever will.
good luck
they make you very good at balance and what not.
i have never ridden a street bike, but i don't think i ever will.
good luck
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yeah but you are 25... I'm 22 with 2 tickets and it's killing me... don't even ask how much it is for R6...
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get an old crappy dirt bike for a couple hundred bucks and learn on that.
they make you very good at balance and what not.
i have never ridden a street bike, but i don't think i ever will.
good luck
they make you very good at balance and what not.
i have never ridden a street bike, but i don't think i ever will.
good luck
another friend has a modded Yamaha YSR50 w/ 6-speed and everything else, I think that would be the next logical step. Forgot about these options.
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Originally Posted by Teh Jatt
yeah but you are 25... I'm 22 with 2 tickets and it's killing me... don't even ask how much it is for R6...