need some help
#31
12-08-2005 | 07:18 PM
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RE: need some help
The bottom line on what bike to start out on comes down to the discipline and life experience of the person.
I would have bought the CBR1000RR if it was not for my wife wanting to ride and have her own sport bike the next season. I must admit my thoughts when I bought the 600 was what harm could come out of it. I knew it would be easier to learn on get good at riding a less powerful and lighter bike. Regardless I took my time to explore the limits of the 600 and I believe if I would have used the same techniques on a 1000 the out come would have been the same, it might have taken a little longer to be where I am today but the same. I also read Total Control which helped a lot and I take my riding very seriously wearing all the proper saftey gear all the time.
As far as life experience I am referring to the conceptual understanding of performance. Knowing, understanding and respecting the power of any performance machine is more then half the battle.
Regarding learning to drive in a Ferrari, why not? I will tell you why not, because they are to expensive to operate and repair if damaged. Same thing would go for a less powerful Bentley or Rolls Royce although I bet kids in wealthy families all over the world learn to drive in expensive performance cars only because they have access to them.
This same thought process is why I paid $400 for a very crappy 1990 Katana 600. I bought it so my wife and others friends and family can learn to balance, maybe drop and dodge traffic on it instead of the $9000 CBR600RR.
I would have bought the CBR1000RR if it was not for my wife wanting to ride and have her own sport bike the next season. I must admit my thoughts when I bought the 600 was what harm could come out of it. I knew it would be easier to learn on get good at riding a less powerful and lighter bike. Regardless I took my time to explore the limits of the 600 and I believe if I would have used the same techniques on a 1000 the out come would have been the same, it might have taken a little longer to be where I am today but the same. I also read Total Control which helped a lot and I take my riding very seriously wearing all the proper saftey gear all the time.
As far as life experience I am referring to the conceptual understanding of performance. Knowing, understanding and respecting the power of any performance machine is more then half the battle.
Regarding learning to drive in a Ferrari, why not? I will tell you why not, because they are to expensive to operate and repair if damaged. Same thing would go for a less powerful Bentley or Rolls Royce although I bet kids in wealthy families all over the world learn to drive in expensive performance cars only because they have access to them.
This same thought process is why I paid $400 for a very crappy 1990 Katana 600. I bought it so my wife and others friends and family can learn to balance, maybe drop and dodge traffic on it instead of the $9000 CBR600RR.
#32
12-08-2005 | 10:11 PM
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RE: need some help
don't forget that discipline only goes so far when you're starting off on a big bike...
those times when you accidently have sudden jerks of the throttle that has nothing to do with discipline...or your rear accidently breaks loose, etc...it's not going to be the same outcome running into these things on a 1000RR, vs a 600RR vs. something else...
starting out on a liter is insane. i don't think that it's fair to say that it would have the same outcome as starting off on a 600RR..
those times when you accidently have sudden jerks of the throttle that has nothing to do with discipline...or your rear accidently breaks loose, etc...it's not going to be the same outcome running into these things on a 1000RR, vs a 600RR vs. something else...
starting out on a liter is insane. i don't think that it's fair to say that it would have the same outcome as starting off on a 600RR..