Some street tips for you..... Dont ride next to a car. Try to keep a good distance between you and other vehicles, Dont tailgate, If you have the option of having 3 lanes to choose from stay in the middle. Also if you have 2 lanes stay in theleft hand lane. Less likly to have a car pull out in the far lane than in the closer one. Keep your head up and dont act stupid.

 

If you search the forum you'll find a lot about what's a good starter bike, and a lot of tips on safe riding. But the fact remains that riding a motorcycle on the street is an inherently dangerous activity, simply because of the speeds involved and the lack of protection, compared to a car. Having said that, though, I really believe that in most cases, the most dangerous thing about motorcycles is the people riding them. Sportbikes especially tend to appeal to young hotheads who would probably be a hazard even if they were driving their mom's minivan.

If you're mature enough to take the time to develop your skills, and not get sucked into a macho thing of trying to ride beyond your abilities, you can be OK. Assuming you live somwhere that gets cold in the winter, maybe you can use the next several months for low-speed practice. There won't be many other sportbike riders out, so no worries about trying to keep up or show off. And you can always say that your tires are too cold to ride hard, anyway.

 

ive never ridden a dirt bike or a four wheeler of any sort. my first bike is an 07 600rr.it took me a month b4 i even got on the throttle pretty good.i was scared of the bike but took it easy on the throttle until i figured the bike out and got comfortable.im not scared of the bike but have a great deal of respect for it.you lose respect you'll lose your ride

 

+1 to stunting sport-bike growth by going with a larger bike that someone is admitadly somewhat worried about.

Get somethin' small, learn/crash/and enjoy it... then take your pretty honda out when you're ready. She'll wait for you.

Nobody wants to hear that you wrecked it... so be careful and welcome to the site!

 

welcome the best thing for you right now is to take the msf course.

 

Hello & Welcome!!

If you do not feel 100% comfortable...then you need to find something that is.