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Like the title says, hi! I've been into bikes for a while now (since I was 11; I'm 18 now), though I'll admit I still know next to nothing about them. Well, I finally convinced my parents to let me get a bike (I'm living with them until I go to WyoTech next fall). I just talked to the guy I'm buying my bike from today; I'm buying it from him tomorrow. It's going to be my first bike (I've never even ridden a bike before), but I figure I have to start somewhere. Well, anyway, I look forward to learning a lot about bikes here!

Anyway, the bike I'm getting is an '01 CBR600F4i... It hasa D&D pipe and a smoke windscreen (not sure what brand). And, yes, I'm getting frame sliders asap.

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welcome to the forum! since you've never ridden before, id HIGHLY recommend taking the MSF course (i would say you are required to, but im not your parents:D)...good luck with the purchase, and be sure to save some dough for some gear!

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Yeah, I definitely plan on taking the msf course sometime soon... and I'm getting the guy's helmet (shoei) with the bike (when I talked to him today, I tried it on to make sure it fit)... I'm probably getting something like a MotoGP leather jacket, some Icon gloves, Icon pants, and Gaerne boots. Right now, I'm just worried about getting my permit; then, once I can legally ride the bike, I'll worry about gear :D

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Welcome to the site. +1 on the MSF course, it'll teach you most things you need to know to ride safely.

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+1

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Glad to have you here!

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Welcome! Fun site and people actually respond to your posts. Great bunch here and some pretty good info from technical to BS.

Enjoy yourself!

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Hope you got the $$ for gear, you should definitley schedual a MSF course in your area if you never been on a bike before.
Good luck with the bike and have fun!

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thanks everyone... I bought the bike today (it's really hard to fit a PontiacGrand Am, Ford Expedition, and CBR600 in the same two-car garage, but I managed... no way is my baby going to sit outside like my car lol)... .I don't like the fact thatI have aused helmet, but it fits... and the fact that it's a Shoei makes me pretty happy. I'll be ordering my jacket, pants, gloves, and boots in the next day or two... I don't reallyplan on riding until I get all my gear. And I'm definitely going to be looking into the MSF courses... I'll probably test for my permit this thursday or saturday (dmv's only open three days a week)... I've read the book once and plan to re-read it two or three more times before taking the test.

But the nice thing about living where I live (the middle of nowhere) is that there's a lot of places to get the hang of the basics (like the local school's bus parking lot), and there's quite a few roads that see less than 50 cars a day to practice riding on, too... now that I have the bike, not being able to ride it is killing me lol

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Hello & Welcome!!:D