let me know what you think, everyone says thats its too big for a first bike.



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any sport bike is a weapon, always respect it and ride in your limits, and have a blast!!!!

 

I'd say it's a bit much for a first bike but you're the one paying the $$ so it's really not my bidness, eh? Hope you saved a little in your budget for gear. It is a nice bike -- hope ya enjoy it. Oh, and welcome to the board!

 

Would tend to agree that maybe its a bit much for a first bike....will you get the confidence to ride it properly or be scared ****less to open it up? Do you know how bikes react in certain situations?
Just remember it will only go as fast as you twist that throttle. Great bike, enjoy it.....safely!

Cheers
Dazza

 

I tend to agree: a litre sportbike is maybe a little too much to begin with: the anchors are really powerful and dangerous in non experienced hand, the power (and torque) comes strong from bottom and increases fast, which involves a lot of anticipation into riding.

A friend wanted to start riding bikes a chose the 1000RR; 6 months later, he still was ****ting himself and missed 3 times the licence. He stopped for a while, and traded the 1000 for the 600RR, which seems to be fine now: quickier in steering, power buliding very linear, same look... he's making big progresses and I don't doubt he will success at the licence test.

Another friend jumped on a R1 and all went very well. A lot of parameters (responsibility, maturity, kind of bike, kind of friends, urban environment, etc.) may influence your destiny.

Any way, don't hesitate to take lessons and training sessions !! And have fun !!!

 

A 1k bike is a handful for a beginner but just ride with care for a year and you should find that using lots of brains and common sense will keep your riding pretty safe!!!

 

i am a very disiplined rider, i have seen many videos of this bike running and understand the power that im dealing with. the bike has scared me a little bit but within my means, at no time have i lost control. with that said i havent even come close to opening it up.

i posted some more pics heres the link if interested, also theres a video on there of my bike (1000rrfirstride.wmv),

http://www.clan420.ownageservers.com

thanks for all your input, i appreciate your making me aware of what i have gotten myself into. im confident that i will be find as i have been so far.

 

well, you wont need to upgrade once you become a confident rider, just remeber not to twist that throttle to fast, I have seen many people flip over and wreck new bikes because of that.
Welcome

 

be carefull, know your limits, and wear your gear!! as long as you don't try to use all the bikes got you'll be fine, take it slow and as you get more comfortable riding you can start pushing it more and more. you won't get bored with it, that's for sure!

 

i'm jealous, that's the bike i was gonna get...wanna trade??? lol