Ninja ZX-14 for first bike?
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Any sportsbike is still a sportsbike.It won't make a difference if he really can't handle it.
A 250 can go up to 200km/h, a 600 can do 260km/h and a 14... what 300?? Whats the difference?
If its a good deal... go for it. Be confident and train your buddy. Ask him to get the feeling with your bike for a couple of times.
A 250 can go up to 200km/h, a 600 can do 260km/h and a 14... what 300?? Whats the difference?
If its a good deal... go for it. Be confident and train your buddy. Ask him to get the feeling with your bike for a couple of times.
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RE: Ninja ZX-14 for first bike?
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Any sportsbike is still a sportsbike.It won't make a difference if he really can't handle it.
A 250 can go up to 200km/h, a 600 can do 260km/h and a 14... what 300?? Whats the difference?
If its a good deal... go for it. Be confident and train your buddy. Ask him to get the feeling with your bike for a couple of times.
Any sportsbike is still a sportsbike.It won't make a difference if he really can't handle it.
A 250 can go up to 200km/h, a 600 can do 260km/h and a 14... what 300?? Whats the difference?
If its a good deal... go for it. Be confident and train your buddy. Ask him to get the feeling with your bike for a couple of times.
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A buddy of mine bought a new busa 4 months ago as his 1st bike.. We told him of the power and so on... He kept it cool and confident and so far he is doin good.... So its not in the bike... its in the rider.
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^ Its not the rider, or maturity. Maybe he is handling it, but his learning curve is gonna be so slow it will take him forever to learn on a busa what he could have learned in months on a small bike.
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RE: Ninja ZX-14 for first bike?
ORIGINAL: dinez74
A buddy of mine bought a new busa 4 months ago as his 1st bike.. We told him of the power and so on... He kept it cool and confident and so far he is doin good.... So its not in the bike... its in the rider.
A buddy of mine bought a new busa 4 months ago as his 1st bike.. We told him of the power and so on... He kept it cool and confident and so far he is doin good.... So its not in the bike... its in the rider.
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RE: Ninja ZX-14 for first bike?
Average weight of a 250cc motorcycle: 350lbs
Average weight of a 600cc sportbike: 405lbs
Average wait in the hospital ER when a 600lb ZX-14 falls over and crushes your tibia: priceless
Average weight of a 600cc sportbike: 405lbs
Average wait in the hospital ER when a 600lb ZX-14 falls over and crushes your tibia: priceless
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RE: Ninja ZX-14 for first bike?
At the end of the radio ads around here for the Suzuki dealerships, the announcer says in a fast, fine print voice, "GSX-R1000 and Hayabusa are for EXPERIENCED riders only." I would assume the Kawasaki ZX14R would fall under the same catagory...
