best bike for newbie?
06-12-2003, 08:00 AM
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best bike for newbie?
i have ridden a 100cc dirt bike like 10 times.. and i have a manual gsr.. so i am good with a manual but want to learn and ride a sports bike... whats best for me and how fast would it be? price?
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Re: best bike for newbie? (JdmIntegra98)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JdmIntegra98 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have ridden a 100cc dirt bike like 10 times.. and i have a manual gsr.. so i am good with a manual but want to learn and ride a sports bike... whats best for me and how fast would it be? price?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Driving a standard transmission car helps with the "theory" behind working the gears.. but it doesn't help you get used to shifting with your foot.
If you want to learn how to ride, find a buddy with a crappy bike and have him teach you, or more preferably take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course.
What's best for you is subjective. PLEASE nothing larger than a 600. If you can handle it a CBR F2 or F3 would be on the higher end up the scale, and a Ninja 250 or something being the lower end. Anything you get will be plenty fast for you.
Driving a standard transmission car helps with the "theory" behind working the gears.. but it doesn't help you get used to shifting with your foot.
If you want to learn how to ride, find a buddy with a crappy bike and have him teach you, or more preferably take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course.
What's best for you is subjective. PLEASE nothing larger than a 600. If you can handle it a CBR F2 or F3 would be on the higher end up the scale, and a Ninja 250 or something being the lower end. Anything you get will be plenty fast for you.
06-12-2003, 12:36 PM
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Re: best bike for newbie? (JdmIntegra98)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JdmIntegra98 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have ridden a 100cc dirt bike like 10 times.. and i have a manual gsr.. so i am good with a manual but want to learn and ride a sports bike... whats best for me and how fast would it be? price?</TD></TR></TABLE>
so many good bikes for a newbie rider
steve
so many good bikes for a newbie rider
steve
06-12-2003, 03:57 PM
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Re: best bike for newbie? (nerdish)
the "theory" of it helped me when i learned how to ride. took me maybe 10 min to get first gear down and the rest came pretty quickly, probably cause i knew in theory how to shift from driving manual so long
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Re: best bike for newbie? (lMlElNaCe-GsR)
Suzuki SV650 is another good learner. thats what I just learned on, picked it up quite easily, the power isnt too intimidating for a newbie
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