I swear I wish people would go to the CORRECT type of forum for advice....

[iSpoolin]

Anybody have bikes? - Cobalt SS Network

Thats a forum I frequent, my Username is Godly. Dude says he WANTS a 250 and everybody there tried to talk him out of it and kept telling him to get a 600SS and Busa's. Its so stupid, I myself just pointed out some of the dumb points the kids made, and I PM'd the kid the CORRECT info he needed, also pointed him to the new rider forum that helped me alot.

The bad thing is alot of the people in there ACTUALLY RIDE. You would think they would know a thing or to but undoubtedly not. I've argued with those people in many bike threads, but they all think they are right but they aren't.

 

[Harda toenail]

No one in my town who owns a super sport bike knows how to ride. They buy a bike because their friend has one and when it's sunny they go ride for 5 miles down the road and neglect their bikes the rest of the time. Most don't have a motorcycle endorsement and use the rear brake to stop...very rarely I see a responsible rider on a supersport around where I live.

 

[ajskillz13]

Put a pitch in for our bike. I'm about his size and it's a perfect compromise. Sure, I would suggest a 250 for learning, but that's just not how my situation worked out.

 

[CrazyCawi]

I read all of those posts and I wish I could step in and strangle every one of those people! There has only been two people who understood the fact he said hes scared but wants to learn. YOU DONT LEARN on a 600cc supersport. Hell out bike would kick most peoples ass. The reason everyone gets a supersport right away is because thats what their friends have, or thats what they have seen on the road, or most of all....Have no bike knowledge! They should not be giving ANY advice to this guy. But....I know it happens every day! I saw that squid at yamaha and showed you all the vids, brand new to bikes on a r6 with no helmet. I just dont get it...no one seems to value their lives anymore I guess.

 

[dart1963]

it's a shame all the R6 and R1 out there that go to waste because some kid wants to look cool.... and never takes the bike to the track or even a nice mountain backroad....

they drive to/from bikes nights, on straight highways, with their led effects, hid and whatever other gadget is "in" at the time...

shame I tell ya'....

Good for you stepping up and giving proper advise! :steve:

 

[iSpoolin]

it's a shame all the R6 and R1 out there that go to waste because some kid wants to look cool.... and never takes the bike to the track or even a nice mountain backroad....

they drive to/from bikes nights, on straight highways, with their led effects, hid and whatever other gadget is "in" at the time...

shame I tell ya'....

Good for you stepping up and giving proper advise! :steve:

I know what you mean man, I have 3 friends that have 600 SS's or 1000's and they are their first bikes. Its a shame that I've been riding 6 months compared to their 2-4 years and I can already pass them all.

 

[Rabbitman109]

it's a shame all the R6 and R1 out there that go to waste because some kid wants to look cool.... and never takes the bike to the track or even a nice mountain backroad....

they drive to/from bikes nights, on straight highways, with their led effects, hid and whatever other gadget is "in" at the time...

shame I tell ya'....

Good for you stepping up and giving proper advise! :steve:

Sorry Don...I never knew that you had a problem with my ideas....off to take my LED's, HID's and gadgets off...

 

[dart1963]

Sorry Don...I never knew that you had a problem with my ideas....off to take my LED's, HID's and gadgets off...

lol

I've seen your bike on some nice mountain backroads... no waste going on there at all!

 

[CDN6R]

I have had similar problems in the past at work. I remember that a fellow I knew was talking about getting a motorcycle. At lunch, I struck up a conversation with him about motorcycling in general and it gradually turned to what he should get. Well I had been motorcycling for may years and asked him lots of questions about what he wants to do with the bike. After a long conversation,I recomended a couple of 250cc motorcycles for him to look into and said if he wanted I could go with him and help. Well later I had 2 stripes taken off me by a co-worker who said that i was a "F-in know it all` and who the hell do you think you are,,and God Damn Expert!!! After that eposide at work I never again discussed motorcycles with a Noob again. After that, I just walk away,,shook my head,,and said to myself..what a A-HOLE.

 

[flyingminno]

it's a shame all the R6 and R1 out there that go to waste because some kid wants to look cool.... and never takes the bike to the track or even a nice mountain backroad....

they drive to/from bikes nights, on straight highways, with their led effects, hid and whatever other gadget is "in" at the time...

shame I tell ya'....

Good for you stepping up and giving proper advise! :steve:

I should start a bike "summer camp" where during the winter I care for the neglected super sports on the So Cal twisties and tracks!

But seriously, I've encountered so many people like that, it is sad. It is nice though when you're able to straighten some out, or give prospective riders good and sound advice.

 

[SAFE-T]

What's wrong with a high-performance bike to learn on ? Does it turn the throttle itself ? You make your own choices ~ if you have the self-discipline, confidence and control to handle it there is no reason why you should get anything smaller.

 

[DragonBlu]

What's wrong with a high-performance bike to learn on ? Does it turn the throttle itself ? You make your own choices ~ if you have the self-discipline, confidence and control to handle it there is no reason why you should get anything smaller.

Well said,but a lot of young people do not have these qualites you speak of. I bought the most powerful bike Honda made when I was sixteen,my first bike. You either learn fast or get in trouble(dead) fast. It is better to learn the basics on a smaller beater bike before going out and spending a lot of cash on a new SS. But I say whatever a person wants to do is their choice,learn fast and be mature. Respect the machine!

 

[dart1963]

What's wrong with a high-performance bike to learn on ? Does it turn the throttle itself ? You make your own choices ~ if you have the self-discipline, confidence and control to handle it there is no reason why you should get anything smaller.

read: http://www.600cc.org/forum/f31/potential-riders-must-read-906/

There are plenty of reasons a new rider should not hop on a high performance bike, I won't go over them again here, it's been covered before....

yes, in the end, everyone makes their own decisions, that's what's great about our country.

 

[SAFE-T]

read: http://www.600cc.org/forum/f31/potential-riders-must-read-906/

Like I said, if you could truly handle the performance and had the self-control required there is no reason why you could not buy whatever you wanted for a first bike.

But if you cannot, and you do not, then you should not.

 

[dekaliber]

Like I said, if you could truly handle the performance and had the self-control required there is no reason why you could not buy whatever you wanted for a first bike.

But if you cannot, and you do not, then you should not.

While that's more or less true, there are things about a SS that make them more difficult to pilot -- the seating position, for starters, is harder to get used to than on something more upright and natural like the so-called "beginner" bikes. I'd wager that it's a lot easier to learn on something that isn't a SS. Even if it's possible to learn on a SS, it doesn't necessarily make the most sense to do so.