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Old 02-04-2007, 12:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
Lewd Ferrigno
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Originally Posted by shiro23
From a new rider point of veiw i would just like to add that it doesnt hurt to be curtious either. Latly alot of people jump on people who consider a 600 or bigger for their fist bike or their returing bike after XX amount of years from riding. I think that instead of everyone with experiance trying to scare the hell out of new riders, explain to them why a 600 or bigger is not the right choice. But do so calmly not with the "get one and die attitude".
We point them towards the stickies. Please read them.

The reality of what is being faced by motorcyclists (rising death rates for the past 10 years) is not pretty. You should be informed that this is a dangerous sport. No one should sugar coat reality.

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Originally Posted by shiro23
Obviously starting with 600CCs or bigger is frowned upon on this particular website more so than others. But with a new riding season on its way that means many more new riders to discover the site, and many more "I want a gixxer 1000 for my first bike, but is there one faster?" Not biting their heads off would be more inviting to them, and possibly make them a good contributer to the community in a whole sometime in the future.
Why should anyone validate this behavior? Your assertion that people should capitulate to someone because they are not making a smart decision is ludicrous.

I am concerned more about rider safety than I am about site recruiting.

EDIT: 900RR? Gotcha.
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