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Originally Posted by RyanEJ8
I've been reading a few threads in this newbie forum as I've been interested in bikes alot lately. I've considered selling one of my cars for one (own both a 00' Honda Civic and 00' Chevy S10), however, the info I've been reading here is very discouraging. I couldn't come to sell my car for a bike that my Civic would literally blow the wheels off of, but I'm not out there to get myself killed either. I consider myself a responsible defensive driver as I haven't been in an accident since I was 15. Why is it so hard for one to learn on a used 600rr, a bike I would actually want to own? A friend in the cube across from me at work went from dirt bikes to an '02 Yamaha R1 and he hasn't dropped it yet.
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Hasn't dropped it yet. I'm sure he is a great rider, too. Did you bother to read the rest of the sticky?
A learning bike is to *learn* on. Why do you think a racebike with signals is an appropriate platform? Would you learn how to drive in a pro-street drag car?
What is discouraging is that people who come for advice and have no experience refuse to listen to those of us who have done 10s and 100s of thousands of miles. Why even post this nonsense? Your questions are answered in the stickies, so you really have no logical basis on which to argue.
If you want to cruise from place to place and pose with your 'mad skillz', do whatever you want. If you want to actually learn how to ride a motorcycle safely, quickly, to the best of your ability, then you will start with a smaller bike. It's as simple as that.
Whatever you do, please don't give the rest of us a bad name - your actions reflect and affect the community as a whole.