What?? Yer starting on 600 or higher sportbikes? Uh oh.

bugeyed · 05-04-2005, 05:18 PM

Everyone on SBN knows that people who start out on supersport bikes are wanton and despicable criminals. We know that starting on a supersport is a violation of the sacred laws of bikerdom and a vicious attack on the size of our penises. Starting on a supersport is worse than murdering somebody. It's worse than molesting children. It's worse than torturing small defenseless animals. We must thank the heroic crusaders among us who lurk silently on the new rider forum just waiting, searching, and carefully reading all posts with predatory and carnivorous eyes, for any hints or even suggestions that someone has started on a forbidden bike. God help the naive newbie who should wander in here and innocently post they started on a supersport. His ignorance of the sacred creed is no excuse! Should he dare even remotely suggest he is considering or has started on a supersport bike, the crusaders will justifiably descend like a pack of starving wolves! These newbies will be shocked to find themselves immediately and viciously dragged across fiery hot coals and their eyes poked with pencils! They will be mercilessly be beaten by chains and whips and raped by foot long dildos! So beware all biker newbies, the SBN Bureau for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is stealthily on the prowl, watching and waiting for you to slip them a hint that you started on a superssport... like *ahem* me.

Mantis · 05-04-2005, 05:20 PM

Overconfidence will bite you. Keep an eye out

RACER X · 05-04-2005, 05:20 PM

clif notes please lol

RayOSV · 05-04-2005, 06:49 PM

Here in internet land we can't possibly all really know each other. "Advice" them becomes what has been proven to work most often. Advice is easy to give and easier to ignore, but simple logic would seem to indicate that the "start small" philosophy has merit for most riders. There are likely exceptions to the "start big and die" rule, but who knows ahead of time who they will be. Do you want to be the one that tells the newb to go ahead and get that R1 as a first bike only to learn they died on it?

Peace.

bugeyed · 05-04-2005, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RayOSV

Here in internet land we can't possibly all really know each other. "Advice" them becomes what has been proven to work most often. Advice is easy to give and easier to ignore, but simple logic would seem to indicate that the "start small" philosophy has merit for most riders. There are likely exceptions to the "start big and die" rule, but who knows ahead of time who they will be. Do you want to be the one that tells the newb to go ahead and get that R1 as a first bike only to learn they died on it?

Peace.

LOL, of course I dont think they should start on a R1, that's crazy. Starting small is the way to go. I was just making fun of how some people on here go ballistic when they learn that you started on something bigger than what they think you should have started on.

RayOSV · 05-04-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bugeyed

LOL, of course I dont think they should start on a R1, that's crazy. Starting small is the way to go. I was just making fun of how some people on here go ballistic when they learn that you started on something bigger than what they think you should have started on.

Well, I guess some people take things too seriously. Agree that it doesn't do much good to come unglued over something that someone 12 states away did.

2000NinjaZX6R · 05-04-2005, 09:27 PM

Hmmmmm..... big words.....

I don't get it.

ServoR6 · 05-04-2005, 10:14 PM

HAHA good one bugeyed that made me chuckle. In addition to the eye-poking and hot coal dragging, we should fart in their general direction.

smokinjoeszr5 · 05-05-2005, 12:00 PM

ha ha, too bad capitalism runs free here, the 250 nazi's are most likely plotting a way to execute you without tracing it back to them, just do yourself a favor and dont hire michael jackson's bodyguards, those guys will tell anyone anything about you

bumblebee · 05-05-2005, 01:32 PM

A year from now, your opinion and attitude will probably be different. Hopefully the adjustment won't be an abrupt one. Put 8K on that bike in next 12 months and come back to this post to see if you still agree

malik ross · 05-05-2005, 03:24 PM

you're argument/complaint/gripe/whine really isn't any different than the people you object to. there is a small difference in degrees (marginal at best). why are you any different saying someone should not start on a 750 or 1000 than they are for saying someone shouldn't start on a 600?

why is a 600ss an acceptable start but not a 750 or a 1000? heck...your R6 would run circles around damn near every 750 built before 2001. matter of fact you bike makes about 10 hp less than most of the liter bikes that were built before 1998 plus it weighs about 60 pounds less (the cbr900rr being the exception in weight).

there is no law on who is going to be successful and who won't. taken MSF i avery good start. its not a guarantee but it is a good start. starting on a bike that has more manageable handling and horsepower helps as well. its not a guarantee or law either. but it is sound advice.

i do understand the point of your post. some people on the forum have no advice or clue about riding. the have nothing to contribute other than the party line. they have no clue what its like to ride a bike other than what they own. they talk about all these imaginative and fantastical things 600ss or liter bikes do yet they've never actually riden one. if they thought someone would listen they'd run to the mountaintop and scream across the valley the same regurgitation they have read here. unfortunatley your advice is just as arbitrary as theirs is if you're just saying it to be controversial.

Mizatt · 05-05-2005, 07:34 PM

I thought it was funny as hell! Sorry, is anything on here allowed to be funny anymore?

Almighty Jason · 05-05-2005, 09:26 PM

Abosolutely Hilarous Bugeyed. A very nice post.

I agree with him. I remember when i first came on here, I took so much BS. I ever remember hearing I was going to die in a week. Well I'm still here

I just seriously think we need to tone it down sometimes. Saying things like your going to die, really don't change minds. There is a good way to give advice and a bad way. There was someone on here that told me something once and I actually was going to get a Ninja 500. He said it so calmly and mature I had changed my mind and even had a couple deals on 500's fall through. Then I round this R6 for $4,500 and I took it.

We are all on the same side, let's not forget it.

2000NinjaZX6R · 05-05-2005, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizatt

I thought it was funny as hell! Sorry, is anything on here allowed to be funny anymore?

No its against the rules!!! didn't you know???

matt sherman · 05-06-2005, 01:19 AM

it's awesome you took the time to write that. Well done.

Matt