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Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum for the past few days but decided to join today. I got my permit about 2 weeks ago and i just made a reservation for BRC in sf for the last week of janurary. are there anyone from here taking that class too??? hope i can get my license and bike soon so i can start riding with you guys/gals. :thumbup
Jackie
hitman5532
12-11-2007, 05:12 PM
:newbie
gold
what bike are you starting with
i rode my friends 149cc vespa and that was fun but he also has a ninja 250r so i get to ride it next week. most of my friends with bikes told me to get a ninja 250r to start and then get a better bike later but i really want a gsx-r600 or a r6.
hitman5532
12-11-2007, 05:23 PM
start with the 250!!!! work your way towards a 600...
SirFonners
12-11-2007, 05:57 PM
Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum for the past few days but decided to join today. I got my permit about 2 weeks ago and i just made a reservation for BRC in sf for the last week of janurary. are there anyone from here taking that class too??? hope i can get my license and bike soon so i can start riding with you guys/gals. :thumbup
Jackie
Jackie...hmmm sounds female
hi, i am jon we should date:leghump:leghump
WEOLCOME:twofinger:newbie
Jackie...hmmm sounds female
hi, i am jon we should date:leghump:leghump
WEOLCOME:twofinger:newbie
:shocker i'm a guy and i have no interest in dating you :twofinger haha
fms1day
12-11-2007, 07:24 PM
Welcome to BARF... Has your friend with the ex250 taken the MSF BRC course? If so, why not have him take you to the CCSF Reservoir on a Saturday and practice what they'll go over at the BRC.. Gives you a headstart. :thumbup
If he's willing to let you ride the ex250 at a parking lot, but he doesn't remember the BRC training, feel free to hit me up.. I may remember a few and can probably help you prepare for your class... (Plus, the BRC will be taking place across the parking lot anyways.. so we can check it out and see what they're doing.. It'll refresh my memory. hah!)
SirFonners
12-11-2007, 07:52 PM
:shocker i'm a guy and i have no interest in dating you :twofinger haha
welllll right now,
get a few beers in you and we'll see:x
:twofinger
welllll right now,
get a few beers in you and we'll see:x
:twofinger
i think it's gonna take a lot more than just a few beers :laughing
Welcome to BARF... Has your friend with the ex250 taken the MSF BRC course? If so, why not have him take you to the CCSF Reservoir on a Saturday and practice what they'll go over at the BRC.. Gives you a headstart. :thumbup
If he's willing to let you ride the ex250 at a parking lot, but he doesn't remember the BRC training, feel free to hit me up.. I may remember a few and can probably help you prepare for your class... (Plus, the BRC will be taking place across the parking lot anyways.. so we can check it out and see what they're doing.. It'll refresh my memory. hah!)
thanks..i don't remember if he took the class or not. i have to check with him.
AkatomboR6
12-13-2007, 08:55 PM
:shocker i'm a guy and i have no interest in dating you :twofinger haha
:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl
thats what i was thinking... Jackie like Jackie Chan :teeth
anywho, welcome to the forum
250s are great starter bikes. but you can get by having a 600 as a starter bike.
Driving a 250 at 100% = 600 at 25%
thats what i did when i first got my R6, didn't go pass 4k rpm for the first month :ride
Welcome welcome! I'd suggest going for a 600. Chances are you'll outgrow a 250 fairly fast. I'm a fellow rookie who's first bike was and still is a TL1000 and I don't regret my decision :thumbup
thanks everybody, i almost bought a gsx-r600 today but i think i'm gonna wait until i get my license. i wish i signed up for my class earlier. anyway...can someone recommend me a good place/deal to buy the bike. thanks
Squiddly Diddly
12-15-2007, 10:31 PM
Welcome welcome! I'd suggest going for a 600. Chances are you'll outgrow a 250 fairly fast. I'm a fellow rookie who's first bike was and still is a TL1000 and I don't regret my decision :thumbup
No offense but that is by far the worst advice given to a newb by a newb..:wtf
Jackie I and I'm sure lots of others understand the attraction to such bikes as the Gixxers but if you've never riden a bike or are extremly green when it comes to riding you can get yourself into a whole heap of trouble up top a 600. Of course the arguement could be made that you could end up in trouble on a 250 as well but you're less likely to do so on something less torquey and twitchy as a Gixxer 6 or an R6..The most common reasoning (or as I like to call it BLATHER) that I hear coming from newbs that have no buisness giving advice in the first place to other newbs is that "you'll outgrow/get tired of/etc of that lower CC bike so why not just get what you really want now" and it's usually followed up by "don't worry you'll be fine" blah blah blah..DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS SORT OF HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE ADVICE if you enjoy living, enjoy having unbroken bones, like having skin on your body, don't enjoy ambulance rides, etc..
By the way for those that knock 250's I suggest you go take a trip to the track sometime..You'll see plenty of people on 250's making other riders on 600's, 750's and dare I say it.. 1000's look like they're sitting still..:rofl
schumacher62
12-15-2007, 11:32 PM
ive got to agree with most others, jackie. get something smaller, more reasonable, 250 to 500 size. they are relatively inexpensive to buy and maintain (key here, think about maintenence costs) and hold their resale value quite well, because everyone who is smart and learning is looking to buy one!
i went on a group ride today, a newbie ride, and in that group of maybe 30 riders, there were five new riders, two with ninja 250's and three with ninja 500's. and each of those riders was delighted with his or her bike, was glad they bought it, and was totally comfortable riding with all the other bikes of all sizes, keeping the pace, learning the curves, all within their learning limits.
i have a feeling they realize that to ride and enjoy riding, its best to first learn how to ride safely and comfortably. i was impressed when i spoke with any of those riders, at what a thoughtful and intelligent start they gave themselves by learning at a pace not dictated by a super powerful and advanced bike.
I agree with you guys too but you only get in trouble with the power when you abuse it. I got a few folks shaking their heads because I went straight to a liter but first, I couldn't pass up the deal, and second, I respect the bike and only ride to my ability. After they see I don't ride like a retard they get a better understanding. Sorry guys. Whatever you decide on, enjoy and be safe. :ride
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