Disclaimer Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Socialists. I don't want the government telling me what I can and can't ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels>4 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 It seems to me that lighter, less powerful bikes are easier to handle and thus easier and safer to learn on. They are certainly much more forgiving to a novice rider. The down side seems to be that you out grow a small bike very quickly and soon you want a bit more out of the throttle than it can give you... I thought my little GS550 was scary fast the first time I cracked the throttle wide open, now I could take a nap at WOT on that thing. Oh, and a slow bike will still smoke the average passenger car. (that weight to power ratio thing...) Even my '78 GS will toast most sports cars. (and a modern bike of similar displacement wont need half it's throttle to smoke the GS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'm not sure a tiered system would make difference at all here from a safety factor other than put more people on shitty American roads with shitty American drivers on under powered bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerBoy Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 my first bike is a 250 kawi ninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 70HP is a lot different than 120HP.. the 650R is a great bike. Absolutely a great bike even if I hate riding it. But you hit my point. cc's on their own mean very little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 my first bike was a 5hp tecumseh minibike...I was 6 and couldn't get NEAR touching the ground (i could barely reach the pegs) so I put a cement block in the yard and learned to stop with one of the pegs on it.my first "motorcycle" I got when i was 12, It was a Kawasaki 550 LTD (like strictly street's) It had no title, due to a bonfire accident years before i got possesion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 The U.S. would benefit from a tiered system.Fuck that shit, while I have little doubt that this type of system would be beneficial to many people it would rightfully be met with much opposition to the point I would hope of defeat. Stupid hurts, stupid should hurt, big brother is not responsible for me nor should it be. Socialists. I don't want the government telling me what I can and can't ride.Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I started on a turbo Busa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonkerS Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Socialists. I don't want the government telling me what I can and can't ride.They must have voted for Obama. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Looking down on someone for starting on a 250 is lame and any guy afraid to be seen on a 250 is compensating for something.my .02 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOW Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 my first street bike was an '82 Honda CM400. Got it as a gift when my buddy went off to basic, gave it back to him a year later w/another 25k miles when I went off to basic. Fast forward two years to Hawaii, and I stepped up to a 1000cc Honda Hurricane (yeah, I just aged myself with that one). I laid that bike down twice, in full gear, (roads in Hawaii aren't exactly street bike at speed friendly) before selling it and moving back to the mainland. Didn't ride for about 12yrs or so, then I got the VROD. After such a long hiatus from riding, I decided to enroll and do the MSF course again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOW Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Just give me a VRod with my GSXR and we'll be one big happy family!...But it's still got enough balls for a cruiser and that's the whole reason I want it!You are truly a wise womanYou know a stock vrod is only pushing a lil' ovr 100hp and 85# torque and weighs about twice what your 600 weighs.and that is why the VROD is a power CRUISER, not a sport bike or a sport tourer.I'm not sure how a V-Rod does it, but it's performance is impressive when I ride with one. Just huge amounts of torque available at all throttle. Having a very wide power band is something most bikes do not have. It will not flick around like a lighter bike though. You set your line and ride it.I don't know, VRODDave throws his around pretty well in the twisties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilTuffGirl Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 My first bike was the '03 600RR Cheech now has. You can screw up very fast on it but the power never screwed me.. it was the damn pot hole I didn't see and stuck my foot in when stopping I'm too short for that crap. Bike fell on me while I was stopped.. Damn WV and their shitty roads/parkinglots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRidingHood Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 No guy by any means but I'll put in my 2 cents. I'm wanting a 250, just because. My sister had an older style way back in the day, got rid of it. I like the newer style myself....Basic point for me is I'm not riding anything that I don't feel comfortable on. If I can't pick it up after I drop it (which I'm sure I will) I have no business riding it...PERIOD.Not out for "I'm bad a bad ass bitch bc I ride a bike three times the size of me"...To those who rock that out..awesome! For me, no thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Maybe not a tiered system in the same aspect as the Europeans. But maybe do like the boating regulations in OH. Being born after a certain date, if you want to own/operate a watercraft you have to go thru a safety course. So if you want to ride a bike, you have to take the MSF course. Not really trying to be a socialist. More like trying to prevent younger kids from making the same mistakes that we all did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Basic point for me is I'm not riding anything that I don't feel comfortable on. If I can't pick it up after I drop it (which I'm sure I will) I have no business riding it...PERIOD.that was my dad's rule..."you can ride it when you can pick it up"he layed the 550 on it's side one summer and said "go for it", I righted it, put it on the stand and made a deal to trade him the tecumseh for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRidingHood Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 that was my dad's rule..."you can ride it when you can pick it up"he layed the 550 on it's side one summer and said "go for it", I righted it, put it on the stand and made a deal to trade him the tecumseh for it...good rule to live by!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessPratt Posted July 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 They must have voted for Obama. :grin:Oh PLEASE don't insult me! I'm just for safety. If they can legislate seatbeats why not this? It was just a fleeting thought through this crazy brain of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessPratt Posted July 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Looking down on someone for starting on a 250 is lame and any guy afraid to be seen on a 250 is compensating for something.my .02 centsUmmm I think I wrote that I rethought what I said to the dude AND was a bit under the influence when I said it. It was Mexico and all inclusive. The drinks were quite abundant down there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I know you did! I was mad late to this thread and my .02 cents didn't really apply anymore but why give up on a post count M I Rite?Forgive me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Didn't follow thread so I'll answer the OP question...My first was a 250, the reasoning...It's all I could afford. I've obviously since moved to bigger and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 All you can drink for free... lots of stupid can happen. I've made fun of boys driving chick cars when not sober for no good reason except to be a dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 My first bike was a 1976 Honda CB550. Bought it for $500 and it looked like complete garbage. I laid it down twice learning and I think it made the bike look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 my first bike (i was 15 1/2 w/ temps, so 7 yrs ago) was a 94 Suzuki RF600. loved that bike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Speazy Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 if you don't count my fitty i had (and promptly sold)the first road worthy bike I had was/is the Zuki GS500. its a good start. but I'm tired of it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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