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brown
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 Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: Bike Recommendations.......... |
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| When recommending a first bike to a friend, what do you recommend and what criterium do you base your recommendations on? |
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sos
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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 At first I was recomendng 600's to all newbies but now I say ride what you can afford cause ultimately that's what's gonna happen anyway. And just cause someone buys a liter bike over a smaller one doesn't mean they're gonna splat. My first ride was a 1979 Suzuki GS 1000 old school, but plenty of power to kill myself but here I am.
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Ginseng
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| Had I been smart I would have done the research myself..I am a new female rider and I was talked down by alot of people saying that I should start out really slow..and someone said get a 250cc..lol..I can only laugh at myself now..so I listened and got the 08 Ninja with that new body style...it's a beaut..but now I wanna do something bigger..summer is around the bend..any suggestions? |
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sos
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Ginseng wrote: | | Had I been smart I would have done the research myself..I am a new female rider and I was talked down by alot of people saying that I should start out really slow..and someone said get a 250cc..lol..I can only laugh at myself now..so I listened and got the 08 Ninja with that new body style...it's a beaut..but now I wanna do something bigger..summer is around the bend..any suggestions? |
Once again if you feel comfy on a 250 get a 600 you won't be tryin to upgrade so fast.
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Williej3
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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sos you are right about what you said, i was going to get a gsxr-600 for my first bike but everyone i talked to said i would need something bigger, but it all depends on what you can afford i have gsxr-750 now and love it but as ginseng said i want something bigger myself, but my 750 will do for now.
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gunzez
Joined: 30 Mar 2009
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Location: CT
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| Ginseng wrote: | | Had I been smart I would have done the research myself..I am a new female rider and I was talked down by alot of people saying that I should start out really slow..and someone said get a 250cc..lol..I can only laugh at myself now..so I listened and got the 08 Ninja with that new body style...it's a beaut..but now I wanna do something bigger..summer is around the bend..any suggestions? |
What's up Ginseng, I just saw your post. Well, to answer your question, it's really going to come down to what you can afford. To me it has nothing to do with what you can handle, because you, the rider will do what you want the bike to do. For example, years ago I bought a 600 Katana because I thought thats what I could handle, and days later ended up using my boys 1000 and was addicted to it and didn't even want to use my own bike. Now, that I have a 1000, it's no way I could go back down. It's also about limitations...if you want a smaller bike, just know you won't pick up just as much as a bigger bike, which for some may be cool. Anyway 600 or 1000 is about the norm, not to say just because you are a female or may be smaller or whatever the case, that you can't get a 1300.
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Motor Bret
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I have a 750 gsx-r and it has plenty of power for me. I'm a little under 200lbs. Depending on how much you weigh, and how well you can handle a bike influences what size you should start with. A 750 gsx-r is more than enough for most starters. 
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