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Old 04-19-2014, 09:47 AM   #29
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That is an opinion. 35 hp, first of all for a beginner that's more than adiquate. I don't need a liter bike for a first bike. That's asking for trouble. That's like giving a Ferrari to a 16 year old boy and asking him to drive the speed limit. Plus, it's cheaper, a lot of experienced riders who ride liters say the 300 is a good beginner bike. I have no intention for it being my last. Just enough practice and time on it to graduate to a ZX6r.
I agree with this. Plus you can actually push it without getting arrested. Liter bikes are fun, but I hardly ever leave 2nd gear on mine.

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Old 04-19-2014, 10:31 AM   #30
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That is an opinion. 35 hp, first of all for a beginner that's more than adiquate. I don't need a liter bike for a first bike. That's asking for trouble. That's like giving a Ferrari to a 16 year old boy and asking him to drive the speed limit. Plus, it's cheaper, a lot of experienced riders who ride liters say the 300 is a good beginner bike. I have no intention for it being my last. Just enough practice and time on it to graduate to a ZX6r.
IMO opinion if you are a beginner you should learn to ride dirt or practice in a controlled area before you even think about taking an entry level bike on public roads. They accelerate ,handle,and brake poorly. Confidence ,ability and a bike that can do what you want will save your butt one day . Maybe you will get lucky and grow with the bike
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IMO opinion if you are a beginner you should learn to ride dirt or practice in a controlled area before you even think about taking an entry level bike on public roads. They accelerate ,handle,and brake poorly. Confidence ,ability and a bike that can do what you want will save your butt one day . Maybe you will get lucky and grow with the bike
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I tell all beginners dirt bike first. Learn to control an out of control bike, slide, fall over, crash, lots of times and you will start to learn body position. You just dont learn that quickly on the street and when you do go down it hurts your body and wallet
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IMO opinion if you are a beginner you should learn to ride dirt or practice in a controlled area before you even think about taking an entry level bike on public roads. They accelerate ,handle,and brake poorly. Confidence ,ability and a bike that can do what you want will save your butt one day . Maybe you will get lucky and grow with the bike
I am by no means about to grab it and go on the freeway lol I don't have the budget for a bike & a dirt bike, so I'd have to do it in a controlled area, school parking lots, my kol-de-sac, anywhere where there is not much traffic and I can get a handle for how it feels the right positions etc. ofcourse is be taking the cycle course. Plus I wouldn't ride anywhere without leather and a helmet. No matter how hot it is.
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Old 04-19-2014, 08:08 PM   #33
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I learned on an old Ninja 250R that I bought for $2800 used. I rode it for about 2 years and sold it for $2500. If you're not riding it on the highway, it's more than enough to learn and have fun with. And they hold on to their resale values pretty well.

The point of a beginner bike is to learn the basics of motorcycling, but the major point is to learn how to always be aware of your surroundings and how to plan ahead on how to avoid dangers that pop up like animals or the idiot in oncoming traffic that will make a left turn and say that he didn't see you coming. The thing that I do miss about the smaller bikes is that you could ring out each gear to red line and still be legal and having tons of fun. You can't really do that on the larger bikes.

There are always tons of debates on all the motorcycling forums about what to start on and what bike to get. The best advice I can give you is ride for your own enjoyment of riding and not to impress. Stay within your abilities and take your time and you'll live long enough to ride all kinds of bikes. Learning throttle control on a beginner bike is a hell of a lot easier than on a sportbike where minute inputs have large outputs.
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I wouldnt use it on the freeway, just as a back country road toy, and to get around town in
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That's nice. You have one as well! Cheers.
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Took my bike in for service, they gave me this little guy as a loaner. Hated it at first due to the size, but I learned to like it after beating it like a red headed step child for 3 days. Great bike for a beginner, or a bar hopper that you can really man handle.

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Here's my last 3 bikes.

I hit sand in the road on my Hyper, crashed hard and got hurt pretty bad. After that I found I wasn't riding much any more, so I sold my bikes and put the money into my BRZ.
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That is an opinion. 35 hp, first of all for a beginner that's more than adiquate. I don't need a liter bike for a first bike. That's asking for trouble. That's like giving a Ferrari to a 16 year old boy and asking him to drive the speed limit. Plus, it's cheaper, a lot of experienced riders who ride liters say the 300 is a good beginner bike. I have no intention for it being my last. Just enough practice and time on it to graduate to a ZX6r.
Forget the people who downtalk the ninja 300/250. Its a great sportbike. I had my 250 for 3 years and smoked plenty of these so called amazing riders (amazing, just because they had a "big" bike) on their liter super sports on the track. It was such fun actually using every bit of power the thing had and maintaining its momentum (something I'd think 86 owners should appreciate) Get the bike you want, the one that gives you the most enjoyment and comfort. The 300 is a great bike to learn on. I learned a hell of a lot riding my 250r and pushing it to its limits. I regret selling it...Would have loved to make it into a dedicated track bike, and used my Triumph for everything else.
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Bumping this up just found this thread! who else is riding on here?

Started with this guy:


Sold it, had this pos for a very short period of time (I did not do any painting)



bought this guy, great deal



Did some riding



Got hooked, sold the r6, bought a race prepared 06 CBR600RR. Should have that for awhile



Painted and raced it, 4th place in my second race

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Started on this 1982 Yamaha Virago


Then got a 2003 R6 (which I cannot seem to find any pictures of right now)

Then bought this 2006 Honda CBR1000RR


But sold it after a year because I didn't really enjoy having to change my underwear after each ride.

I now have a 2003 SV650 which is undergoing a GSXR1000 suspension swap



And an old beat to death scoot
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Does this count?


It has 1/3 the HP of a CBR300.. actually a little more than that... and it's even eye-tail-ian.






I actually do need to sell that darn thing though, it's just taking up space. Once I figure out my storage situation (ie too much shit in a too small garage) I want to find a CB500 or CB550. 70s of course.
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