| Re: New guy no bike (long intro) Before I bought this I was looking for a 750 because honestly I was scared of the 1000cc. After riding it for about 5 minutes I was used to the power. I rode everyday and put about 3-400 miles on it in the last 2 weeks. I am very, very comfortable with the power. I mean the power is really only there when you want it.
The accident was more or less a freak accident (kinda). The sand and gravel was right on the turn. It whipped the front towards the right and the rear to the left. I was able to save it but ran out of room and went straight into the corner curb where there was a lot more sand to deal with.
Like I said, I've been taking it slowly on the bike only because I know I'm a new rider and need to get used to this bike. Obviously, easy to ride on the highway and I've been practicing on the twisties with speed. That night though, I was going pretty slow. I just went out for a 5 minute ride and on the way back---well, you know |