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Originally Posted by Yamaha Squid  i never rode a bike before. i bought it having no clue how to ride. you dont turn 16 and knw how to drive a car ya gotta learn and all my buds had big new bikes so i wasnt learning on theirs. i went to buy an older bike but for the price im happy with mine. glad i didnt get the used r6 or a 1000 like i was loking at.
every bike forum i am on people are all the same way. 2 accidents dont ride wow you suck blah blah blah.
i bought it not knwing how to ride. i still dont know 100% no one ever will know 100%. i did good all summer had some instances that i learned from (cars cutting me off merging into my lane etc.... people have accidents. shit happens. once i get my hand back im fxinfg the clip on gluing the cracked fairings and getting right back on. ive had a lot of people say sell it get rd of it stop riding. fall off the horse get right back on, and thats what im gonna do.
i do want to take the saftey class and i will be doing a tonys track day next year to better myself.
my bike is already scratched and abused i have no interest in buying any other bike until a couple years down the road when i will get something newer for the street. since my bike is beat up already i might cage it and have fun next season. |
I see where you're comin from... but lemme ask ya a rhetorical question... did you take driving lessons in a beater or just jump in a brand new car & go? Guessing it wasn't the latter. The step you skipped, which you KNOW, was taking MSF before you bought a bike... but I AM glad to hear you're planning on signing up. I'd sign up now as the spring classes tend to fill up quickly... the longer you ride w/o proper training, the longer you have to solidify your bad habbits & make them harder to correct.
Everyone has accidents and yes, shit DOES happen, but you'll find that a LOT of members here have taken measures to make sure they continually educate themselves in a way that reduces that risk... I'm happy to see you're planning on doing the same.
09-25-07, 03:24 PM
