New to the forum. how are ya guys?

[Murrayman23]

Hey guys and gals,
I'm Dan i'm 18 and i just bought my first street bike. Shes a 2007 Kawasaki zx-6r. I'm just gettin myself out there. I live on the south shore. Now my bikes teasing me in the garage till it gets warm. So ya, i'm just sayin hi!

thanks
Dan

[Omahastylin16]

whats up dan, where are ya on the south shore, theres plenty of us down here

[Murrayman23]

I'm in Hingham you? and i'm a huge spongebob fan myself hahaha

[Omahastylin16]

im in scituate

[Murrayman23]

ohhh cool man. what do u ride? i might have seen you at some point

[OreoGaborio]

Welcome to the forum
Best of luck with the new bike... stay safe & educate yourself the best ya can... treat every ride as a learning experience.

Do you have any dirt background? They're two COMPLETELY different worlds, but it does help to a small extent.



Sent the thread to the Welcome and Intro section for ya.

[spydah]

Welcome! Nice first bike!

[Murrayman23]

Welcome to the forum
Best of luck with the new bike... stay safe & educate yourself the best ya can... treat every ride as a learning experience.

Do you have any dirt background? They're two COMPLETELY different worlds, but it does help to a small extent.



Sent the thread to the Welcome and Intro section for ya.

I do have dirt experience. A decent amount of it. anything i should know?

[GixerJockey]

anything i should know?

*resist... resist... r e s i s t... being a










Ahhhh... did it...


Welcome to NESR man. Pay attention and learn everything you can from this group. There's tons of experience and knowledge to be gained here. Get yourself some good gear and RESPECT that motorcycle.

[OreoGaborio]

I do have dirt experience. A decent amount of it. anything i should know?

Well, I progressed from the other direction... started on the street & advanced to track days, then racing & instructing.... and THEN took things off-road to the dirt.

Dirt & road riding are *WORLDS* apart. Pretty much the only similarities are the controls and the number of tires ya got under you. Just about everything else is different, most notably, the near infinite number of variables found on the street and how much faster you come up on them (due partly to the huge jump in power & acceleration).

So just keep that in mind... mistakes are much more costly on the street.



Anyway, a rather large number of members here are instructors either for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (where you can take a two day course and get your MA motorcycle endorsement on your license) or up at the local race track (where licensed street riders can hone their skills in an enclosed environment). Some members fall under both categories... and in a couple months I'll be one of them

Basically what I'm sayin is that we've ALL got a lot of opportunity to learn from some very experienced riders here.... don't miss out

[Doc]

Welcome!!

Wear the gear and eat your wheaties.

[KillBill]

Welcome to the addiction of motorcycles Dan.

Like you, my Bike has been teasing me in my garage
and gives me the "look" and tries to make me feel bad.

Hope to see you on some rides in a coupla months

[mzdagrl]

Welcome to the site. Be safe, be smart, and stick around for a while!

[seth399]

welcome, post up a pic of your bike when you can

[beet]

Howdy Dan, I'm a recovering crazzy old squid.

[OreoGaborio]

Beet, I'm sorry to have to break it too ya, but there's no way in HELL you'll ever be able to recover from crazy.... or old.

[GixerJockey]

Beet, I'm sorry to have to break it too ya, but there's no way in HELL you'll ever be able to recover from crazy.... or old.

...or squidly.

[butcher bergs]

That's a pretty mean first machine so the only advice I will give is "be patient", "slow and easy" and "gear up".

If ever you find yourself riding scared-for-your-life while trying to keep up with other riders, don't be afraid to dial it back. Anyone who makes fun of you for being "too slow" are not people you should ride with in your first years on a motorcycle. Thankfully, NESR is devoid of such people.

Just my .02

Welcome to NESR!