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4thTimeLucky · 04-24-2003, 03:06 PM

Thanks to those who suggested beginner websites. I've been lurking on a few and the general gist seems to be get a 250, or if you are big or brave a 500.

Good 250s seem pretty hard to come by in England for some reason (e.g. no Ninja 250)

Current favourite is the Suzuki GS500. It's the one that English test centres use and is quite common over here. This means it should be cheaper second hand, doesn't matter so much if I drop it and may make my parents sleep a little easier at night.

One thing I can't seem to judge is what level of personal risk you need to accept to ride. I've been driving for four years without incident and judge the chance of me ever getting hurt in a car as very small indeed. However on bikes accidents seem more common, less in your control (their due to the stupidity of car drivers mostly) and when they occur your chance of injury is far far higher. So how risky is it?

04-24-2003, 03:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
4thTimeLucky Psycho Location: 4th has left the building - goodbye folks	Thanks to those who suggested beginner websites. I've been lurking on a few and the general gist seems to be get a 250, or if you are big or brave a 500. Good 250s seem pretty hard to come by in England for some reason (e.g. no Ninja 250) Current favourite is the Suzuki GS500. It's the one that English test centres use and is quite common over here. This means it should be cheaper second hand, doesn't matter so much if I drop it and may make my parents sleep a little easier at night. One thing I can't seem to judge is what level of personal risk you need to accept to ride. I've been driving for four years without incident and judge the chance of me ever getting hurt in a car as very small indeed. However on bikes accidents seem more common, less in your control (their due to the stupidity of car drivers mostly) and when they occur your chance of injury is far far higher. So how risky is it? __________________ I've been 4thTimeLucky, you've been great. Goodnight and God bless!