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Originally posted by BooRadley
An SV650 is not for everyone. I don't give a fuck what you say, when I took the MSF there were people who supossedly have been "riding harleys for years" who couldn't handle an eliminator 125 any better than I , a person who has never ridden a motorcycle before the class and has driven a standard for maybe 2 hours total ( yeah, I killed it alot ). I ended up with a higher score than all the people in the class, namely becasue I wasn't chickenshit with the brakes and the "experienced riders" were scared of the front brake. Not everyone is cut out to handle sport bikes , even the "pussy" SV650. Your attitude is what gets people hurt when they buy the newest literibke from japan and highside it within 2 weeks. You might be able to ride fuckin' circles around me and can do it safely, but you are not the majority. There are quite a few people who cannot drive for shit, much less ride for shit naturally. And for those people, they need to start on the most forgiving bikes. In fact, I think alot of people need to stay away from riding alltogether. Please argue with me on that point.
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First off, bikes are bikes. K? RC211V or Ninja 250, 65mph = 65mph, and although I have yet to ride the RC211, I am willing to bet that it wont go any faster than you tell it to go, JUST like the Ninja 250.
I am not even gonna get into exactly why the Harley peeps couldnt handle the dirtbikes they had for you guys, if you dont know that one already you need help.
Congrats on your high MSF score, but, if an Imbiscle gave me a math quiz, even if I aced it, I really wouldn't think I had anything to be proud of :shrug
and yeah, if you can ride a bike, you CAN handle a sportbike. Those bikes are extremely sharp instruments, properly set up that are more stable than ANY other road-going bike and they exhibit next to NO unfavorable characteristics that the rider must compensate for. They are neutral. Incredibly so.
My attitude is not what gets newbies into trouble, my attitude doesn't tell them to go out and get litre bikes, I go feel prety shitty when people tell them that a 600 is too big to learn on, because its really not.
As for them highsiding, well, mebbe if the MSF bufoons would tell them not to chop the throttle when the rear-wheel rear loses traction, mebbe it wouldnt happen so much? Oh, but you did'nt know thats how to not high-side did ya? Cause they did'nt tell you and you assumed they told you everything you needed to know. Welcome to the trap.
and I agree, some people shouldnt drive, and therefore shouldnt ride, but I know enough shitty drivers who are incredible riders to make me realize there are absolutely no hard and fast rules when it comes to who can handle what.
and yeah, I can ride circles around you, and I am glad for it, I wouldnt wanna be stuck behind ya waiting for you to target fixate on something and run right into it and possibly take me out with you.
sorry man, but I am not gonna back down on this, WAY too much misinfo being tossed around out there these days...
I'll state it once again, if your an idiot you'll die on a 600, same as you will on a 250, it will just be quicker on the 600.