04-24-2006, 03:05 PM
.RJ Wrote:Mike Wrote:yeah, the price is the killer, but i'd really like to start out with something a bit sportier.
Why?
Because it looks cool? Learn how to ride the thing, and then worry about looking cool. Buy the cheap starter bike now, ride it for 6 months, then you can look cool. It will take you a few months to get used to riding something with two wheels and an engine, you really dont want something thats going to get you in trouble before you know how to ride out of it.
I wish I had bought one of these or a Ninja 500 instead of my FZ - I would have spent more time worrying about riding than worrying about whether the thing was going to get me home or spit me off.
+1
Wish I had listened to the same advice. I haven't heard a story where someone was happy getting the "better" bike in the end.