New Riders...Start with a smaller bike!

Just got back from a week twisting through the Adirondacks. Saw more than a few sport bike guys who clearly started on more bike then they could handle - 100mph on the straights, but couldn’t do more than 15-20 through any corner and wobbled and barely in control at that.

Cherry on top is the constant duckwalking in traffic because they need to be going at least 25 mph before they can even balance.
 
Watched the doc, "Why We Ride" recently, and this all makes a story from Keith Code stick out. He talked about a long time rider saying to him after taking the course, "I thought I had 26 years of experience; now I realize I have one year of experience 26 times."
 
I know some riders that started on six hundred S/S all are still alive. Best to start on the track, once you are competent then move on to street.
 
PrivatePilot said:
Just got back from a week twisting through the Adirondacks. Saw more than a few sport bike guys who clearly started on more bike then they could handle - 100mph on the straights, but couldn’t do more than 15-20 through any corner and wobbled and barely in control at that.

Cherry on top is the constant duckwalking in traffic because they need to be going at least 25 mph before they can even balance.
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This guy just wanted to feel the ground with his foot or something.

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^90% sure that guy has a prosthetic leg
 
WTB right sneaker.

When I first started riding and complained about my 250 not keeping up on the street, my friend swapped me bikes and showed me how its done. 99+% of the time its the rider, not the bike.
 
Baggsy said:
WTB right sneaker.

When I first started riding and complained about my 250 not keeping up on the street, my friend swapped me bikes and showed me how its done. 99+% of the time its the rider, not the bike.
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Something many need to learn. I bought a 250 as a 3rd or 4th bike. Guy selling was puzzled as to why I was buying it, as I pulled up on a 750.
 
PLau said:
This guy just wanted to feel the ground with his foot or something.
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:lmao: 90% of the SS riders in the GTA.

but honestly how fast does he go through shoes?
 
jc100 said:
Did you change your name from “CBR125 guy” at all?
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??? i started in the dirt, then road racing, then street. When on the street after winning races, I would have to be riding way above the posted limits to make it challenging. So there is no point in even bothering. Its all just a cruise around.
 
gsxr guy said:
??? i started in the dirt, then road racing, then street. When on the street after winning races, I would have to be riding way above the posted limits to make it challenging. So there is no point in even bothering. Its all just a cruise around.
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Have to agree. After racing going fast in the street is just not that exciting anymore, I mostly just cruise around enjoying the scenery .

I know it sound pretentious to people that haven't experienced but it is the truth, pretentious or not.

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ZX600 said:
Have to agree. After racing going fast in the street is just not that exciting anymore, I mostly just cruise around enjoying the scenery .

I know it sound pretentious to people that haven't experienced but it is the truth, pretentious or not.

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And those that already just cruise around on the street, don't think you're pretentious - just more mature.
 
I don't track, so if I had an SS, I'd have to see how fast it goes at least once. That's why I don't have one. Most, if not all, of the people I know that do have powerful bikes, have more than one bike.
 
Trials said:

This thread is painful to read from the start,
Genesis, what percentage of your bikes available performance do you figure you are using right now?
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Not as much as I'd personally like or desire, however, when compared side by side with other new riders, I am in no way puttering at the back of the line in terms of progression (as many swore would be the case) nor am I "riding a fast bike slow".

Yes, it is painful to read isn't it. Many project their limitations, mentality and "knack for acquiring a new skill" onto others.

I agree with many that GENERALLY speaking, it's good to think based on the weakest link in the chain and put extreme caution when offering advice to a complete stranger (In other words, assume you're talking to an idiot; it might save their life).

However, there needs to be a recognition and acknowledgement for the individual themself. There's a difference between a 40 year old lady who gets frightened and tells her son to slow the car down when he goes 10 km over the limit, and someone like me.

The one size fits all advice doesn't always fit.

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