Wait till your course. If you're gonna drop a bike might as well be the one at rti instead of yours. 
High of 3 is still freezing for a bike btw
High of 3 is still freezing for a bike btw
Riding a bike for the first time this Saturday.. advice?
+1, this is true! though on an m1 you shouldn't be out once the sun goes down....your tires won't be too sticky
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So the bike is 100% insured and good to go on the road. Tomorrow is supposed to have a high of 7 and I am expecting to take it out in the afternoon when it's the warmest. I doubt I'll get any higher than 10 km/h but just more for clutch/brake feel control at slow speeds. Of course I will be very cautious and stick to up and down my street most likely.
I strongly agree, I would hold off until after your RTI course. If you drop your bike you have something to lose but you can drop their bikes with nothing to lose. Btw if you ride their CBR125 and learn on that and jump behind your ninja 250 you would appreciate it a lot more. I had the same exp when I went from their cbr125 to my ninja250, felt like a monster! Lol
Wait till your course. If you're gonna drop a bike might as well be the one at rti instead of yours.
El Cockblock
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hahhahahha ive heard that before! you'll be banging gears in no time at 100km/h
^^^This.
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hahhahahha ive heard that before! you'll be banging gears in no time at 100km/h
Lol - I'll try to exercise self control as best as possible. It all depends on how I "feel" on the bike. But I think there is no harm in just taking it out for 30 mins or so and learning the clutch and brake. I am definitely not going to take it out on the roads.. or be an idiot with it; just up and down on my street in front of my house in a quiet neighbourhood.
I will update this after. Either from home or from the hospital.
or just dont give a **** because its a 250.
PLau
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unoR
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Just take it slow and at your own pace. Since you drive a manual car you'll get the throttle / clutch control down pretty fast but this time you'll be shifting with your left foot instead of your right hand lol
I took my cbr125r out last year with just my M1 and honestly I was scared but I took it slow on side streets,built up my confidence then took her out on main roads then up and down the Allen road. Then I sold it, finished RTI and bought my wr250x a week later lol
Good luck and be safe !
conundrum
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One more piece of advice from my own experience (luckily a RTI CBR125R) is to always make sure the bars are straight before taking off. When I did my course (first time on a motorcycle ever) I messed up a turn and had to stop quickly before getting too close to another rider. Stopped fine, but since I still had my bars cranked when I tried to start off again I was on my side 1 second later. Very glad that wasn't my new CBR250RA waiting for me in the garage.
EDIT: Also to add as I see you might be practicing alone is to try and get someone else out there with you. When I went down during the course I had my leg pinned and couldn't get the bike off myself without the possibility of actually injuring my leg (and my pants) pulling it out. Even when I hit the streets after the course, I still had someone follow in a car the first 2-3 times I was out, just to play it safer.
EDIT: Also to add as I see you might be practicing alone is to try and get someone else out there with you. When I went down during the course I had my leg pinned and couldn't get the bike off myself without the possibility of actually injuring my leg (and my pants) pulling it out. Even when I hit the streets after the course, I still had someone follow in a car the first 2-3 times I was out, just to play it safer.
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