he either really likes it and was riding it all day or he got hosed and is drinking away the misery.survey says?
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he either really likes it and was riding it all day or he got hosed and is drinking away the misery.survey says?
yep, thats why it's considered a great beginner bike.Got it !
Man this thing is easy. Holy shit. I can introduce my gf to biking with this without a doubt.
It's easier than a bicycle, even at low speeds. The clutch is predictable, the throttle is nice. The brake lever is low, and I can roll my hand off the throttle really well when I reach for it, but when I pull back on the lever my palm rolls the throttle again - leading to a bit of an overrev. I'll look to adjust it tonight.
The break in was easy: Don't keep it at one RPM for too long, don't let it idle for too long. Stretch it through the RPM range, and don't blip the throttle. Change RPM smoothly.
Makes sense to me.
As far as fast ? I haven't had it out of 1st gear yet. They didn't give me a plate last night, so I was up and down in the driveway. Tonight I'll take it out on the road in front of my house, but tomorrow I'm getting my permit.
damn you! blasphemy. i love my r6. it was the most comfortable of the new bikes (to me) and looked the best. the gsxr is ugly as hell, the kawi front end doesn't look right. i guess it's the whole "round headlights in triangle cutouts" and the cbr looks like a something from the thundercats.Nice.
I went and checked out the 2007 Yamaha R6s yesterday. Icky. /shudder
so what WOULD you buy then? there are only 4 bikes to choose from really.Yeah. The bike doesnt look that bad, hell its kinda sexy. The front end intake/headlight setup is kinda weird, but it doesnt look THAT bad. I sat on it, and all you see is unfinished plastic snap on covers. Its ugly as hell to look at when you are sitting on it. And hopefully, thats the view you will be seeing the most.
And it didnt fit me at all. It was like doing yoga trying to shift the thing. The 2006 was much better. Although even that one was hell to control. And the location of the exhaust on both bikes makes lower control modification impossible. Unless you went with a custom exhaust.
Luckily, I dont have the cash to go buy a bike, so I can sit back and complain. No buyer stress here. I refuse to finance anything ever again.
Well, Maybe a house. we'll see.
yeah, i like the electronic dampener. does it have mAd tyte vtack?I'm probably going to be looking very seriously at a CBR 1000rr with modified pegs and a slightly extended swing arm.
Reading the specs / technology in those bikes gives me a hard-on every time.
But alas, that is like, 2 years down the road, at least. I'll be paying cash.
Damn, 1 day to late on seeing this thread, my sister has an 02 (I think) Ninja 500 that she's selling for 2200 or b/o. Just needs a new front turn signal as it cracked...its Red.