HA HA!...state holiday

[simple]

Knyte is this your first bike?

How much riding experience do you have?

 

[itburnswhenipee]

If it's your first bike I'd recommend getting something used. Don't spend more than a couple grand if you can help it. The idea is to have something that you can learn on that you won't mind having bad things happen to. Ride it for a year or two, then go for the nice bike that you really want.

 

[simple]

If it's your first bike I'd recommend getting something used. Don't spend more than a couple grand if you can help it. The idea is to have something that you can learn on that you won't mind having bad things happen to. Ride it for a year or two, then go for the nice bike that you really want.

yup, but an R6 new or old is stupid fast

I'm actually about to pull the trigger on a GSX600 - Knyte, the 650 is a blast too


edit: go to a bike shop and sit on everything

 

[water]

This will be the first bike I've personally owned, but I've been out quite a bit in the past on various bikes and sizes.

I'm trying to get out to a shop today that I know has a 650, but of course they're all closed. Jerks.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

You gettin' an old used one elpie?

I air/oil-cooled engines

 

[itburnswhenipee]

It just occurred to me that Pioneer Day sounds like some kind of Soviet holiday. Do you need to wear something that looks like this?

 

[theacoustician]

It just occurred to me that Pioneer Day sounds like some kind of Soviet holiday. Do you need to wear something that looks like this?

United Mormon Workers Day it is then.

 

[simple]

You gettin' an old used one elpie?

I air/oil-cooled engines

it's used, but it's not that old - 2003

 

[JAXvillain]

you could buy a new gun instead so you'll be around to see your kids grow up

*shields self from incoming barrage of shit*

 

[simple]

you could buy a new gun instead so you'll be around to see your kids grow up

*shields self from incoming barrage of shit*

ya getting a sport bike and thinking about having a kid soon is kinda like 'huh?'

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Nice, them are reliable as heck from what I hear

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Bah, you have a better chance of dying while crossing the street

 

[Sarcasmo]

Kyler? As in more Kyle than the original?

 

[JAXvillain]

Bah, you have a better chance of dying while crossing the street

I heard about a guy that died on a bike a week ago locally from a friend...he had been back from Iraq for 2 months and was so bored with civilian life in comparison that he accidentally snapped his neck taking a spill at ~150mph

granted that's a stupid way to go but if you don't do it to yourself, someone else will eventually

 

[water]

I heard about a guy that died on a bike a week ago locally from a friend...he had been back from Iraq for 2 months and was so bored with civilian life in comparison that he accidentally snapped his neck taking a spill at ~150mph

granted that's a stupid way to go but if you don't do it to yourself, someone else will eventually

I'd like to think that I'm a little more responsible than that.

 

[simple]

I heard about a guy that died on a bike a week ago locally from a friend...he had been back from Iraq for 2 months and was so bored with civilian life in comparison that he accidentally snapped his neck taking a spill at ~150mph

granted that's a stupid way to go but if you don't do it to yourself, someone else will eventually

not everyone dies just because they ride

 

[JAXvillain]

not everyone dies just because they ride

of course not...they all wreck given enough time though

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

of course not...they all wreck given enough time though

Not entirely true.
I know guys that have ridden for 20+ years without a major incident.
It happens, its not uncommon, but its not a fact that it will happen.

 

[JAXvillain]

Not entirely true.
I know guys that have ridden for 20+ years without a major incident.
It happens, its not uncommon, but its not a fact that it will happen.

a couple get lucky...I have a feeling I wouldn't be amongst that group however

 

[Syrup Beaver]

You can mitigate that risk by always wearing proper gear too

Lots of people go down for whatever reason and come out unscathed thanks to full faced helmets, armored jacket/pants, and boots