For Those who ride bikes (motorcycles)

Trollio
Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 2011 in For The Grown & Sexy
Im thinking bout taking the beginner class to learn how to ride then cop a bike later on this year

any pointers or whatever?
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  • Sh0t
    Sh0t Members Posts: 1,162
    edited April 2011
    MSF courses are always a good idea.

    I've been riding 11 years, taught it voluntarily for 2 years.

    What kind of pointers do you want? I recommend getting a biker chick girlfriend. Does that count?

    IMG_0286.jpg?t=1304119849

    06 Hayabusa, 07 Speed Triple.

    I recommend you get more than one bike! Does that count?
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    damn that black one nice

    basically as a beginner what kind of bike should i start with
    whats the best gear to get

    anything else i should know bout them tho

    how much that hayabusa run you
  • Sh0t
    Sh0t Members Posts: 1,162
    edited April 2011
    I bought that 06 2 years ago cash for 8k I believe. Only had 500 miles on it. Poor guy.

    Beginner bike recommendations are pointless, nobody ever listens. IF you are into sport bikes, start with a sporty, small engined, naked bike like an SV-650 or ducati monster. I can't really give recommendations on cruiser style bikes, I haven't ridden too many.

    Best gear, for a beginner I would recommend splurging and getting a cheaper full leather track suit or an Aerostitch suit, then as you gain confidence, replace them with street specific gear like Icon, etc. Then you can use your leathers for the track(or when you feel like misbehaving).

    Ride in what you plan to crash in

    IMAG0017.jpg?t=1304121731

    Another fun pic. my boat, my truck, and I borrowed my friends gsx-r600 for my trip to Havasu last week. AZ has no helmet law, but I decided to behave.
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    ? im in az n i know bout that ?
    them mountains just there for sport

    aite well im only 5'7 so i dont want no bike that i gotta get a running start to get on and ?

    i aint tryna kevin hart "i aint got no knees" myself

    im thinking once i get the bike and the gear...ima get a custom helmet..
  • Bussy_Getta
    Bussy_Getta Members Posts: 37,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    i got my beginners class next weekend :)
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    i got my beginners class next weekend :)

    what pico...u go be a biker mami
  • Bussy_Getta
    Bussy_Getta Members Posts: 37,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    The Hacker wrote: »
    what pico...u go be a biker mami

    lol I at least wanna be able to say I know how to ride one

    im kinda nervous about this class tho
  • dalyricalbandit
    dalyricalbandit Members, Moderators Posts: 67,918 Regulator
    edited April 2011
    i got my beginners class next weekend :)

    u just keep getting better and better
  • Bussy_Getta
    Bussy_Getta Members Posts: 37,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    u just keep getting better and better

    *hugz n kisses*
  • Sh0t
    Sh0t Members Posts: 1,162
    edited April 2011
    I've had two katanas over the years, great bikes, lil heavy though. I still recommend newbies get naked bikes because fairings are expense and newbies are clumsy.

    Naked bikes make it easier to see where your front wheel ends up, as well, to correct yourself.
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    lol I at least wanna be able to say I know how to ride one

    im kinda nervous about this class tho

    ? when i cop my bike ill get a side car and u can be my bat girl cuz i ....am.......BATMAN
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Sh0t wrote: »
    I've had two katanas over the years, great bikes, lil heavy though. I still recommend newbies get naked bikes because fairings are expense and newbies are clumsy.

    Naked bikes make it easier to see where your front wheel ends up, as well, to correct yourself.

    post a pic of a naked bike
  • Bussy_Getta
    Bussy_Getta Members Posts: 37,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    The Hacker wrote: »
    ? when i cop my bike ill get a side car and u can be my bat girl cuz i ....am.......BATMAN

    lmao!!!!! that actually sound cute tho :-/
    bullet%20manx%20sidecar.jpg
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    lmao!!!!! that actually sound cute tho :-/
    bullet%20manx%20sidecar.jpg

    hell yeh
    ill put screens in that hoe so u can watch tv
  • Bussy_Getta
    Bussy_Getta Members Posts: 37,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    The Hacker wrote: »
    hell yeh
    ill put screens in that hoe so u can watch tv

    pimmmmmmmpin!!!!!!!!!
  • Sh0t
    Sh0t Members Posts: 1,162
    edited April 2011
    The Hacker wrote: »
    post a pic of a naked bike

    I did. My speed triple is a naked bike.
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Sh0t wrote: »
    I did. My speed triple is a naked bike.

    o aite i see it
    so basically the difference is the little windshield thing
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    pimmmmmmmpin!!!!!!!!!

    holla at a playa when you see me on the street trick
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Young-Ice wrote: »
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    my text cut you deeply huh
  • Sh0t
    Sh0t Members Posts: 1,162
    edited April 2011
    Not necessarily. It's mostly all the fairings. most sportbikes have very expensive fairings that make the bike more aerodynamic. They are easily scratched/broken if you drop the bike. Naked bikes often have some aero, but not full fairings the way most sportbikes do.

    Also, for a beginner, I would stay away from 4 cylinder high revving bikes and go for torquey twins, or if you dare, triples. Wider power-band of a twin is much more forgiving on immature clutch work. One of my gfs is a new rider, her first bike is going to be a Triumph STREET Triple, the 675 engine(versus the 1050 of a Speed triple). My main gf has a Ducati Monster 796, which at her weight of roughly 110 lb, is quite insane.

    Track days with your lady, highly recommended!
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Young-Ice wrote: »
    hacker, you're a ?

    you're text couldn't cut butter

    but i cut ya moms every wednesday after she watches the office
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Sh0t wrote: »
    Not necessarily. It's mostly all the fairings. most sportbikes have very expensive fairings that make the bike more aerodynamic. They are easily scratched/broken if you drop the bike. Naked bikes often have some aero, but not full fairings the way most sportbikes do.

    Also, for a beginner, I would stay away from 4 cylinder high revving bikes and go for torquey twins, or if you dare, triples. Wider power-band of a twin is much more forgiving on immature clutch work. One of my gfs is a new rider, her first bike is going to be a Triumph STREET Triple, the 675 engine(versus the 1050 of a Speed triple). My main gf has a Ducati Monster 796, which at her weight of roughly 110 lb, is quite insane.

    Track days with your lady, highly recommended!

    good ? .....
  • Trollio
    Trollio Members Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Young-Ice wrote: »
    nobody watches the office

    ya mama does and reruns of all in the family
  • Sh0t
    Sh0t Members Posts: 1,162
    edited April 2011
  • Conscious__Nkechi
    Conscious__Nkechi Members Posts: 6,110 ✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
    Sh0t wrote: »
    I bought that 06 2 years ago cash for 8k I believe. Only had 500 miles on it. Poor guy.

    Beginner bike recommendations are pointless, nobody ever listens. IF you are into sport bikes, start with a sporty, small engined, naked bike like an SV-650 or ducati monster. I can't really give recommendations on cruiser style bikes, I haven't ridden too many.

    Best gear, for a beginner I would recommend splurging and getting a cheaper full leather track suit or an Aerostitch suit, then as you gain confidence, replace them with street specific gear like Icon, etc. Then you can use your leathers for the track(or when you feel like misbehaving).

    Ride in what you plan to crash in


    Another fun pic. my boat, my truck, and I borrowed my friends gsx-r600 for my trip to Havasu last week. AZ has no helmet law, but I decided to behave.

    In DR, there is no traffic/vehicle laws like in the US. No helmets are worn, you learn to ride a motorcycle from birth. You can take your newborn home holding them while you ride the bike.
    I have my license and that was good enough for me to ride. I love 'em.

    ATV's and motorcycles>>>>>> Cars.