By the way, this thread is going to turn sticky.

 

This thread needs to be made into a sticky.

 

Well, in that case, let me say it now:

Blah blah blah......blah :sneaky

 

yes... BLAH BLAH BLAH....

R1 means a learning bike....mmmmmmm

learn to kill yourself reallllly fast..

 

Agreed!

 

what about if you're responsible.:lol

 

:secret:

Yeah... R1...R for Reasonable....1 for first bike!!:hammer:

I have been riding for fifteen years and the R1 still gets my hart going really fast:rock

No way should it ever be considered as a first bike.... stick to the GN250 you omos.

 

This is why insurance rates are high. Rich kids have daddy go buy them the latest and greatest for their first bike and whammo! faster than wacko jacko can hit on a 10 year old they bin it. I think the US should do what England does, make people work their way up to a liter bike. I think its like 250 cc they have to ride for year, then 600, etc. Would help us out!

 

Mine isnt high.... 135 yearly for the r1 Thats cheap as it gets.

 

ABSOLUTELY, UNEQUIVICABLY(?) NO F*UCKING WAY---------------------


--------------DON'T DO IT!!! (M.S.F. OR NOT!!!----------------



(I know one idiot is gonna our read our posts and deduce that they should get something a bit slower ....like a Gsxr-1000:scared instead )

When I took my R6 off the lot I was so scared I completely fogged my windshield:lol ( It was 75 degrees and SUNNY:fact :lol .

 

ABSOLUTELY, UNEQUIVICABLY(?) NO F*UCKING WAY---------------------
--------------DON'T DO IT!!! (M.S.F. OR NOT!!!----------------
(I know one idiot is gonna our read our posts and deduce that they should get something a bit slower ....like a Gsxr-1000:scared instead )
When I took my R6 off the lot I was so scared I completely fogged my windshield:lol ( It was 75 degrees and SUNNY:fact :lol .

I would STRONGLY agree ! The R1 is NOT a newbie bike!

 

This is a good start to a reference thread for newbies and wantabies (as in want an R1 as first bike)

 

M.S.F. lol yeah like that will get u ready 4 an R1....

SQUIDS buy big bikes wif daddy's $$$$ so they can kill em selves faster than buying drugs... I say let it happen, let the chips fall where they may.

 

Yeah it"s a great idea all newbies should start on r1"s.
That"ll just make it easier for us to find parts on EBAY>

 

About time we had a sticky for this question

 

About time we had a sticky for this question

:iamwithst

Let's just hope all adhere. But you know people will be hard headed and get what they want anyhow. Sooo many times I see someone get a bike they can't handle, get their @** whipped by it (a lot of times hurt really bad) and then say "I'm never getting on a motorcycle again"! :2bitchsla Makes you want to choke'm

 

:bash

R1= $10,500

Permit/ licence/ Insurance Fees = +/- $500

Proving Darwin's therory of evolution, PRICELESS


it's all in how you look at it

 

This thread will clear up most of the questions from all of the newbies.
Glad to see it all in one central location for all to view. Jack, nice job on
doing the research.

 

Well done Jack.

Good to see you.

 

im buying a R6 for my first sportbike, but at least ive had some riding experiance. unlike some kids that see biker boyz and decide they need a turbo busa with nawwwsssssssssssss. but like i always say **** those kids. im buying this bike all by myself and daddy has nothing to do with my bike.



sorry had to get that off of my chest
Damn i hate rich dumb kids

 

amen to that, man. R1 for my first, MSF course and safety gear. discipline, focus, and knowledge of your limits are whats going to keep you alive on one of these beasts. imo

 

:iamwithst

Let's just hope all adhere. But you know people will be hard headed and get what they want anyhow. Sooo many times I see someone get a bike they can't handle, get their @** whipped by it (a lot of times hurt really bad) and then say "I'm never getting on a motorcycle again"! :2bitchsla Makes you want to choke'm

:iamwithst If they would've started on a smaller bike, they might've progressed to bigger and better and stayed with it.
Oh well........

 

This thread will clear up most of the questions from all of the newbies.
Glad to see it all in one central location for all to view. Jack, nice job on
doing the research.

:iamwithst :hellobye

 

In Ireland you have to stay under 400cc untill you are twenty four in theory anyway.

 

This is why insurance rates are high.

Its probably also the fact that there is only a small amount of money different in a 1000cc compared to a 600cc. Uninformed people probably look at it like,"Hey, why shouldn't I just get top of the line for a little more?"

 

Well done Jack.

Good to see you.

Thanks, Downtown, Skeeter, and everyone else.
Thought I could help a bit.

Thanks to Martinc for cooperation

 

98 R1

yeah I started out with a 98 R1 for my first bike. People told me that I was really stupid but it's funny that i can out ride them now.:fork :finger

 

I started on an R6, it's got 17k on it now, never been dropped. I just wanted some room for error. If you think you can handle learning on the R1, go for it. I've ridden dirt since I was 12. I learned how to use the clutch and all that in the dirt. I wouldnt recommend learning clutch for the first time on the 1.

 

EEEEEEEE one of my first threads is up there

:lol all in good fun guys :hellobye

 

Re: 98 R1

Sorry, just couldn't resist to comment...

yeah I started out with a 98 R1 for my first bike. People told me that I was really stupid but it's funny that i can out ride them now.:fork :finger

Typical teenager reaction. Did you pass your 16? I'm surprised..
Well, you get flamed not for starting on R1 now - since you're alive, the deed is done anyway - but for "wishful" thinking - do you suggest now that everybody starts on R1? Is it a good learning bike? Forgiving and tame, and tolerating newbie mistakes? If not, what was the purpose of that post and why did you write it that way?

BTW.. What is "out ride"? Maybe "outride" is better? And maybe what you imply is that you ride faster than some? Well, go to good twisties with good people, that could also recommend you not to start on R1, and get spanked by them. Ah, and if you're so good that you spank them all, why don't you go racing and get paid for talent?