after i took the class....i rode a zx6r for only a couple of months, (maybe 3)....then went to an r-1....and im fine riddng the r-1. ..im OK and im still in 1 peice ....

 

look at the sig... The R1 much like any other 170kg 160ish RWHP machine is no more of a fearsome killer than a goldfish, everyone is too concerned with being scared of it. If you ride the motorcycle with good technique and within your personal ability you will have no problems, but remember, like a gun, if u misuse it there's a possibility u can cause damage to it and/or to yourself.

i am however, of the belief that its not a good learning bike, but that said theres no reason why someone cant.. the stakes are alot higher and theres more opportunity and temptation to ride out of your ability area but bikes dont kill people, people kill people, whether they are car drivers pulling out in front of you or a biker smokin in to a corner running wide and low-siding, alot of mistakes people make whilst riding they would have made no matter what bike they are on, some bikes are more forgiving than others but a sound, mature rider will be fine

ride 'brain infront of bike'. 'brain on bike' is ok but risky, 'brain behind bike' gets people killed and bikes damaged

my AU$0.02
:beer

 

300th post in this thread and r1gsxr killer is STILL yes STILL a douche.

:iamwithst We need a "post waster" smiley

 

i started on a 2002 r1. for the street but raced countless birtbikes from 11 - 15 when i was a kid

 

i started on a 2002 r1. for the street but raced countless birtbikes from 11 - 15 when i was a kid

those birtbikes will get you everytime. :crash

 

those birtbikes will get you everytime. :crash

BUAHAHAHAHAH:lol

 

i did two mos ago and now im buying parts to get it back to normal. i shouldnt have been trying to do stoppies already after two mos of riding though?
good luck? hold on tight cause she gottz balls bigger than mine. i asked the same question when i first got a bike. The forum memebers know whats up?
i love my bike and glad i bought the r1 for sure. I sometimes ask myself maybe should have started out on a smaller bike cause when she is laying on the ground it sucks. Big time. Good a good helmet? you will be needing it. hahahahahahhaahahahha:bandit
im out laaaaaaaaates

 

why do we keep bringing back these old threads?:dunno

 

i did two mos ago and now im buying parts to get it back to normal. i shouldnt have been trying to do stoppies already after two mos of riding though?
good luck? hold on tight cause she gottz balls bigger than mine. i asked the same question when i first got a bike. The forum memebers know whats up?
i love my bike and glad i bought the r1 for sure. I sometimes ask myself maybe should have started out on a smaller bike cause when she is laying on the ground it sucks. Big time. Good a good helmet? you will be needing it. hahahahahahhaahahahha:bandit
im out laaaaaaaaates

you weren't saying that a little while ago in the other "think of r1 as first bike" thread though were you?

 

There's nothing wrong with it as a started everyone acts like oh crap a R1 but dude you ain't gotta hold it full throttle!! Not that you would being a newbie I don't thing. Look at it like this a R1 is just a R6 at half throttle!!!!! I got 2 friends that started with R1 and one with a Gsxr 1000 and another with a ZX10. They did this cause they couldn't afford to buy a 600 and grow out of it!!! Buy what you want and use common sense!!

 

wow, what an old thread,,,who dug this one up?...btw, i didnt start off on one...started with a zx6r

 

Buy what you want and use common sense!!

:iamwithst nuff said

 

There's nothing wrong with it as a started everyone acts like oh crap a R1 but dude you ain't gotta hold it full throttle!! Not that you would being a newbie I don't thing. Look at it like this a R1 is just a R6 at half throttle!!!!! I got 2 friends that started with R1 and one with a Gsxr 1000 and another with a ZX10. They did this cause they couldn't afford to buy a 600 and grow out of it!!! Buy what you want and use common sense!!

An illiterates advice doesn't carry much weight around here BTW.

:beer

 

i just got a 06 r1 3 weeks ago, my first bike ever lol. all it takes is commen since and dont do anything stupid on it. like i always tell people, i dont gota give it full throttle everywhere i go

 

i just got a 06 r1 3 weeks ago, my first bike ever lol. all it takes is commen since and dont do anything stupid on it. like i always tell people, i dont gota give it full throttle everywhere i go

It's "common sense" :2bitchsla

Might want to graduate high school first :thumbup

 

ahaha well i took my GED so sorry i can't spell, lol, and im only 18. spelling isnt everything =)

 

i started on a r1 ,and i hit the floor 2 months later :riding :crash :no :no :fork :cryin :finger wwn3d

 

Originally posted by R1DRKSIDE
ahaha well i took my GED so sorry i can't spell, lol, and im only 18. spelling isnt everything =)

"Good Enough Diploma" :thumbup

Ahh, ignorance is bliss :yesnod

 

What the @#$& does literacy have to do with riding a bike?????

 

What the @#$& does literacy have to do with riding a bike?????

STFU newb, you're stupid too :2bitchsla

 

Can't answer the question can ya dumb a$$?????????????

 

Can't answer the question can ya dumb a$$?????????????

If you cannot spell "common sense", instead of commen since....you should not even be on a bike.

Obviously you have proven just who the real dumbass is :fact

 

lol wow, your the one who needs to get a life instead of hovering the boards looking for spelling errors, your probably 50 and get off on it

 

that's right my bad forgot the spelling bee that i had to win before I could get my license. I try to polish off about 10 pages of websters before I put on my helmet everyday!!! any way you slice it vocabulary isn't going to keep anyone off the asphalt or make them a better rider. The last time I checked this forum was for riders not valedictorians!

 

Originally posted by R1DRKSIDE
lol wow, your the one who needs to get a life instead of hovering the boards looking for spelling errors, your probably 50 and get off on it

I wasn't looking for the error, but when you misspell something that bad, it kinda stands out.

Also, the thread is about starting out on an R1 which you obviously have no need doing :thumbup