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inolen
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PostPosted: 08-19-2014 07:42 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


EtUL wrote:
inolen wrote:
SV650s aren't lookers, but they also aren't terrible to learn on. However, there are even shittier bikes if you just want to pick up something to learn on (which you should). If I could redo learning how to ride, I'd of bought some used $1,000 Honda cruiser or an old model Ninja 250 to mob out on for the first 6 months.

Buying a brand new bike for your first bike is an all around terrible idea, unless you're just extremely aware and calm. I had 3 or so small wrecks my first year of riding - a lowside from being a newb in a turn ("gravel from the driveway"), a panic brake lockup to lowside, and a highside from downshifting too fast and locking it up.

Most states in America have different endorsements for different classes of motorcycles, but most implicitly let you ride smaller displacements if you have an endorsement for a higher.



Yeah, you don't 'regret' buying a small bike 5 months down the line, you sell it and buy a new bike, that's the point.


Right. As long as you're buying it used on cragislist or something, you're not even going to lose money (maybe a hundred or two in tax and registration).
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PostPosted: 08-19-2014 09:33 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:
Geoke. :olo:


:olo:
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Well it's done. I'm now the happy owner of a CBR500R.
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shaft wrote:
HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:
Geoke. :olo:


:olo:



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PostPosted: 08-20-2014 06:31 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Well it's done. I'm now the happy owner of a CBR500R.



Sure you are.



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PostPosted: 08-20-2014 06:46 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Well it's done. I'm now the happy owner of a CBR500R.



If you're a happy owner, why not post a pic of your bike, instead of a stock photo?
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Nah, too much work. Imgur is blocked at work, can't be arsed to do it on my phone.
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PostPosted: 08-20-2014 09:40 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Uh huh...
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lol kracus...
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PostPosted: 08-20-2014 03:32 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Well it's done. I'm now the happy owner of a CBR500R.



Cool, I just bought an Apache

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PostPosted: 08-20-2014 10:26 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Viktor Bout eh?
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PostPosted: 08-20-2014 11:53 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Well it's done. I'm now the happy owner of a CBR500R.


No you're not.



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Already put 300km's on the odometer. Shoulder hurts like a bitch. :/

Fun bike though but doesn't feel overwhelming.
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PostPosted: 08-21-2014 03:07 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Also




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PostPosted: 08-21-2014 03:58 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


more proof that Kracus doesn't own a GTI
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:olo:



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more proof that Kracus doesn't own a GTI

lol, smart :smirk:
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Meh. *yawn*
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PostPosted: 08-21-2014 05:07 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Enjoy your gutless motorcycle.



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PostPosted: 08-21-2014 06:05 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


judging from the reflections in the motorcycle there are two people...one is a woman and the other is not Kracus.
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Top this:



:eek:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApF7B4YqehI



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PostPosted: 08-21-2014 09:37 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


vid of you doing a bolt by bolt review of the bike!



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chopov wrote:
Top this:



:eek:

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:eek:

Wow. Seriously. Wow.
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LawL wrote:
Enjoy your gutless motorcycle.


I actually find it pretty manageable but quick enough. I think for a first bike this was the right choice. I'll probably upgrade in a few years.
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shaft wrote:
judging from the reflections in the motorcycle there are two people...one is a woman and the other is not Kracus.


That's me. The girl is my better half.
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PostPosted: 08-21-2014 03:14 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


shaft wrote:
one is a woman


That must be Kracus then.
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Κracus wrote:
LawL wrote:
Enjoy your gutless motorcycle.


I actually find it pretty manageable but quick enough. I think for a first bike this was the right choice. I'll probably upgrade in a few years.


Generally people recommend buying used so you don't take a financial hit on it, especially if you ding it up a bit learning. But yeah, that's a good learner bike for sure.
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Κracus wrote:
LawL wrote:
Enjoy your gutless motorcycle.


I actually find it pretty manageable but quick enough. I think for a first bike this was the right choice. I'll probably upgrade in a few years.


That's because you've been riding it for 5 minutes. In a couple of months you'll start to realise how gutless it is.



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PostPosted: 08-22-2014 09:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


My bikes win... Next... :olo: ...
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My bikes win... Next... :olo: ...


No they don't. You'd actually have to own one for starters. The first one you posted is similar in specs to mine, but a little under. Priced about the same and mine looks better. You lose on all counts.
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PostPosted: 08-22-2014 05:12 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


That's my 12 year old's bike... He's still wins...
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PostPosted: 08-22-2014 05:16 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You couldn't even afford a bicycle. :olo:



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scared? wrote:
That's my 12 year old's bike... He's still wins...


No it's not.
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So, if I ride over there to your house tomorrow, it will be there? Or do you have an excuse for that too?
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U looking for a date fagot?... No thx...
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