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125 |
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2 | 2.22% |
250 |
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12 | 13.33% |
500 |
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12 | 13.33% |
600 |
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28 | 31.11% |
650 |
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8 | 8.89% |
750 |
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4 | 4.44% |
800 |
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4 | 4.44% |
900 |
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3 | 3.33% |
1000 or bigger |
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9 | 10.00% |
Other |
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8 | 8.89% |
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#21 |
White Trash Hero
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NW Arkansas
Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition
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Then new 1996 YZF600. Got 1100 miles out of my learning curve (first 2 wheeler ever!) before I did $3800 in damages. I was unhurt, fixed the bike, Insurance was totalled.
I say newbies start out on cheap bikes regardless of cc!
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Clit Commander
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Las Vegas
Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S
Posts: 4,189
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Brand new '04 R6.
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#23 |
667:Neighbor of the Beast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Everett WA
Moto: VTR1000, SV650, FZR400, CRF150
Posts: 1,403
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spent a day on a borrowed TTR125
Did my MSF on a Rebel 250 - 2 days rode about 10 miles on a FZR600 on the street and then got it race ready my street bike was then a VFR800i and I started racing the FZR But I'm older then the average "beginner" and probably not quite as smart (My MSF instructor told me I was crazy for wanting my race license so quick and told me it wasn't possible. I hate when people tell me something isn't possible)
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#24 |
No, I dont play drums too
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Bay, Cali
Moto: SV 650
Posts: 608
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SV650---
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#25 |
noodles... dont noodles..
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 427
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350, 30+ year old cc's.
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snowboarder
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CAL-E-PHONE-YA
Moto: 05 GSXR 600
Posts: 259
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Spent a few weeks on a borrowed GSXR 600. At the time, someone I knew had 4 bikes and wanted me to get into riding so bad, he let me borrow a practically new bike (800 miles). After a few weeks I decided it wasn't the best idea to learn on a borrowed $9K bike, so I returned it. Thinking back it wasn't a good idea to start on a SS PERIOD. Took the MSF Class. Few months later I picked up a used 91 Honda F2. Rode that for a bit and ended up selling it...got an offer I couldn't refuse. Couple of months later I bought a brand new 05 GSXR 600.
Attached a pic of the F2 and the GSXR when I first got it. Damn I miss the way it looked with the stock plastics. Before you all ask about the girl with the tig bits. She came for a car photoshoot, photog saw the bike and asked to snap some pics. I said sure! ![]()
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#27 |
Leather and Lace
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Goleta, Ca
Moto: 2005 R6
Posts: 1,810
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First bike I ever rode was a 01 Honda F4i 600
The bike I really started on was my 92 Yamaha FZR 600 ![]() |
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is in your head...
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: hanover PA
Moto: 04 kawasaki zx636, 08 HD xl1200n (nightster)
Posts: 1,560
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#29 |
el diablo de verde
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Howell, MI
Moto: VTR, CBR, DRZSM
Posts: 1,046
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My first was 850 cc's. 1980 Suzuki GS850. Probably had less power/weight ratio than the 08 Kawi 250, definitely nowhere near a modern 600.
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orangina Zed
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: LI, NY
Moto: '12 Z1000
Posts: 700
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still on my first bike (750cc)
i think i should have started smaller. ![]() i was originally looking for a sv650, but i bought my current bike only 'cause it was a great deal at the time.
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