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swang · 10-12-2007, 08:55 PM

anyone recommend any models brands etc?
im lookin for a good price on them too.
doesnt matter if its a crotch rocket or a harley

CantSTOP · 10-12-2007, 09:24 PM

Have you ridden before? if so, get a suzuki gsxr! 600 or 750. Right now their around 7-8g's for a 06/07 600 or 750 but if you never ridden before start with something small like a Kawi 250.

Andrew Bohan · 10-12-2007, 10:23 PM

could you be more general?

jeez.

it's like saying "what wheels should i get?" and then not even saying what kind of car you have or anything.

Ritz S14 · 10-12-2007, 10:36 PM

hi Androooooo~

oh yeah, Kawasaki Ex250 btw.

DRavenS13 · 10-12-2007, 10:37 PM

I want to learn to ride a motorcycle. Anyone willing to be a patient teacher?

CantSTOP · 10-12-2007, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRavenS13

I want to learn to ride a motorcycle. Anyone willing to be a patient teacher?

Just take the class much easier.. www.msf-usa.org and I just recited the whole raven poem in my head cuz of your location. hahaha

DRavenS13 · 10-12-2007, 11:03 PM

I didn't know there were actual classes. Thanks for that.

Also, if you know that WHOLE poem in your head, props to you.

CantSTOP · 10-12-2007, 11:11 PM

The class is hella cool, meet new people, learn alot about bikes and know how to be safe on the road. Also, you get insurance discount 15% and yeah I had to remember the "WHOLE" poem took me I think a few weeks.

SochBAT · 10-14-2007, 02:05 AM

Sweet. Theres a place in Walnut. Wooooot.

Only costs $235.

eastcoastS14 · 10-14-2007, 02:10 AM

lol how are you supposed to get to the class? unless they have bikes there u can ride lol

Im planning to get a bike....a lot of my boys started off with 600s and they ride fine even tho most ppl say start with something smaller....Im leaning towards a 600rr, I sat on my boys gsxr 600 and the tank felt a little big, 600rr's just feel more comfortable to me idk

SochBAT · 10-14-2007, 02:24 AM

Different years are different models. My buddies have the same bike, but different years, and sit differently. Tanks are bigger, and that shit hurts the living fuck outta my legs. To me, sportbikes aren't that comfy. Yea, some will disagree, but thats just me.

I'm lookin for a Honda CB750 to ride around. Cheap, reliable, and DIY-able.

Kinda like the 240 of bikes.

Part of me wants a 250 or 400cc bike. That way, i'd be able to ride it like a hachi, on the throttle all day long.

Ritz S14 · 10-14-2007, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sochbat

Different years are different models. My buddies have the same bike, but different years, and sit differently. Tanks are bigger, and that shit hurts the living fuck outta my legs. To me, sportbikes aren't that comfy. Yea, some will disagree, but thats just me.

I'm lookin for a Honda CB750 to ride around. Cheap, reliable, and DIY-able.

Kinda like the 240 of bikes.

Part of me wants a 250 or 400cc bike. That way, i'd be able to ride it like a hachi, on the throttle all day long.

I just bought an '82 CB750F. The bike is huge, I should have gotten a pre 80's CB400, just so I can toss it around more. I bought it, cause I want to cafe it out... but there are more parts for the 70s model.

My main bike is a '07 600RR.

SHIFT_Slide · 10-14-2007, 10:11 AM

Like Sochbat said, look for an older CB Honda, they're always SUPER cheap, and if you drop it you really wont care. When starting out riding, ride with someone who has been riding for a long time, watch what they do. The worst thing you can do is take your brand new sport bike out with some friends and try to keep up with them. That will only get you hurt. Go take that MSF class, even if you've been riding for years you'll still learn something. Riding isn't a joke, it's almost guaranteed you'll be cut off almost everyday that you ride.

If you MUST have a sport bike, check out some 01-06 Honda CBR F4i's. They are almost indestructible. They'll take a new rider and drops all over the place and love it. They can be found for some decent prices too, anywhere from 3 grand cash to $4,500.

The MAIN thing is just to take it slow, even if you feel comfortable after a few months of riding. Ive seen too many people go down who thought they were decent riders (only a few months of riding).

GSXRJJordan · 10-14-2007, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHIFT_Slide

...If you MUST have a sport bike, check out some 01-06 Honda CBR F4i's. They are almost indestructible. They'll take a new rider and drops all over the place and love it. They can be found for some decent prices too, anywhere from 3 grand cash to $4,500....

I couldn't agree more. Great first sportbike, if you're an average sized dude. I'm 6'3" and have a very hard time riding most 600s.

I used to be an MSF Instructor when I was in the Navy ~ the MSF class is a must for all new riders, and everyone making the transition from dirt to street also. I used to do all the low speed stuff (the walking drills, the box, etc) on my 04 GSXR1000, to show everyone how do-able it is on their Kawi 125's/Honda 250's. Good times.

Anyhow, take the class (and get your license) first, and if you like the laid back, comfortable nature of a cruiser, get one of those. If you actually enjoy life/excitement/have testicles, get a sportbike. Try and pay cash for a used bike - don't buy something new from a stealership.

I'm always around to give lessons if anyone wants to learn to ride, just supply your own bike. I've taught more people how to ride than I care to think about lol.

B18C5MK1 · 10-14-2007, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swang

anyone recommend any models brands etc?
im lookin for a good price on them too.
doesnt matter if its a crotch rocket or a harley

how much are you looking to spend?

my dad has a 2004 Ducati Monster that he's looking to sell. I think he wants 7k obo for it. PM me for more details / pics.

CantSTOP · 10-14-2007, 10:57 AM

the class do supply the bikes, you can ride a 250cc or a 500cc and here is my baby 07' gsxr 600 with my brother rsx.

Jung918 · 10-14-2007, 01:43 PM

One thing I want to warn you about. When someone cuts your off, make sure you don't punch their side mirror off because that would be wrong.

TipStylez · 10-14-2007, 01:57 PM

riding bikes is easy, its just knowing how to control your self with that much speed. haha

airsoft · 10-14-2007, 10:30 PM

If I could do it all over.

I would have gotten a 450cc. It can do just as good or better than 600's and 1,000's in Malibu and such.

Ride safe, keep your eyes peeled, practice braking, and... wear your fucking gear.

89dc240 · 10-15-2007, 11:21 AM

Definitley wear the gear. Thats the worst thing I see today. Ppl fucking wearing shorts and sandals deserve to go down because they are unprotected. No one piece of gear will save your life either, not even a helmet. Wear it all.

The classes, they are good, but the MSF ones are sometimes a dude looking for a paycheck, who's not patient enough to feed his own baby, let alone teach some one how to ride. Some Harley Dealerships offer the course like mine. They teach it on a 500cc Buell Blast that is so hard to ride(for a new person) that you can likely ride anything after you're done. It's a little more expensive($400 for our course, $250 for MSF in NJ) but it is worth the extra dough. They will try to "introduce" you to Harley Davidson though, so bear with it, they understand new riders shouldn't start out on a $10k bike.

Also, YOU WILL CRASH.

Not if,,, WHEN. SO wear your gear. And bang out on your first, cheap bike. Not your brand new Hayabusa with 57 miles on it. I've seen worse by the way.

pbcstylez · 10-15-2007, 04:56 PM

always dress for a crash i believe is what MSF will teach you. 90% of the time its not you, its everybody else around you.

Like everybody else has said a F4i will more then suffice your thrist for atleast a year or two. Learn to ride it well, every other bike will be cake.

sleepy_s13 · 10-15-2007, 05:01 PM

I like this one

SochBAT · 10-16-2007, 01:32 AM

Dodge Tomahawk.

or a Killacycle.

breakindrifts · 10-16-2007, 01:55 AM

I just bought an 07 YZF-R6.
First bike, like it so far.

sw20>>s14 · 10-16-2007, 02:25 AM

buy my F4i so i can buy a NC29 or NC30!!!

F4is are great beginner/keeper bikes...theyre so forgivable and when you "out ride" them, you can always get little goodies to make it more aggressive...get rearsets or rearset riser plates, .90 springs, dial in more aggressive suspension specs, 15/48 sprockets, blah, blah, blah...and the good thing is if you want another bike, F4is retain their value more than any bike on the market...im deciding to keep mine until next season hits or at least two track days; which ever comes first...

rainier · 10-16-2007, 04:12 PM

Get the new Ninja 250R.

looks badass for a 250.

http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/det...content=photos

trsilvias13 · 10-16-2007, 06:18 PM

^^ agree - it only 250cc, plus it is new, plus it is cheap, plus you have factory warrenty. Cant beat that for a starter bike.

eastcoastS14 · 10-20-2007, 12:28 AM

sorry to thread jack but out of curiousity how many of you that ride have dropped your bike and what were the circumstances that you dropped it??....AKA what were u doing that made u fuck ur shit up lol

s13silady · 06-17-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastcoastS14

sorry to thread jack but out of curiousity how many of you that ride have dropped your bike and what were the circumstances that you dropped it??....AKA what were u doing that made u fuck ur shit up lol

full lean draggin knee.... reason dropped? Heineken bottle.

Andrew Bohan · 06-17-2008, 10:32 AM

the one and only time i fucked my shit up was when i had the bike for about a week. i had just put my 40th mile on it, and i was turning off the street into blu808's driveway. i was going way too slow to have the clutch out, and it started hopping when i hit the dip in the bottom. i gave it some gas but it was too much. i bumped into the back of his roommate's step dad's dodge ram and bashed the tail light out.

my right headlight shattered, along with the whole right side of my fairing. then the bike tipped over onto its left side and bent the bar end screw, broke the clutch lever, and broke the shifter lever. somewhere in there my radiator got bent too.

my headlight somehow still had the place where the bulb mounted, so all the lights worked. and the radiator still held water, so i just ziptied the fairing back together, got a new clutch lever, and put a bolt through the end of the shifter and it was all gravy again.

10-12-2007, 08:55 PM	#1
swang Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Walnut CA Posts: 97 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	motor cycles anyone recommend any models brands etc? im lookin for a good price on them too. doesnt matter if its a crotch rocket or a harley

10-12-2007, 09:24 PM	#2
CantSTOP Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Soo-Cali(661) Age: 36 Posts: 590 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Have you ridden before? if so, get a suzuki gsxr! 600 or 750. Right now their around 7-8g's for a 06/07 600 or 750 but if you never ridden before start with something small like a Kawi 250. __________________ HI HATERS! from the left to the right

10-12-2007, 11:11 PM	#8
CantSTOP Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Soo-Cali(661) Age: 36 Posts: 590 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	The class is hella cool, meet new people, learn alot about bikes and know how to be safe on the road. Also, you get insurance discount 15% and yeah I had to remember the "WHOLE" poem took me I think a few weeks. __________________ HI HATERS! from the left to the right

10-14-2007, 10:11 AM	#13
SHIFT_Slide Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Like Sochbat said, look for an older CB Honda, they're always SUPER cheap, and if you drop it you really wont care. When starting out riding, ride with someone who has been riding for a long time, watch what they do. The worst thing you can do is take your brand new sport bike out with some friends and try to keep up with them. That will only get you hurt. Go take that MSF class, even if you've been riding for years you'll still learn something. Riding isn't a joke, it's almost guaranteed you'll be cut off almost everyday that you ride. If you MUST have a sport bike, check out some 01-06 Honda CBR F4i's. They are almost indestructible. They'll take a new rider and drops all over the place and love it. They can be found for some decent prices too, anywhere from 3 grand cash to $4,500. The MAIN thing is just to take it slow, even if you feel comfortable after a few months of riding. Ive seen too many people go down who thought they were decent riders (only a few months of riding). __________________

10-14-2007, 10:57 AM	#16
CantSTOP Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Soo-Cali(661) Age: 36 Posts: 590 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	the class do supply the bikes, you can ride a 250cc or a 500cc and here is my baby 07' gsxr 600 with my brother rsx. __________________ HI HATERS! from the left to the right

10-12-2007, 10:23 PM	#3
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	could you be more general? jeez. it's like saying "what wheels should i get?" and then not even saying what kind of car you have or anything.

10-12-2007, 10:36 PM	#4
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 43 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hi Androooooo~ oh yeah, Kawasaki Ex250 btw.

10-14-2007, 02:05 AM	#9
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Sweet. Theres a place in Walnut. Wooooot. Only costs $235.

10-14-2007, 02:10 AM	#10
eastcoastS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the land of snow potholes and no tracks Posts: 3,984 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	lol how are you supposed to get to the class? unless they have bikes there u can ride lol Im planning to get a bike....a lot of my boys started off with 600s and they ride fine even tho most ppl say start with something smaller....Im leaning towards a 600rr, I sat on my boys gsxr 600 and the tank felt a little big, 600rr's just feel more comfortable to me idk

10-14-2007, 02:24 AM	#11
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Different years are different models. My buddies have the same bike, but different years, and sit differently. Tanks are bigger, and that shit hurts the living fuck outta my legs. To me, sportbikes aren't that comfy. Yea, some will disagree, but thats just me. I'm lookin for a Honda CB750 to ride around. Cheap, reliable, and DIY-able. Kinda like the 240 of bikes. Part of me wants a 250 or 400cc bike. That way, i'd be able to ride it like a hachi, on the throttle all day long.

10-14-2007, 01:43 PM	#17
Jung918 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CA Posts: 3,203 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	One thing I want to warn you about. When someone cuts your off, make sure you don't punch their side mirror off because that would be wrong. __________________ Sale: Hello Kitty Horn Button S14 Rear Valences K.Y. Gordon the Thief (Tony Chen)

10-14-2007, 01:57 PM	#18
TipStylez Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 918 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	riding bikes is easy, its just knowing how to control your self with that much speed. haha

10-14-2007, 10:30 PM	#19
airsoft Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,231 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If I could do it all over. I would have gotten a 450cc. It can do just as good or better than 600's and 1,000's in Malibu and such. Ride safe, keep your eyes peeled, practice braking, and... wear your fucking gear.

10-15-2007, 11:21 AM	#20
89dc240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just South of Philly Age: 41 Posts: 352 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Definitley wear the gear. Thats the worst thing I see today. Ppl fucking wearing shorts and sandals deserve to go down because they are unprotected. No one piece of gear will save your life either, not even a helmet. Wear it all. The classes, they are good, but the MSF ones are sometimes a dude looking for a paycheck, who's not patient enough to feed his own baby, let alone teach some one how to ride. Some Harley Dealerships offer the course like mine. They teach it on a 500cc Buell Blast that is so hard to ride(for a new person) that you can likely ride anything after you're done. It's a little more expensive($400 for our course, $250 for MSF in NJ) but it is worth the extra dough. They will try to "introduce" you to Harley Davidson though, so bear with it, they understand new riders shouldn't start out on a $10k bike. Also, YOU WILL CRASH. Not if,,, WHEN. SO wear your gear. And bang out on your first, cheap bike. Not your brand new Hayabusa with 57 miles on it. I've seen worse by the way.

10-15-2007, 04:56 PM	#21
pbcstylez Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Bay Age: 40 Posts: 2,110 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	always dress for a crash i believe is what MSF will teach you. 90% of the time its not you, its everybody else around you. Like everybody else has said a F4i will more then suffice your thrist for atleast a year or two. Learn to ride it well, every other bike will be cake. __________________ parking lot pimpin... Seller Feedback here: http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ight=pbcstylez

10-15-2007, 05:01 PM	#22
sleepy_s13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Covina Age: 38 Posts: 569 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I like this one __________________ $K:\pics\Cars\new sig bridge copy.jpg$

10-16-2007, 01:32 AM	#23
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Dodge Tomahawk. or a Killacycle.

10-16-2007, 01:55 AM	#24
breakindrifts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Agoura Hills, CA Age: 36 Posts: 1,006 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just bought an 07 YZF-R6. First bike, like it so far. __________________ [

10-16-2007, 02:25 AM	#25
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	buy my F4i so i can buy a NC29 or NC30!!! F4is are great beginner/keeper bikes...theyre so forgivable and when you "out ride" them, you can always get little goodies to make it more aggressive...get rearsets or rearset riser plates, .90 springs, dial in more aggressive suspension specs, 15/48 sprockets, blah, blah, blah...and the good thing is if you want another bike, F4is retain their value more than any bike on the market...im deciding to keep mine until next season hits or at least two track days; which ever comes first... __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

10-16-2007, 04:12 PM	#26
rainier Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego / Santa Ana Age: 38 Posts: 2,093 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Get the new Ninja 250R. looks badass for a 250. http://www.kawasaki.com/Products/det...content=photos __________________

10-16-2007, 06:18 PM	#27
trsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,995 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	^^ agree - it only 250cc, plus it is new, plus it is cheap, plus you have factory warrenty. Cant beat that for a starter bike.

10-20-2007, 12:28 AM	#28
eastcoastS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the land of snow potholes and no tracks Posts: 3,984 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	sorry to thread jack but out of curiousity how many of you that ride have dropped your bike and what were the circumstances that you dropped it??....AKA what were u doing that made u fuck ur shit up lol

06-17-2008, 10:32 AM	#30
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	the one and only time i fucked my shit up was when i had the bike for about a week. i had just put my 40th mile on it, and i was turning off the street into blu808's driveway. i was going way too slow to have the clutch out, and it started hopping when i hit the dip in the bottom. i gave it some gas but it was too much. i bumped into the back of his roommate's step dad's dodge ram and bashed the tail light out. my right headlight shattered, along with the whole right side of my fairing. then the bike tipped over onto its left side and bent the bar end screw, broke the clutch lever, and broke the shifter lever. somewhere in there my radiator got bent too. my headlight somehow still had the place where the bulb mounted, so all the lights worked. and the radiator still held water, so i just ziptied the fairing back together, got a new clutch lever, and put a bolt through the end of the shifter and it was all gravy again. Last edited by Andrew Bohan; 06-17-2008 at 10:20 PM..