My new toy.. Might kill me.

[Razzy]

Heres a couple pics. A bit old.

[samwoo2go]

woah woah wassup with the 600SS bashing bro. 600ss is nothing like the liter, and its fine to start on, IF you learn the proper way, and here in California it's the MSF.
I am sorry I am no squid but there is just no way Imna be seen with a 250 Ninja on the street. I just can't dude.
I started on the 600SS crashed no more times than people who started on 250 or 650sv and rides no shittier now. Difference is I didn't have to switch bikes a year in.

[chungdae]

Originally Posted by Razzy

okay so you plan on selling the bike. Not a bad decision, and a very wise one. I apologize for being a douche bag, I am part of a motorcycle forum and you will not believe how many people never take advice and start off on something like a 600cc SS or a 1000cc litre bike. It gridns my gears every single time i see anything remotely close to someone being on a motorcycle that they in no way shape or form are able or supposed to ride. I was once in a dilemma a year ago, when I wanted to choose a first motorcycle. I was contemplating a 600cc SS as my first motorcycle. I realized after asking on this forum and the motorcycle forum that doing so would be one of the worst decisions ever. So I bought a 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R.

Now if you feel you have the desire to ride, then suit up and get something like the suggestions that many have made.

I suggest you take a look at this thread
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192538

Np.

[Razzy]

Originally Posted by samwoo2go

woah woah wassup with the 600SS bashing bro. 600ss is nothing like the liter, and its fine to start on, IF you learn the proper way, and here in California it's the MSF.
I am sorry I am no squid but there is just no way Imna be seen with a 250 Ninja on the street. I just can't dude.
I started on the 600SS crashed no more times than people who started on 250 or 650sv and rides no shittier now. Difference is I didn't have to switch bikes a year in.

sure valid points. But I can push my bike to my hearts desire and ride the shit out of it.

I'm not saying this is the case for you, but MOST people can't do shit all when on their 600SS tha tthey started on. You know why? because they are scared of the bike and can't do shit all when it comes to twisties or turns, yet they slow down to a crawl, and then on straights they think they are superman because apparently they can yank the throttle.

Starting on a 600SS is nt the end of the world, but is it reccomended? NO. And whoever says starting on anything less than a 600SS is "useless" clearly needs to learn a thing or two more. I too was going to get a 600SS as my first bike, I'm glad I didn't. Motorcycles in this day and age can run loops around the skills the rider posseses, it is now a fight for the riders to try and tame and match their skill as much as they can to motorcycles, especially the 600SS and above.

People forget these are not "look cool" things, and are based on racing and performance from MOTOGP from previous years before production.

PS: I love 600SS and plan on moving up to one within a year.

[MTV]

chungdae, I got a solution for you. . .

[chungdae]

Originally Posted by MTV

chungdae, I got a solution for you. . .

Man, that will make it come up!

[MTV]

Nahhhhhh, it'll give you ultimate traction broooooooo!!!

[chungdae]

Originally Posted by MTV

Nahhhhhh, it'll give you ultimate traction broooooooo!!!

Haha.

[10M3MAN]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Don't ride in shorts

+9999999999999999999999

[Cajun kid]

I started out on a 600 a few years back. I took my share of bumps and bruses....... Its like a horse, you just gotta get back on it....Then I just got better at it. The red one at the bottom is my old R-6 the black and orange bike are the same Bike just diffrent paint jobs its black now.

[Cajun kid]

Originally Posted by chungdae

What is so bad with "extending and lowering" the bike otherwise losing handling and being wider turns? So educate me "dude" and be that ass hole.

Because you cant do any of the things in my pics that I posted...

[Spec 1]

Originally Posted by jpsum

After all these posts, I have concluded that OP is genuinely a tool.

I think the guy is actually quite intelligent and respectable, he's just ignorant to what comes along with motorcycling. If he gets a smaller bike I have no doubts he'd be a great rider with some miles under his belt.

Originally Posted by Razzy

sure valid points. But I can push my bike to my hearts desire and ride the shit out of it.

I'm not saying this is the case for you, but MOST people can't do shit all when on their 600SS tha tthey started on. You know why? because they are scared of the bike and can't do shit all when it comes to twisties or turns, yet they slow down to a crawl, and then on straights they think they are superman because apparently they can yank the throttle.

Starting on a 600SS is nt the end of the world, but is it reccomended? NO. And whoever says starting on anything less than a 600SS is "useless" clearly needs to learn a thing or two more. I too was going to get a 600SS as my first bike, I'm glad I didn't. Motorcycles in this day and age can run loops around the skills the rider posseses, it is now a fight for the riders to try and tame and match their skill as much as they can to motorcycles, especially the 600SS and above.

People forget these are not "look cool" things, and are based on racing and performance from MOTOGP from previous years before production.

PS: I love 600SS and plan on moving up to one within a year.

+ One million
Sure people CAN start out on Supersports, but should they? No. I'm an upper member of the largest motorcycling group in the Northwest, PNWRiders, and I know dozens, if not hundreds of guys who have big 1000cc Supersport bikes or Hayabusas, etc... yet me on my measly 636cc bike smoke the ish out of them in the corners. I am waiting at every stop.

Spend some time on a bike you don't have to worry about looping or spitting you off, and you can learn how to properly ride. Then when you get on a bigger bike, you're not trying to ride + battle the bike.

Non-riders or squids will never understand that.

[chungdae]

Originally Posted by Spec 1

I think the guy is actually quite intelligent and respectable, he's just ignorant to what comes along with motorcycling. If he gets a smaller bike I have no doubts he'd be a great rider with some miles under his belt.



+ One million
Sure people CAN start out on Supersports, but should they? No. I'm an upper member of the largest motorcycling group in the Northwest, PNWRiders, and I know dozens, if not hundreds of guys who have big 1000cc Supersport bikes or Hayabusas, etc... yet me on my measly 636cc bike smoke the ish out of them in the corners. I am waiting at every stop.

Spend some time on a bike you don't have to worry about looping or spitting you off, and you can learn how to properly ride. Then when you get on a bigger bike, you're not trying to ride + battle the bike.

Non-riders or squids will never understand that.

Thanks for the comment, but I am ignorant to the motorcycling world and wanted everybody's input. Thanks to everyone giving me advice/opinions/concerns/comments.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by 335R1

if you have to start off on a 250cc, I'll treat you like my gf. I', druimk , righ tnow, but you will get the shit treatment.

Does your girlfriend have a penis? I would keep quiet, cause as easily as a complete idiot can get into the military, it is just as difficult for someone who is openly gay.

It is not stupid or feminine to start on a 250cc or 500cc. You can start on a 600cc bike but it will take you twice as long to learn the exact same thing. If you want to take your time and take a while to learn everything, go ahead and start on whtever bike you want to.

But still don't get an extended swing arm, they are quite a hinderance when trying to ride correctly.

[335R1]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Does your girlfriend have a penis? I would keep quiet, cause as easily as a complete idiot can get into the military, it is just as difficult for someone who is openly gay.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Are you implying I'm an idiot who's openly gay in the military or where you making a scarcastic statement because I'm dissuading the OP from dropping down to a 250cc? How about I put an end to this before it gets off topic and ugly. I served proudly, I did my time, I followed, I lead. 2 tours and I now study law. Don't take my immature antics to heart and leave it at that. This thread is about the OP and bike size. My opinions and experience has been offered up to the OP, not you.