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by Peter Y
Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:43 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: 9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it..........
Replies: 8
Views: 3924

Same thing about the European Exam for me, now I am training alone. A lot of morons, but things are getting better. A lot of riders without license, the most popular bike is Yamaha R1, recommended first (and sometimes the last) bike..

Think your own head, do you really feel like you are ready for ...
by Peter Y
Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:21 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: 9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it..........
Replies: 8
Views: 3924

Funny, my 'high standard European License' consisted of me paying the $1000 for the mandatory '26 hours' of training. That was followed by about 5 hours of parking lot training where I rode around in circles by myself, and a parking lot test in which the examiner didn't even watch me (was talking ...
by Peter Y
Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:00 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: 9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it..........
Replies: 8
Views: 3924

Re: 9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it.......



Dude, I'm happy for you that you got your license. Seriously. But you tend to come in here with a chip on your shoulder, then someone knocks the chip off and the flame wars ensue. What would you expect?



U know I/we could go on forever with this discussion. I openly agreed with ...
by Peter Y
Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:38 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: 9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it..........
Replies: 8
Views: 3924

Glad to hear about the license. However, since you keep bringing this point up I can't help but ask. How do you think you'd do on a 600cc sportbike before taking any of that instruction?

It may not be a possibility in Europe, but it's a common reality in the States. It's not uncommon for people to ...
by Peter Y
Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:18 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: 9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it..........
Replies: 8
Views: 3924

9 Months and a lot of cash & i finally got it..........

Yep after nine months of lessons, four exams, 2000 euros in cost, tactical emergency manouvers, 40 one hour lessons I finally got my license today.

Its just insane. I can now turn a narrow corner and 90KMh and almost scrape my boots and ive just managed to get a license???

And if there is anyone ...
by Peter Y
Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:26 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: I dropped it and I still dont understand how????
Replies: 22
Views: 8789

I have no idea what you were doing. If you had your feet down, walking the bike, then you shouldn't have dropped it unless the bike is too heavy for you.

Not necessarily. If he didn't expect the bike to DIVE for the ground when he squeezed the front brake lever with the front wheel turned, he ...
by Peter Y
Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:06 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: I dropped it and I still dont understand how????
Replies: 22
Views: 8789

What they all said plus you may have been turning too sharply. I put down my new FZ1 two weeks ago while practicing my u-turns and figure 8's. I tried to use the front brake to control my speed. Bike started to go and I just couldn't hold it. It all happened so quickly at 5mph or less. I have also ...
by Peter Y
Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:59 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: I dropped it and I still dont understand how????
Replies: 22
Views: 8789

I dropped it and I still dont understand how????

I was riding the bike from the garage to the front door at walking speed so I could park the bike at the front and put my gear on while the engine was warming up.

I was just about to turn right to park and I suddenly had the bike on the ground. Honestly I have no clue what happened. I was so slow ...
by Peter Y
Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:59 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Shade it where you've been
Replies: 48
Views: 18235

Re: Shade it where you've been

Simple. Copy this ".gif" to your PC, then use MS Paint (or whatever) to shade the states you've ridden in.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/ZooTech/USA.gif

Here's mine (pathetic but growing!):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/ZooTech/USA-1.gif

Zoo,

why dont you do the same ...
by Peter Y
Sat May 05, 2007 6:27 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: You are a Beginner and want a 600cc+ sportbike? READ THIS!
Replies: 232
Views: 396148

i actually meant Suzuki GS500F (a little underpowered) not GS600F sorry.

im 5'10" about 190 pounds don't know about the inseam.

of all those bikes id still prefer the Katana. it looks great, has a nice riding position, and i can get a good used one for about 2-3 grand. but after reading about the ...