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haha. I'm really not the one to answer this, but I'll just throw my 2 cents in.

When it comes to the shoes, the dress shoes are ok when riding, as long as you don't mind major scuffs on the top of the left shoe from the shifter. But yea, the shifter will basically wreck your dress shoes. Maybe ...

heh alright guys it's cool, it took me 2 days of riding to get over these problems. thread closed baby.

yup i second lion_lady, don't continuously check your panels, keep your attention on the road and traffic. you can match your speed with traffic the same way you listen to your engine to know when to shift rather then looking down at the gauge every few seconds.

glad to hear you and the bike are alright. yup, it certainly does happen to the best of us.

yeah i know i'm a newbie, i'm not an idiot. i'm going to consider myself a newbie until i get at least a years riding experience. i don't like it when i'm trying to help someone out because i sympathize with their feelings, and some one who has nothing better to say then sell the bike and take the ...

1987 ninja, 27k miles. carbs were overhauled once, other then that it runs like a champ.

oh i almost forgot, TAKE THE MSF. YOU WILL DIE WITHOUT IT. THE BIKE IS NOT SAFE. LEARN ON A 250. WEAR FULL GEAR OR YOU WILL DIE. SELL THAT BIKE OR IT WILL MURDER YOU.

gee thanks moderator. i guess i didn't learn anything riding all day everyday for several weeks. i'll just shut the *** up. forget i said anything.

still practice with the clutch on your bike anyway, all bikes have slightly different friction zones, get to know yours. when you're a beginner in traffic waiting at a stop light on a hill and there are cars behind you, using the clutch suddenly gets a little harder. when you first get on the road ...

jonnythan wrote:So if it was a race bike in 1990, it's a beginner bike today?

nah man. you know what i'm trying to say. my point is he can manage. i learned on a 87' 750 and i'm not nearly as big as he is.