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Best first bike choice you could make.

Hope it works out well for you.
Summer's around the corner so the real fun will start soon...

liablemtl wrote:How did it break?

I set the bike down on it as always but this time it suddenly broke off.

Mystery...

it was pouring rain but I had to go somewhere so by God I did, even though I'm new and the conditions would cause even some experienced riders to soil themselves.

you are so full of yourself.

i rode in a twisty mountain w/ hail, hard rain, snow and thick fog and im a n00b on a literbike. i never ...

VermilionX wrote:

Heimdall Einherjar wrote: Hope you get a decent beginner's bike which is less lousy than my POS, and enjoy riding daily.

oooh so that's why you're so upset w/ people like me.

The kickstand broke today...

I don't have a permit or endo and I've been riding about a month and a half.
I really should get that endorsement though...

What's kept me from the MSF is the absolutely reeecockulous waiting list for the course.
No way I'm gonna just not ride for months until those clowns have an open subsidized ...

Tapping the back wheel seems like a bad idea. Constantly changing the back tires speed will make it more prone to slip.

Of course, what would I know? You're a better rider

it was pouring rain but I had to go somewhere so by God I did, even though I'm new and the conditions would cause even some ...

What's the best technique for a fast stop from high speeds on a wet surface?

I am not sure when I think about it if I have had to make any REALLY fast stops when it's been raining since I rode conservatively.
But when I do, I seem to come down semi-hard on the front brake while tapping the rear ...

No answer?

That makes me a sad panda...

We've got Yamaha with the V-Max, Suzuki with the new Busa, Kawasaki with the ZX-14, and Honda with whatever they're replacing the CBR1100 with.

What I want to see is Italy's V-twin answer to this and England's 3-cyl.

Or is this pipe dreaming?

What kind of transmissions are these bikes running?

Do they use F1 style hand shifters or are they regular bike foot pedals?