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I'm struggling to keep the balls of my feet on the pegs while I'm riding. I learned to ride on a dirtbike and developed the bad habit of keeping my arch on the pegs and toes covering the shifter/brake.

So now that I'm trying to do everything properly, I'm having a hard time breaking the habit. Any ...

Pulled the trigger on a 1999 SV650 with 15K on the clock this morning. $2200 + tax, tags, and title. Owner threw in a Clymer's manual and a new chain. Haven't got the bike yet, waiting for the bank to catch up with paperwork.

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In WV, 15+ is reckless driving. 25+ is excessive speed. Reckless driving is an automatic maximum speeding ticket. Excessive speed is another charge all together. Luckily, I haven't had to know the difference.

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Chrome...

I took in the steering lock on my bike and had two keys made for $5 each. Took about 10 minutes. I'd say look around for another locksmith.

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WVUChrome...

1. Honda XR650R

2. Honda 599 (in Honda red)

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WVUChrome...

Should we tell new bikers to spend 10,000 miles on a 250cc bike with 30-40 hp? You can, but I don't think its a reasonable recommendation. From my reading, nobody here is an absolutist, and says "one size fits all", but I would recommend people to try some bikes, perhaps by renting if you can, and ...

If the housing is metal, it may have thread locker on it. Get a plastic handle screwdriver (not a rubber handled one) and place it on the screw and give it a few taps. This may create enough vibration to jar the thread locker loose, if this is the problem.

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WVUChrome...

Take the bike to a parking lot, haul it there if you can, and practice stops and turns. It sounds like you don't quite have adequate clutch control yet. When you are taking off going straight, do the RPM's rev pretty high before settling back down? If so, you may be using too much throttle. This is ...

CNF2002 wrote: What do you think of my policy?

I think you seriously need to read Daniel Quinn's books "Ishmael" and "My Ishmael." You may be more right than you know.

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WVUChrome...

By the way ninja 250 is not the " most forgiving and noobie friendly bikes made" It is a very powerfull bike

Yes, it is. Do you still want something with four times the horsepower? In my opinion, there are no forgiving bikes. It's the nature of riding a motorcycle, you MUST be in full control of ...