You guys are rough on newbies

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jstark47 · #11 Unread post by **jstark47** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:29 am

jonnythan wrote:I can't imagine that a newer bike with a 20% bigger engine is slower than my bike, so what's the real problem?

75 to 130 lbs of extra weight over the 535? (depending on the model of VStar)

jonnythan · Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:32 am

jstark47 wrote:
jonnythan wrote:I can't imagine that a newer bike with a 20% bigger engine is slower than my bike, so what's the real problem?
75 to 130 lbs of extra weight over the 535? (depending on the model of VStar)

I was thinking that, but my gf is about 120 and it doesn't seem to affect the speed much at all. Granted, I haven't been over 75 or 80 with her on, but still.... I dunno.

tropicalhotdog · Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:48 am

KingRobb wrote:btw there is no crying in motorcycling

what about the tears of joy when I got my bike?

KingRobb · #14 Unread post by **KingRobb** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:06 am

tropicalhotdog wrote:
KingRobb wrote:btw there is no crying in motorcycling
what about the tears of joy when I got my bike?

Yeah that wasnt thought out...

that is one obvious exception...then there is the seeing yer scoot after a wreck and not seeing it where you parked it.

Other than those three tho...there is no crying in motorcycling.

especially over message boarding about motorcycling.

Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:11 am

What about when you're on your bike and you got a bit of diesel exhaust in your eye and you start crying a bit to get it out of your eye?

Fast Eddy B · Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:23 am

Reading all the replies here, I would say that responses are usually realistic, sometimes blunt, and often not what the poster wants to hear in response.

But it's their lives, and their money, so off they goes...

Jas0n · #17 Unread post by **Jas0n** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:26 am

Hahhaah.. I have a Ninja 250, and even on that I was a little scared. I popped the clutch early in the learning processes because I thought I would just acclerate faster. Well.. I DID, but lets just say I was staring at the sky for a few breif seconds.

Now.. if I was on a 600cc GSXR, it would been a differnt story.

JC Viper · Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:07 am

Consider it self preservation / regulation. The last thing we need as a community (all who ride) is more news of a rider who wasn't mature enough to handle high powered bikes to get the non riding public up in arms over our "sport" ( i use mine to commute so it shouldn't be just a sport).

Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:06 pm

storysunfolding wrote:What about when you're on your bike and you got a bit of diesel exhaust in your eye and you start crying a bit to get it out of your eye?

Or when you sweat and the sunblock you put on your forhead goes into your eye....also alittle crying there...

Shorts · #20 Unread post by **Shorts** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:35 pm

Or if a gnat flies up the bottom of the helmet, under your glasses and into your eye....crying ok?