The Crimson Rider® wrote:if you wait until you master the basics... you might not get a 2nd bike.
i dunno how many people here can honestly say they have mastered the basics. im sure i'll still practice the basics for the rest of my riding.
which reminds me... i need to do my monthly PLP some time before this month ends.
but to me... if you're already comfortable w/ the basics... then it's ok to move up to the bike you want.
what the. . .? We are not saying that you need to be perfect at the basics, but fairly competent, compentent enough to have proper form, know how to maneuver at low and high speeds, be capable to ride in any situations you may come across. What we are saying is that you ride your first bike long enough you become a good capapable rider. You will be mastering the basics forever because you have yet to really learn them. I was comfortable with the basics of riding 2 months after i started, it was the constant riding on my 1st bike that inforced those principles into my memory and made them a habit and not something i have to think about constantly allowing me to scan the area im riding, watch other vechicals and so on. The fact that one is comfortable with the basics does not mean its time to move on, when someone is adapet at riding, and has a legit reason for a different bike, then it is time to move up.
JWF
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ATGATT
Sev wrote:What's a bike?
JWF505 wrote:its like a goat, but with two wheels.
flynrider wrote:Seems like nobody has actually answered the question, so I'll take a shot.
There is no real answer to this question. The answer depends on the rider, how much he/she rides a week, what size bike he/she currently has and another one for me atleast is current financial situation. And age I guess if you still live with your parents.
JWF505 wrote:
what the. . .? We are not saying that you need to be perfect at the basics, but fairly competent, compentent enough to have proper form, know how to maneuver at low and high speeds, be capable to ride in any situations you may come across. What we are saying is that you ride your first bike long enough you become a good capapable rider. You will be mastering the basics forever because you have yet to really learn them. I was comfortable with the basics of riding 2 months after i started, it was the constant riding on my 1st bike that inforced those principles into my memory and made them a habit and not something i have to think about constantly allowing me to scan the area im riding, watch other vechicals and so on. The fact that one is comfortable with the basics does not mean its time to move on, when someone is adapet at riding, and has a legit reason for a different bike, then it is time to move up.
must have misunderstood it.
but i still stand by what i said that if you get comfortable w/ the basics... it's ok to move up to what bike you really want.
JWF505 wrote:
what the. . .? We are not saying that you need to be perfect at the basics, but fairly competent, compentent enough to have proper form, know how to maneuver at low and high speeds, be capable to ride in any situations you may come across. What we are saying is that you ride your first bike long enough you become a good capapable rider. You will be mastering the basics forever because you have yet to really learn them. I was comfortable with the basics of riding 2 months after i started, it was the constant riding on my 1st bike that inforced those principles into my memory and made them a habit and not something i have to think about constantly allowing me to scan the area im riding, watch other vechicals and so on. The fact that one is comfortable with the basics does not mean its time to move on, when someone is adapet at riding, and has a legit reason for a different bike, then it is time to move up.
must have misunderstood it.
but i still stand by what i said that if you get comfortable w/ the basics... it's ok to move up to what bike you really want.
and im telling you, as well as a lot of other people, that just being comfortable witht he basics isnt enough to move up, but you wont change your mind, and i know im not gonna agree with that statement, so i suppose this topic is dead for me
JWF
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Sev wrote:What's a bike?
JWF505 wrote:its like a goat, but with two wheels.
flynrider wrote:Seems like nobody has actually answered the question, so I'll take a shot.
ok, i'll answer.
i got my 2nd, and current bike, after 4 months. but i was bikeless for 2 months before i got my 2nd bike.
That doesnt count because your second bike is slower than your first.
and your first bike got stolen, so you really didn't have a choice.
Back to the question, I'm still with my first bike, it's only been 7 months. I feel like im ready for more power, but have decided to just enjoy this bike for a bit more and then upgrade next year sometime. My husband on the other hand went trough 3 bikes in 6 months before he was happy with what he had.
I need spell check!
2006 VTX 1300 R
Life looks alot better through a set of handlebars!!
