Newbie screws up!...please help.

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Dragonhawk · Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:27 pm

patient wrote:Hi everyone,

So basically i'm coming here with my ego in shards...i'm a complete fool.

patient wrote:ok,...i didnt' post the type cause i'm absolutely embarrased i blemished such a beauty of a bike..

Thank you very much for helping!

2007 Suzuki GSXR 600

You got a brand new 103HP motorcycle as your first bike and rode it with no training or experience and scratched it?

Aw, don't worry. That bike is going to bruise a LOT more than your ego once you think you can handle it.

patient wrote:as for what i paid... It was less than 10k

And I'm sure with the money you saved, you spent another $1000 and bought full-leathers, right?

Kal · #12 Unread post by **Kal** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:54 pm

You are possibly being Harsh there 'Hawk.

It sounds like Patient was sold into a bike with no knowledge of what it is or what it is capable of. Not having knowledge is not a crime, however he is going to need a really quick learning curve.

Which I guess means that we should be pointing him in the right direction to get clued in before he runs short of luck.

MotoF150 · Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:15 pm

That bike has a ECU and that ECU will record that that bike was tipped over and the dealer can access that info and take that into consideration on any future warranty claims

mrchen · #14 Unread post by **mrchen** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:42 am

Follow good advice and get the BEST helmet, gloves, boots, jacket, pants etc. Safety gear is no place to skimp on money.

You may want t o consider letting the GSXR go. Its really alot of bike, it will take the average person many years and a couple trips to track school to begin to use all its capable of. You would have more fun on a Bandit, SV650, 599 Honda, EX500 Ninja, 650 Ninja, still sporty, still 65-80 hp, but less leathal till your really ready.

jonnythan · Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:45 am

Dragonhawk wrote:You got a brand new 120HP motorcycle as your first bike and rode it with no training or experience and scratched it?

Not that I'm disagreeing with you, but the GSX-R 600 is not a 120HP bike.

CNF2002 · #16 Unread post by **CNF2002** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:46 am

MotoF150 wrote:That bike has a ECU and that ECU will record that that bike was tipped over and the dealer can access that info and take that into consideration on any future warranty claims

My ECU records whether I'm drinking coffee or not when I crash, for insurance purposes.

Sorry to hear about your crash. The MSF course will teach you to control the bike at slow speeds. It will be tough with such a twitchy high-powered bike, but you will learn eventually. You should not be using the brake at all when in a turn. We had a student take a spill by this very same thing in our MSF, and that was on a small Blast.

I may disagree with the type of bike you bought but, lets give the guy a break. Its done. No need to make him feel worse. Hope you stick around and get some tips on learning to ride proficiently.

noodlenoggin · Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:23 am

Re: the head gasket possibility. I'm just applying automotive troubleshooting here, but smoke from antifreeze is generally cottony-white and thick-looking, and will tend to stay low. If you're seeing wispy grey-white smoke that rises and dissipates, I'd think it's condensation. Also sniff the exhaust while it's running (not hose-in-a-closed-garage, I'm not THAT critical!

) and find out if there's a sweet smell sorta like maple syrup. If so, that's burning antifreeze.

Patient · #18 Unread post by **Patient** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:44 am

I'm not above saying i was wrong.

and riding the bike when i did was a bad choice.
I've learned my lesson, whole heartidly.

Thank you all for your advice and input.

Back to questions.

The smoke smells like burning oil. Not vapor, i have yet to check it again today, but will do so soon and get back to you.

#19 Unread post by **Koss** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:17 am

CNF2002 wrote:You should not be using the brake at all when in a turn. We had a student take a spill by this very same thing in our MSF, and that was on a small Blast.

When I took the MSF, the same exact thing happened. Our instructors were suprised since its been awhile since they've had a class picking up their instructions so quickly and easily... and not experiencing any crashes.

Until test day arrived, during a practice run... two people almost lost control... one during parking (lol it was funny... but not all that bad... he stopped to quickly and forgot to plant his feet on the ground... he was one of the other riders that had some previous experience with bikes) and the other during the brake and swerve part. Both keep the shiny side up though.

But alas, during the test the first guy to go (which was neither of the two previous people I spoke of) started braking during a turn... and lost the front end while the rear slid out... throwing him over the bars and flicking the bike into a high side. He was alright... sore and probably pulled some muscles... but learned a good lesson.

I think he was on a 125CC Eliminator.

Dragonhawk · Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:19 am

jonnythan wrote:
Dragonhawk wrote:You got a brand new 120HP motorcycle as your first bike and rode it with no training or experience and scratched it?
Not that I'm disagreeing with you, but the GSX-R 600 is not a 120HP bike.

You are right. I stand corrected. 103.9HP actually. My mistake.