Is the R1 a bad beginner bike?

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VermilionX · Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:01 am

you will die.

LoL!

well that's what some people here will say to you.

all im gonna say is if you're not having fun w/ that R1 then sell it.

otherwise, good luck and practice a lot of throttle control among other things.

KingRobb · Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:18 am

the salesman should be charged with attempted murder

Jadien · #13 Unread post by **Jadien** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:20 am

KingRobb wrote:the salesman should be charged with attempted murder

+1...Unfortunately.

intotherain · Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:00 am

VermilionX wrote:you will die.

LoL!

well that's what some people here will say to you.

all im gonna say is if you're not having fun w/ that R1 then sell it.

otherwise, good luck and practice a lot of throttle control among other things.

+1, i hate to say this but those two months were probably the luckiest two months of your life?

#15 Unread post by **Big B** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:33 am

Dohun wrote: +1, i hate to say this but those two months were probably the luckiest two months of your life?

why? because he got taken advantage of?

Shorts · #16 Unread post by **Shorts** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:39 am

...and some people here are so ignorant they actually agree with the salesman!

............

Is this for real?

+1

If so, get to a rider's course. That $3k you put down on the bike should have gone to gear and training. I'm not real sure how you get out from under this with losing your shirt. Trade in is an option, but I certainly wouldn't want to go back to the same greedy dealer that sold it in the first place.

intotherain · Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:26 pm

Big B wrote:
Dohun wrote: +1, i hate to say this but those two months were probably the luckiest two months of your life?
why? because he got taken advantage of?

well because he hasnt gotten hurt or crashed his bike

intotherain · Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:16 pm

Shorts wrote:...and some people here are so ignorant they actually agree with the salesman! ............

Is this for real?
+1

If so, get to a rider's course. That $3k you put down on the bike should have gone to gear and training. I'm not real sure how you get out from under this with losing your shirt. Trade in is an option, but I certainly wouldn't want to go back to the same greedy dealer that sold it in the first place.

I meant that it was the luckiest two months of his life because he didn't die or anything like that, not because he is lucky because he got to drive a R1 for two months.

Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:13 pm

The dealer who sold you that bike should be reported to the authorities who issue business licenses.
As a beginner, you had no idea what you were getting into, but the salesman knew exactly what he was selling.
Was the salesman the owner of the store? If not, then go and talk to the owner....and take a parent or someone older with experience with you.

Who knows, they might let you trade down so they can save face. They sure wouldn't want their name in the paper for selling an inappropriate dangerous machine to an unskilled youth.

Jadien · #20 Unread post by **Jadien** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:20 pm

^^^ +1. Good thinking, blues...