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scan wrote:

shane-o wrote:hmmm ok

let me try again

Was that meant as humor, or is it only possible to be nice to someone if you say it is OK? The post above yours were not punative to the new user, nor was saying the behavior was good.

Your post is just acting like the only way to be nice is to agree with everything. I think you can be helpful and friendly without mentioning life insurance, are calling someone a squid, or being highly sarcastic.

This is what Mike, Totalmotorcycle, wants for his site. We are suppose to try to maintain a friendly and helpful place.

your right


I guess my sarcasmo attitude is born from the over generalisation in this instance that the original post is meant as a joke rather than to be taken seriously, so I approached it in this manner, this is probably my error



I guess not being the webmaster or moderator affords me the luxury to treat posts as I see them, until such time as im spanked for saying what 99% probably think IMHO


I will endeavour to refrain from reading drivel such as this topic in the future thus negating the need to be savage in responding


Peace

Well anyways thanks for help guys
You all pretty much said what some people i know said about 600cc bikes
And since i am just beggining my freshman year in college...i want to live for a bit longer
Ill prolly beg my parents to get me 2008 Ninja250r, which looks sweet and is something that wont kill me

igor wrote:Well anyways thanks for help guys
You all pretty much said what some people i know said about 600cc bikes
And since i am just beggining my freshman year in college...i want to live for a bit longer
Ill prolly beg my parents to get me 2008 Ninja250r, which looks sweet and is something that wont kill me

Very happy to hear your made this decision! It's a great bike with a lot of kick you won't be disappointed. If after a season or two you feel it's not enough you can always upgrade the 250 is very easy to sell as there are a lot of other beginner bikers looking to get on it!

Good decision- where do you go to school?

Good decision but remember you can get a cheap, used Ninja 250/500 or a GS500 for under $2k a lot of the time. That way you don't have to beg your parents.

igor wrote:Well anyways thanks for help guys
You all pretty much said what some people i know said about 600cc bikes
And since i am just beggining my freshman year in college...i want to live for a bit longer
Ill prolly beg my parents to get me 2008 Ninja250r, which looks sweet and is something that wont kill me

Smart move, but just don't cheap out on your gear and do take a riding course, even old farts like me take refreshers just to polish up our skills and learn some new tricks of the trade.


Guess I wont be getting a nice inheritance from you eh?

igor wrote:Well anyways thanks for help guys
You all pretty much said what some people i know said about 600cc bikes
And since i am just beggining my freshman year in college...i want to live for a bit longer
Ill prolly beg my parents to get me 2008 Ninja250r, which looks sweet and is something that wont kill me

I hate so much that you have parents that'll buy you a bike. I've had to buy ALL of the ones that I've owned. LoL!

Are your parents adopting?

Sev wrote: I hate so much that you have parents that'll buy you a bike. I've had to buy ALL of the ones that I've owned. LoL!

Are your parents adopting?

Hahaha. Completely off topic, but... there is something to be said for 'pride of ownership'. My parents gave me my first 3 cars... one died on its own, but I managed to total the other two in less than a year.

They made my buy my next car (a new, at the time, 1998 Toyota Tacoma). I'm still driving it nearly 10 years later...

Of course, having just said that, I'll probably crash it today...

Maybe this is a new thread, 'Pride of Ownership'.

There is something good about driving an underpowered car that needs work often, to let you learn about mechanicals, mechanics, costs, and power.

It was mentioned previously about 'chicken strips', I think it was Kal who drops off sportbikers in the twisties. It rang true to back when I'd do the trip through the Fraser Canyon of BC, Canada in my 87 Civic, losing Ford F-350's in the corners, but not even having a chance in the passing lanes.

I'm not sure I want to subject myself to even more years of this kind of sacrifice though. Maybe it's like artists? The best ones must suffer?

Living here, I hope it's true.

Well in reply to all other posts:

I am attending Pre-med major in Boston University.

And no my parents are not adopting, they are actually thinking of getting rid of kids they already have

Ohh and one more thing how much will one sided insurance will cost for me, all i need is the most basic coverage.

thanks