I don't see the maturity thing having a hell of a lot to do with it except that if you have a lot of it you'd probably choose something else. I'm very mature - I own a house, I run a business, married, late 30's, took the msf ... and I recently got back into biking after a long layoff. My maturity is what keeps me from buying a bike like that in the first year or two. I'm mature enough to know that a simple mistake COULD (not definitely would) have horrible consequences. My maturity makes it an obvious decision to not start with a very, very fast bike that's essentially built for racing. Trading up is easy. Recovering from an accident may or may not be. What's the rush? And before the young and the bold jump all over me, sure, it's possible to learn on a bike like that. People have done it. But I don't think maturity is the key necessarily. The guy in the video might have lead the most mature, safe, responsible life ever lead in history up until that point in his life. But that didn't remotely prepare him for the power of a tiny throttle twist on that bike. Maturity is great for decision-making... but it doesn't do squat for mastering powerful and complex mechanical devices. In short... sure, someone could start on a 600cc sport bike and live to tell the tale. But I think MOST (definitely not all) experienced cyclists of all ages would warn against it. Maturity is great for getting you out of bed in time to get to work, for paying your bills on time, etc., but it will not instantly make you a good rider. That takes practice and knowledge and lots of miles. Hell, there's plenty of immature, intentionally unemployed slobs down at the corner pub who are great riders! I just don't get it. No one learns to walk by sprinting - they crawled first. No one learns to ride a bicycle a racing bike, they usually start on a tricycle. No one learns to drive in an indy car - probably the dented family sedan. But everybody wants to get a racing bike for their first motorcycle... I think I'm getting old.
Sorry so long... but I'm waiting on the intranet at work and had some time to kill...
Thinking about a 600cc sportsbike? Think again.
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Bingo.cb360 wrote:I don't see the maturity thing having a hell of a lot to do with it except that if you have a lot of it you'd probably choose something else.
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HE WAS D-R-A-G R-A-C-I-N-G....... Using this video to illustrate the dangers of 600cc sport bikes is like watching the Dukes of Hazzard to illustrate the dangers of driving your cariwannadie wrote:i dont see how it matters. he tried to do something he shouldnt had and the bike took off on him. wouldnt matter if hes at a strip or not, or if its his first time at the strip. same thing could have happend to him at a redlight when he decided to try and race the car next to him. point is the bike had enough to take off on him with too much throttle intentional or not.
