First bike - HAYABUSA - God help my brother

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Relsek · #51 Post by **Relsek** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:50 am

isnowbrd wrote:... and never accidentally lifted the front end or lost traction on the back end. I think he's keeping the rpms below 4k. We went another 100 miles yesterday with no incidents.

Having ridden a Hayabusa now, I would say it’s an amazing bike...for an expert rider. I think in a few more years on my 600 and I'll be ready to consider something like it. I hope my brother is still riding his then.

That's a good idea to keep the rpms low while learning. You still have to be careful, especially turning from a stop. A little too much throttle will shoot you into traffic or a ditch in no time. About the wheelie and tire spin, it will only wheelie if you make it, unless you just give it full throttle and take it up to about 7k rpms. I've never had my rear tire spin unless it was on something more slippery than pavement, such as painted lines, train tracks, wet or sandy road.

It doesn't take an expert to ride one, I do it and I'm no expert. You just have to have some respect for it.

Kevin

Andrew · #52 Post by **Andrew** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:26 pm

Good to hear it's working out so far. Sounds like he's staying smart about it!

Mustang · #53 Post by **Mustang** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:28 am

Sculelos wrote:
about 75% of riders will crash (or drop thier bike).
about 60% of wrecks happen in corners... about 30% happen in intersections.

Plus I read somewhere that if you have a bike over 500cc you are 16 times more likely to die on it if your new.

I think the most interesting crash statistic I read was that not one rider who had attended a motorcycle safety course was among the florida motorcycle fatalities over the last two years.....

That speaks volumes....

Sculelos · #54 Post by **Sculelos** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:01 pm

Mustang wrote:
Sculelos wrote:
about 75% of riders will crash (or drop thier bike).
about 60% of wrecks happen in corners... about 30% happen in intersections.

Plus I read somewhere that if you have a bike over 500cc you are 16 times more likely to die on it if your new.
I think the most interesting crash statistic I read was that not one rider who had attended a motorcycle safety course was among the florida motorcycle fatalities over the last two years.....

That speaks volumes....

Yep, the motorcycle safety course is a very good class to take if you are new and is still a good class to take even if you have been riding for awile.

Mag7C · #55 Post by **Mag7C** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:14 pm

isnowbrd wrote:
Ham Hock wrote:You could just take a practical approach and get your sister to take out a good life insurance policy out on him.
This is funny. A couple years ago he suggested that I take out an insurance policy on him because of his "dangerous" job. (He spends a lot of time on roofs) He told me that anyone can take out a policy on anyone with their permission. Anyway, I was joking with my wife last night that I should take him up on his offer now. Is that morbid thinking?

Life insurance in itself is rather morbid. You die and your wife gets a bunch of money. Yay!

Kal · #56 Post by **Kal** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:51 pm

How's your brother doing?

isnowbrd · #57 Post by **isnowbrd** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:34 am

He's doing well. We did some riding on the local curvy roads that I am really familiar with on Saturday. (There are only straights roads where he lives) I rode at about 50% of the pace I usually do, which is still pretty quick for a new rider on a Busa. I wanted to test his competitive nature, but still waited for him to catch me again on the straights. He kept a clear head and rode his own bike regardless of what I was doing, which was nice to see. When we got done riding he said: "that was almost faster than I felt comfortable riding, and I don't want to do more than that for awhile".

Overall, I'm impressed with how he’s handling it. However, he looks rather silly trying to maneuver that bike in slow-speed situations.

#58 Post by **bok** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:56 am

sounds like he may be handling it all really well. good for him, truly glad his busa hasn't hurt him yet. make sure he keeps his head on straight

khad · #59 Post by **khad** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:41 am

He could probably buy a 650cc bike for a year's worth of insurance payments on that bike... Hell, at least then he wouldn't have had to worry about dropping it during his first year.

Can't believe he got that bike... my Ninja 250 is enough power for me!

isnowbrd · #60 Post by **isnowbrd** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:42 am

khad wrote:Can't believe he got that bike... my Ninja 250 is enough power for me!

That is exactly how I felt with my first bike. A 1989 Honda VTR250, which basically looks identical to your Ninja. And on my current bike, a ZZR600 I have never been in a situation where I wished I had more power. And I have ridden in all kinds of traffic and every different kind of road in multiple states and cities. Even in the middle of 16 lanes of 90mph traffic in LA I had more than enough power to skip through traffic if I wanted to.

My brother keeps saying how happy he is that he bought the Hayabusa instead of a different bike. I tried to explain that a new rider has tons of fun regardless of the kind or size of bike. Some people just care too much about their image. I still ride around town on my 250, and everytime I pull into the garage I tell myself "What a great bike! I'm never going to sell this thing."

Edit*
I just click on your "my first bike" link. That is a really beautiful bike! I am amazed at the similarities with my VTR. I just wish I had that paint job and exhaust. Maybe I can find a Ninja250 stock exhaust on ebay...