From a 250, to a Gsxr1000. What a difference!

**jimichelle** · 7th April 2012, 17:24

and never have had my knee down
and unless your on a track why would you?
i have ridden things from a motorised lawnmower up to a 1690cc bike
im from the school of thought
start on a little bike get a size a little bigger .............................then when you do (because you wil)l make mistakes they are at a low speed /less impact damage
is not rocket science is it

**Subike** · 7th April 2012, 17:39

I have an 1100, I respect how fast it could kill me,
Knee down? no thank you, I want to keep my Knee caps and the skin on them.
I ride a 250, because I have to get a license, to be legal after too many years of not having one.
The difference between the two bikes is immense, totally different rides, power, control, brakes.
I would call myself an average rider, every time I ride some new incident makes me learn.
But I have been riding for more than 3 mths.
I am happy to thrash my 250, but I would be a fool to ride my 1100 as hard as I do the 250..
Never assume that you will know enough to beat nature,
she will throw rocks, roadkill, pine needles, water run off, mud, and stupid fucking cagers in your path every day you ride.
So ride at a pace you can stop inside the road you can see in front of you.
And you will have fun living to be as old as me and still riding.

**SMOKEU** · 7th April 2012, 17:52

Next time you ride a big bike, you should pop in the clutch, then redline it in first gear and dump the clutch.

**BigAl** · 7th April 2012, 18:15

Yer just go and buy the most powerfull thou, you know you want to.....

**ducatilover** · 7th April 2012, 18:17

Originally Posted by jimichelle

and never have had my knee down
and unless your on a track why would you?

Because one can, why buy an inferior bike? Because you wanted to.

I hope you did a dirty skid, SmokeU is offering brilliant advice and I think you should take it and do it, more than once.

You're all a bunch of pussies.

**FJRider** · 7th April 2012, 18:41

Originally Posted by dangerous

farking idiot... and how would you have reacted if a cage, kid, ball, dog steeped out in front of ya... grabed a handfull off good oll 1000 brakes? BANG your dead.

One less stupid thread to read I guess ...

**98tls** · 7th April 2012, 18:51

I used to ride a 1000,now i walk.

**FJRider** · 7th April 2012, 18:56

Originally Posted by 98tls

I used to ride a 1000,now i walk.

I guess "The Brass" is out for you this year ... but the soup kitchen you kindly provide, will be open both days then ...

**98tls** · 7th April 2012, 19:00

Originally Posted by FJRider

I guess "The Brass" is out for you this year ... but the soup kitchen you kindly provide, will be open both days then ...

Hey if needed no problem,sing out.You taking the long way then?

**FJRider** · 7th April 2012, 19:05

Originally Posted by 98tls

Hey if needed no problem,sing out.You taking the long way then?

I was thinking along those lines ...

**98tls** · 7th April 2012, 19:09

Originally Posted by FJRider

I was thinking along those lines ...

Let us know then eh,no problem to make a brew,been many over the years called in for a bowl and left well content and set up for the night ahead.Not like i will have much else to do...

**aprilia_RS250** · 7th April 2012, 19:52

Originally Posted by numbersixteen16

After owning my 250 for 3 Months, I feel I am a pretty good rider. I get my knee down through corners, take decent racing lines, and can generally ride the bike with confidence,

Oh yeah man so know what you talkin' about

Feel you!

I owned a Honda CUB had 2HP if lucky. Same as you except I had my knee down on the second day

Was drifting through corners like Gary McCoy by the end of the week, doing stoppies in front of ladies etc etc Then I rode an R1 and maxed it out at 300km/h, first run! Was better than losing virginity!

**dangerous** · 7th April 2012, 20:31

It amuses me how some think knee down means good riding, when in fact it can mean just the opisite ie: if ya leaning all wrong and laying the bike over to far seconds from wiping out... but hey cool knee down

**Subike** · 7th April 2012, 20:34

Originally Posted by dangerous

It amuses me how some think knee down means good riding, when in fact it can mean just the opisite ie: if ya leaning all wrong and laying the bike over to far seconds from wiping out... but hey cool knee down

its kinda funny to watch when you are going around the outside of them while they are doing it.
especially when its a corner thats so easy you could sit on the bike backwards and still not need the Knee down.
maybee they should try doing it on some std suspended 70"s bikes

**ducatilover** · 7th April 2012, 20:38

Originally Posted by dangerous

It amuses me how some think knee down means good riding, when in fact it can mean just the opisite ie: if ya leaning all wrong and laying the bike over to far seconds from wiping out... but hey cool knee down

But...you hang off the bike so it doesn't need to lean as far

I've had it down, I don't ride so stupid now. I prefer to flip bikes, lowsides are for fags and shit eating monkeys.