Automatic bikes?

[Akzle]

My son started on one of these great bikes!!
Still reckon lams approving 650cc is freckin crazy but my opinion only??

VTR250 ≠ 650cc??

In case you can't tell, I err on the side of caution, maybe too much.
I think it'd be a bad idea to just go straight to a sport bike with fairings and a high RPM and learn all this new stuff, while also being paranoid about damaging things if I drop the bike. But then again, I'm a learner, so what would I know (not sarcasm)

perhaps a blankie and a lie down then...

incase you haven't noticed, motorcycling is not inherently risk-free.

also. you will drop it, especially with that nervous disposition. aucklanders can smell it. (or maybe just have their snouts too far buried in their latte to pay attention to anything else)
hopefully... you wont drop it under a SUV.

go get some training. the vtr wasnt a bad suggestion either...

[SVboy]

VTR250 ≠ 650cc??


perhaps a blankie and a lie down then...

incase you haven't noticed, motorcycling is not inherently risk-free.

also. you will drop it, especially with that nervous disposition. aucklanders can smell it. (or maybe just have their snouts too far buried in their latte to pay attention to anything else)
hopefully... you wont drop it under a SUV.

go get some training. the vtr wasnt a bad suggestion either...

Axle mostly makes sense here. A Honda VTR 250 plus training would probably work well for you. And fuck the haters! ( esp on your Project Falcon)

[ryanstev]

Ok, final post and can we please let this thread die?

I passed my theory test on Thursday, had to pass an eye test, which I did today and I got my paper license.

I also bought my first motorbike, it was one I saw on Red Baron's website, it's a cruiser, which wasn't the style I thought I'd get, I thought I'd get a fully flared sport bike, but I saw this and fell in love and kept looking back on the site.
I went to Red Baron today and saw it in person and knew it was the one, but still decided to sit on a couple of sport bikes and realised they weren't for me, I didn't like the position.

So, I took my bike for a test ride and wow, it was an easy ride, I loved it, so, I'm the proud owner of a GN125!
Not really, I bought a 94 Honda VT250 Magna. (No, I didn't get this by mistake, instead of a VTR250)
I get it on Tuesday once it's made legal for the road.






Thanks for all the replies, good and bad, they made me realise that I COULD ride a normal bike and an automatic bike was a bad idea, they also made me realise that my plan on being "responsible" and getting a "sensible" bike like a GN250 was stupid too.

[Akzle]

So, I took my bike for a test ride and wow, it was an easy ride, I loved it, so, I'm the proud owner of a GN125!
Not really, I bought a 94 Honda VT250 Magna. (No, I didn't get this by mistake, instead of a VTR250)
I get it on Tuesday once it's made legal for the road.

good. you should be fucking happy with it.
and with all your weight on your ass you should be able to lay rubber all the way up your drive.

kb threads never really die... they go into a sort of purgatory/stasis until some clown dredges them in a few years, the five people jump on and congratulate someone for an awesome thread dredge and berate whoever needs berating.
don't worry son, you'll get the hang of it one day. then you can learn teh wave.

[haydes55]

good. you should be fucking happy with it.
and with all your weight on your ass you should be able to lay rubber all the way up your drive.

kb threads never really die... they go into a sort of purgatory/stasis until some clown dredges them in a few years, the five people jump on and congratulate someone for an awesome thread dredge and berate whoever needs berating.
don't worry son, you'll get the hang of it one day. then you can learn teh wave.

Don't tell him about the KB wave until he actually gets his full license! Fuck akzle some times you're so thick.

[Akzle]

Don't tell him about the KB wave until he actually gets his full license! Fuck akzle some times you're so thick.

sorry i'll go to your room and spank myself...

[Big Dog]

Congrats on a nice bike. Very learner friendly while not useless.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[paturoa]

I wish so much people could realise just how stupid they sound when they use the ability to ride a manual bike or drive a manual car as something that defines how manly they are.

I don't go around saying things like "Just learn how to fucking code in PHP you stupid fuck" or "Just learn how to cut out rust in a car and weld in a replacement patch panel you fucking bitch" or "Learn how to fucking replace a rotten floor in your house you dumb ass."

You can ride a manual? Cool. I can't.

Just ignore the trolls.

[Akzle]

Just ignore the trolls.

kind of irrelevant since he learned how easy and manly it is to change gears.

Then bought a honda...

[SNF]

Good shit, well done on the bike. Fun factor riding that should last longer than a GN.

[Imagineering]

It appears you need a thick Skin around this Forum as anything said that departs from the 'Norm' will cop a bit of crap.

Having said that, and if you are still a member of this Forum, and therefore reading this, consider;


With a Manual Bike, after you learn it, YOU have control over what the Bike does.

With an Automatic, the BIKE has control over you, vis-a-vis, you are stuck with whatever the Factory has decided on with Gear Ratios, Revs/Clutch Slip etc. This may not get you up your Hill and then you are stuck with the Bike.

Just my 2c Worth.

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[Akzle]

It appears you need a thick Skin around this Forum as anything said that departs from the 'Norm' will cop a bit of crap.

hahahahah. norm.