250 to 1000cc jump

[headhoon]

There's alot more fun to be had building up to the bigger bike. Just tell him that it's the rider not the bike, I know guys and girls that can ride 250, 400 and especially 600's as fast as alot of peeps ride thous. He will probably do himself in on the thou if he doesn't have the restraint with the lack of experience. But then again if he really wants to increase our acc costs who's gonna stop him?

[FROSTY:Me]

I agree with previous posts--You do need to at least try to talk him into a smaller bike-He might be talking shite after the accident.
I would ask myself the question--"what if he falls off and kills himself"
If you at least tried to make him see common sense you did your best .

[RiderInBlack]

I rest my case........

Got you to change you Sigy but Dam and I had got the Vaseline already for you too

[jimbo600]

to give you an example, when I came back to riding in 2001 and bought the VTR250, that was going to do me for a long while. I did 16000km on it in the first three months and then got really crook. Doc told me it may have been the big C (turned out it wasn't, but then I still don't know what the problem was) and I decided feck this and wanted a bigger bike. Sold the 250 after a year and was without a ride for 6 months while I saved for the VTR1000 which I bought brand new in November 2002. Now I do of course have the benefit of a little bit of age and CDF on my side, and we'll all agree that the difference between a 1 litre V-twin and a 1 litre 4 cylinder bike is nothing but remarkable... but as long as you treat the thing with respect and try and learn bit by bit then you'll be just fine. I did most of my learning on the Wakefield Park race circuit north of Canberra (yes, the same one that is causing all the grief in Aussie racing circles right now, bunch of poofters ) ... I reckon that is the best environment to found out how the bike works and what your limits are, not what the bikes limits are.

So why do I have a GSXR1000 now? Well I ain't getting any younger and I figured that there was no time like the present. Yes, the feckin' thing scares the bejesus out of me out times, and I feel sorry for anyone who follows me up or down either side of the 'taka's in the coming months ( I probably frustrate the hell outa Jimbo750 just going over the Haywards ) 'cause they'll probably be either wanting to get past real quick or turn around and go home. But I'm giving it the respect that it deserves, and in time will get better and find my own limits on it. And I'll be at Manfield on the 30th to stretch things out a little more too. But hey, don't be fooled into thinking just 'cause I wear full race leathers with a speedhump and all the gear that I'm some super quick race dude. I wear them simply 'cause I have them from my bucket racing days in 'stralia, and i can't afford to pay another 2 grand to have a good road set like everyone else.

So maybe we should cut the guy some slack... there may be more to it than meets the eye. But if he does get the Gixxer thou and has a biggy in the early days, feel free to me down

Here speaks the voice of reason. The bike won't hurt ya, only the rider and the throttle goes off as well as on.

And Mark, next time we go for a ride hurry the fuck up or I'm going home.

[White trash]

Here speaks the voice of reason. The bike won't hurt ya, only the rider and the throttle goes off as well as on.

And Mark, next time we go for a ride hurry the fuck up or I'm going home.

Coments like that'll win you no friends, mate!

Next time we go for a ride, hurry the fuck up or I'm going home.

[jimbo600]

Coments like that'll win you no friends, mate!

Next time we go for a ride, hurry the fuck up or I'm going home.

But I can't I'm going as fast as I can.

[Racer X]

Do your best ........ ..... I went 100cc-110-125-175-400 and so on and each chane was awesome at the time. This Guy goes to a GXR1000, what the hells going to push his fun button after that??? :spudwhat: Hilary didn't climb Everest first then look for his second challenge.

A Turbo Hyabusa??

[marty]

so is going from an RS250 to a busa a bit much????

[SPman]

so is going from an RS250 to a busa a bit much????

Nah - just leave it in top for the first week and she'll be right!

[Wenier]

still ud probably enjoy a 600 more as a busa is a bit of a whale compared to a 600

[marty]

still ud probably enjoy a 600 more as a busa is a bit of a whale compared to a 600

i rode a gsxr corona 600 the other day - very nice actually, but physically not much bigger in size than the RS, and i need a bike to ride 270k a day on a couple of times a week. blackbird - 7/10, cb1300, sv1000, tlr1000 - 8/10, cbr900rr and busa 9/10, but the cbr is too head down bum up and frantic.

i found the busa much easier to cruise on - sure it's fast, but it's stable as, and for me at 6'2 100kg i just don't have to muscle it. i'm all over a 600.

[Wenier]

i rode a gsxr corona 600 the other day - very nice actually, but physically not much bigger in size than the RS, and i need a bike to ride 270k a day on a couple of times a week. blackbird - 7/10, cb1300, sv1000, tlr1000 - 8/10, cbr900rr and busa 9/10, but the cbr is too head down bum up and frantic.

i found the busa much easier to cruise on - sure it's fast, but it's stable as, and for me at 6'2 100kg i just don't have to muscle it. i'm all over a 600.

Well in that case a busa would be fine and you are kind of using it as a above average cruiser

[Slim]

So what happened?

[danb]

ROFL I have had a good laugh reading this forum.

All I can say yelling out ""dumb ass"" if he still decides to get a 1000cc....

Do send him a copy of this forum or send him a link to it!!!

Good to here the 250's do so well. I have yet to still get one "Someday"