Finally, my first bike! (discostu)

[hellnback]

I'd just like to buck the trend here and say the dropping your bike is not inevitable.

+1

I get sick of people saying you will DEFINATLEY drop your bike. What a load of crap, sure mistakes happen (eg. forgetting to put down the stand etc) but if you're careful, there is no reason why you would drop it. My wife had never even been on a bike before and she's learnt to ride without dropping it.

Anyway, go buy the Hyo.

[gijoe1313]

Hey, its your life - you make the choice! You been saving your pennies and decided on what you wanted. Lotsa good advice already been stated, just follow your heart and think with your head! (As useless as that sounds, it has always worked for me!)

Welcome to the crazy world of biking!

[325rocket]

I'd just like to buck the trend here and say the dropping your bike is not inevitable. There are plenty of second hand bikes available that have never been dropped. Back yourself. Be diligent in your training and there's no reason to expect a bin.

nup, get the GT250R. Now get some proper training. Clean, polish, love, and respect it, and yourself (especially the cleaning and loving bit).

agree 100% with both of the above. there is no magical rule stating you will drop your bike. i know people that have ridden for years (50+) and never dropped a bike. i also know people that have ridden for months and binned more times then you could possibly imagine.

as for spending lots of money on a first bike, you need to make that decision yourself. i did and dont regret it for a minute, yes it was a lot of money yes i will take a hit on the resale but on the other side ive had a hell of a year.

get the bike you want, be happy about it and enjoy the ride.

good luck

[325rocket]

and welcome to the site ...

[munterk6]

Welcome along Noob....good luck, and try not to hurt anyone k?

[Swoop]

Welcome!

Have you ever helped your uncle Jack off a horse? (some might get it).

[faredce]

haha man i only got my bike a while ago and i remember people saying "you will drop it or crash" and i thought man i will not im guna be sooo careful but iv done both!! haha.
i had an accident taking a right corner to fast and slid onto the footpath effectively creating $800 worth of repairs and i droped it once but caused no probs..so dont get a piece of shit u want a sweet first bike to look back on and enjoy. but just be prepared to accept scratchs etc...

enjoy mate