First bike! Hurrah!

**Gothesque** · 7th July 2008, 18:51

Yay! I got myself a Suzuki FXR150 to start out on. I'm hooked, I absolutely love it!!
My bf gave me my first lesson on Sunday, which was great (thanks babe!!), and I picked it up surprisingly quickly.
After a while we took it down to the park to get a bit more space... And I binned it

Clever me, I locked up the front wheel, hit the kerb and supermanned onto the grass on the other side. The front fairing is cracked in several places and has a piece missing, and the front guard has big cracks in it. My poor baby, it didn't even last a whole day!!!

On the plus side, the damage is superficial and won't cost too much to repair, the lights didn't get broken, the frame and tyres are sweet, and I didn't get hurt.
Took it for a short ride today (minus half the fairings lol), it's still awesome!!

**MVnut** · 7th July 2008, 19:25

Well at least you picked a good place to bin it rather than out in the traffic. Fairings are the first things to get damaged just patch em up and replace later (it may happen again) well done for picking a good learner bike. Glad you didn't hurt yourself, practise practise practise.

**ZK-Awesome** · 7th July 2008, 19:52

Do you want to share how you locked the front? (I may as well learn from your mistakes)

**Gothesque** · 7th July 2008, 20:28

Going too fast and waaaay too much front brake

**gijoe1313** · 7th July 2008, 20:42

Well, glad to hear you are okay and it hasn't dented your confidence! Nothing like learning a little bit about what makes a bike work and stay upright!

Anyhow, there should be some good peeps out your way that can give you some excellent advice and maybe even mentor you a bit!

Oh, and congrats on your new ride! Need some piccies!

**cs363** · 7th July 2008, 20:48

Welcome to the motorcycle drug....you know you're hooked now don't you??!

Sorry to hear of your wee binnage, but as MVNut said at least you were smart enough to find your boundaries in a safe place. And hey it is repairable.
Good luck with the learning curve

**Pussy** · 7th July 2008, 20:53

Yep, I agree with cs363... there is no known cure for motorcycle obsession!

Hey, good on you for getting right back in to it!

**Number One** · 7th July 2008, 21:17

Yay for you! I started out on a Suzuki RG150. ENJOY and well done for getting back on

**CB ARGH** · 7th July 2008, 21:23

Well done love!!!

You're on a bike before me... That;s the problem with buying a write off I guess :/

Hope all goes well for you! Just a note, if you don't want to have to pay out for fairings and stuff each time you bail, perhaps remove the fairings for a few months while you settle into the bike. My dad shakes his head at this idea but looking weird without fairings would look better than a letter in the mail saying "Bankrupt".

Are they 2 strokes btw? Quite a bit of power for a learner

**Gothesque** · 7th July 2008, 21:55

Piccies I can do! My man took these on my first go outside my house, before I binned it obviously :P Now it's missing the section where the lights go...

No, it's a 4 stroke. Really cool wee bikes, even my weak arse can lift it! I'm 5'3" and it fits me good

I was a little worried about getting on it today, but it was fine

Just remembered what my man said and I was off!

**hayd3n** · 7th July 2008, 22:15

congrats on the first bike practice practice practice and watch out for cagers!!!!!!

**Slyer** · 7th July 2008, 22:15

Hmmm where have I seen an FXR150 lately... oh yeah.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=77311
At least yours is still running

**Imbray** · 8th July 2008, 16:33

Originally Posted by Gothesque

Going too fast and waaaay too much front brake

But ain't fun

, good luck & enjoy

**EJK** · 8th July 2008, 16:40

Aah! That must've been scary! When I binned the first time, I was afraid that I might be afraid to get on the bike lol

But you are still saying awesome? Nice! A girl is tougher than me!

Have fun!

Btw FXR? Nice choice