Blue and White Suzuki

**Dodgyiti** · 23rd February 2005, 09:04

Originally Posted by 750Y

first up: hope the guy is ok,
secondly: what is it with all these guys who've been outa the game for all that time then think they're gonna jump on the latest machinery and go hard like the glory days, and end up way outa their depth?
they should just swallow their ego for a second & buy a medium power bike while they get their shit back together...
i know that'sounds harsh but am i wrong?

No, thats a great idea.
Perhaps dishing out a 650 boxer will learn them, and a course on braking and cornering at a racetrack too.
My mate had a go on my Honda after 10 years off the bikes, the last bike he had was a Honda 750/4. Had no luck explaining the difference between the two, and thought he would crash it before the end of my street.
Bloody well brought it back mint, damn, have to think of another way of didching it.

**Mr Skid** · 23rd February 2005, 09:35

Originally Posted by Dodgyiti

Bloody well brought it back mint, damn, have to think of another way of didching it.

Pick me! Pick me! Pick me!

**2_SL0** · 23rd February 2005, 11:15

I havent taken my training wheels off yet. The GSXR and R1 give me the sh$ts.
Im well aware of what they are capable of, and well aware of what IM NOT. lol.
All good things take time, I dont see the rush to jump on a 1000cc sportsbike, it will only scare the crap out of you.

**Timber020** · 23rd February 2005, 14:46

I met a guy in a bar in new york who was waiting for his new bike to arrive the next day, a new fireblade with a bunch of go fast bits on it, he had an american bike license (which is as easy to get as a lecture from a jehovahs witness) and said the last time he rode was when the prolink xr200 had come out (he said he had been on a bike a dozen times so was quite confident).
I asked why not get a 600 and he said that he had ridden an xr500 and didnt think it would be fast enough for the highway.
Man I just felt like I was having a conversation with a dead man.

I wonder if hes still alive?

**Lias** · 23rd February 2005, 14:54

which is as easy to get as a lecture from a jehovahs witness

I laughed otu loud at that one :-)

**TonyB** · 23rd February 2005, 15:41

Originally Posted by Timber020

I wonder if hes still alive?

Found out that the guy I referred to is very much alive- but then he never got around to buying a motorcicle of any kind. I guess it should be possible to buy a rapid bike if you're a learner and survive- it's all in how far you twist the right hand grip after all, but then a modern 1000 will leave most 'fast' cars well behind without ever going above about 5k rpm.

**Dutchee** · 23rd February 2005, 19:29

Friends were over from the States a few years back, doing a tour of NZ. We were talking about laws & how we're restricted on cc's when learning. They told us of a friend of theirs who went out & bought an R6. He promptly crashed it so took it back to the shop to trade for an R1. He reckoned the R6 didn't have enough to get him out of the poo he'd gotten himself into. And yes, this was a learner - not a born again. Don't know if he's still alive, either.

**Coldkiwi** · 24th February 2005, 11:52

The average american doesn't seem to be able to get past 'bigger, better, faster more' no matter what they're talking about. Bikes/Cars/trucks/planes/guns/parties/wars/hamburgers... and most of the time it ends up killing them or destroying something else.

And they wonder why the rest of the world can't relate to them!!

**White trash** · 24th February 2005, 12:07

Before we all jump on the "Born again/Gixxer 1K" band wagon, the dude was riding a GS1200SS is my understanding.

This being the case, I don't think you could find a better "born again" bike.

The corner in question has caught out a hell of alot of bikers over the years including a close personel friend of mine. He was unfortunate enough not to survive it and he'd been riding/racing bikes constantly for 20 years.