oh yeah
There can be only one.
oh yeah
Don't target fixate.
That looks awesome, great color.
Wait, you're a beginner, and you bought this?
Please promise to make the follow-up thread when you total the bike.
OP,
-Take the MSF course. I don't care that you have your license already. Don't ride until you do.
-Don't ride it without FULL gear (I still have the riding boot that saved my foot).
-Don't ride on Friday/Saturday nights.
-Keep your eyes/head up.
-Assume that you are invisible to every car on the road.
OP,
-Take the MSF course. I don't care that you have your license already. Don't ride until you do.
-Don't ride it without FULL gear (I still have the riding boot that saved my foot).
-Don't ride on Friday/Saturday nights.
-Keep your eyes/head up.
-Assume that you are invisible to every car on the road.
Don't listen to this guy, you picked a perfectly fine beginners bike imo. My first bike was a 600 and I survived it without any real close calls even. Granted I had a lot of experience with different types of motor vehicles growing up riding dirt bikes, ATV's and snowmobiles.
But yeah a 300 was a good choice. You're engine is probably not going to get you in too much trouble at least. You sound like a pretty reasonable and cautious person too.
Also I'd like to second everything this poster said:
Really solid advice. Take it to heart, OP.
Why would you buy new for your first bike. lmao
Why would you buy new for your first bike. lmao
Why would you buy new for your first bike. lmao
Pretty funny, he bought a bike he liked.
What's your legitimate reason for not buying a new bike? If he's not looking to upgrade anytime soon then a new bike is fine.
He's a new rider. He's gonna drop it, nick it, etc. Better get used, up your skills, sell it and buy a new one when you're a more experienced.
It's not really a question of if he's going to crash, it's when. Coming from a family of Harley riders, not a single person I know who rides bikes has not had a serious accident at some point or another. I might be a little biased really since my mother died riding a bike, so take what I say with a grain of salt.Hmm, let's see....
a) OP is immature enough to put *_* in his thread title.
b) Buys a 300 Ninja without any real motorcycle training.
First crash in 2 months? What's the over/under? Please prove me wrong, OP.
I have never dropped my bike that I bought new. Who the fuck cares if he drops it or nicks it anyway. He wanted a bike so he bought it, it's not like a Ninja 300 is all that much money.
Everybody here is the guy's financial advisor or something? Shut the fuck up and wish him well instead of waging how quickly he's going to hurt himself. The hell is wrong with you people?
Agree, no need to make him feel bad about that or laugh at the OP. But the general consensus is that you should buy a mass produced used bike as your first bike. It won't hurt as much when you fall and probably won't cost much in repairs. The first bike is for learning, for getting your bearings. The second bike is for really enjoying the ride.
But each to their own.
edit: As far as engine size goes, I don't think the US has a 125cc market. In the UK and many other countries you usally start with a 125cc bike, that's why people might be thinking that 300cc is too much for a beginner (a sentiment that I share, but there is nothing to be done about that).
Everybody here is the guy's financial advisor or something? Shut the fuck up and wish him well instead of waging how quickly he's going to hurt himself. The hell is wrong with you people?
It's not really a question of if he's going to crash, it's when. Coming from a family of Harley riders, not a single person I know who rides bikes has not had a serious accident at some point or another. I might be a little biased really since my mother died riding a bike, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
You actually chose green or did you just get stuck with that color?
Congrats though. I kinda wish I had one.
OP,
-Take the MSF course. I don't care that you have your license already. Don't ride until you do.
-Don't ride it without FULL gear (I still have the riding boot that saved my foot).
-Don't ride on Friday/Saturday nights.
-Keep your eyes/head up.
-Assume that you are invisible to every car on the road.
Woot! Another Kawi rider! Congrats! Stay safe. Remember your lessons from training/classes.
I ride a '05 636 myself.
Something I've never got...how do you "learn" to ride a motorcycle? Does it just come naturally to you if you learned to ride a bicycle, or do you just keep destroying motorcycles and breaking bones until you "get" it?
It's not really a question of if he's going to crash, it's when. Coming from a family of Harley riders, not a single person I know who rides bikes has not had a serious accident at some point or another. I might be a little biased really since my mother died riding a bike, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
Hmm, let's see....
a) OP is immature enough to put *_* in his thread title.
b) Buys a 300 Ninja without any real motorcycle training.
First crash in 2 months? What's the over/under? Please prove me wrong, OP.
Thanks, just remember to drive like its a war zone, and basically think everyone is out to hit you and you'll do fine.Yeah, I know that it's probably about when I'm going down and not if. Also, I'm sorry for your mother, and I hope that this "when" takes a hell lot of time to happen.
Also, the main use will be only to do short travels in the weekends for fun, without getting too fast at least in those first couple of months. I've been driving cars for at least 10 years 2 hours/day in all kinds of roads, so I hope that my (good) knowledge about traffic conditions can help me out in avoiding the worst.
Thanks for all the advice, and yeah, I've bought full gear already, Alpine Stars gloves and jacket, and a carbon fiber LS2 helmet. Only the boots to go.
This is a big one I forgot.
It's not new riders, it's just riders period. You will have accident at some point, you've just been lucky so far.Damn this thread has a bunch of haters.
I started on a new 600 and am coming up on my 6th season with it with no issues. I don't know why everyone thinks that every new rider will go down just because they're new.
Take it easy as you learn and you'll be fine, the external factors such as other drivers are what you have to watch for if you have good discipline.
It's not new riders, it's just riders period. You will have accident at some point, you've just been lucky so far.
Seems like an excessive bike for a beginner, but have fun.