New rider just called me
 

I just got off the phone with my brothers friend who just bought and subsequently wrecked his bike today (he owned it for less than 6 hours). It was a rebel 250 so not really a big loss, and it only cost him a few hundred. He also has never ridden a bike before today. Anyway he calls me up and says that the bike is broke and it steers wrong. So I ask what he means and he says that he tried to turn left and the bike went off into a field on the right. He said he's alright but the bike broke (I'm guessing the frame cracked?) in half.

I told him to look up coutersteering.

wow. umm, this sounds like someone who DOES NOT belong on a motorcycle...

Id also suggest looking through the turn or target fixation (to not do it next time).

Tell him to leave said bike where it crashed, be glad he can walk away and then do so. And that it would be best if he never revisited the idea of owning a MC ever ever again!

Yea, if you can't handle the awesome power and razor sharp handling of a Rebel 250, maybe you should take up quilting or something...:idk:

From talking to him it seemed like he got a quick parking lot lesson and drove home, the first turn he encountered over 10mph he just tried to turn the bars into the turn, countersteering away from it. At least he was smart enough to gear up

A friend of mine called night before last to tell me his brother just bought his first bike, a Hayabusa. My bud has a ZZR1200 and he said the Busa was OMFG!!
I hope his brother remains OK.

MAybe tell about the MSF course where he learn about countersteer?????? :idk:

Sounds like a good time to take someone young and inexperienced and help them out to me. He's asking so that's a good start. We all had to learn somewhere...

Actually I am thinking it might be the bikes fault. I took a look at it today, and he broke an engine mount, but the forks were also loose in the triple trees, the head bearings were prolly missing because there was a good amount of play, and the front wheel sorta moved freely. The guy that sold him the bike told him it was normal, and helped the bike turn.

Ummmm...

was it a private sale or through a dealership?

Sounds like his person is very naive if they just took the seller's word that the bike was OK. Even with not knowing anything, I would think that common sense would tell you to check everything and ask someone you TRUST if you aren't sure.

Yeh, the guy is 19. I told him to drive back to the guys house with the bike in the back of a truck and demand for his money back. I can sorta understand that the guy just didnt understand how it works and took the guys work for it, but he could have gotten killed.

Some peoples just ain't meant to Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide, son.

Sounds to me like the seller took advantage of a newbie...I'd get my money back and then beat his ass.

go f**k his sister.

I did back in the late 90's. Oh wait, your talking about the seller right?

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.

well played, sir

I actually did, I dated his sister for a few months, and in that time it is quite possible that we might have consumated the relationship

Could he part it on the gay and come out ahead? I'd still go whip the sellers ass for good measure. ;)

A rebel 250? Yeh I don't really think folks are lining up to buy parts fr those bikes, in fact I would probably advise anyone that when it comes time to change their tires they just go buy a new rebel that has decent tires on it to save some moeny.

Hahahahaha!

Gotcha! :D You'd still be surprised how many idiots there are out there willing to pay good money for junk.

If it weren't for these people, Walmart, Costco, Sam Club, and Ebay would go out of business.

No fucking shit. You nailed it.