What size (cc) bike did you start out on?

nyricanf15` · 03-22-2008, 12:03 AM

I started out easy, my friend adviced me to start small so I bought a slightly used 2001 ninja 250. Road it for a year before moving up to a 05 GSXR 600.

pickle.of.doom · 03-22-2008, 03:18 AM

I had never ridden anything on two wheels when I got that bike. Well, thats a lie. I rode a friends bike once when I was 15, before I even knew how to work a clutch with my hand. Rode it like 10 feet into the side of an RV, picked it up and moved it back to where it was, friend never knew any better

I learned how to work cluthces by hand later on, rode a lot of quads. Kicked the shit out of an 87 LT500R for about 4 years, that thing was a freakin beast. That fucker was on its last leg so i traded it to some douchebag for the 80 GS850, it had a big ol' windjammer fairing on it and shit, gay ass bars, ripped all that shit off and ordered some drag bars first thing. Spent like 7-8 years riding that before I finally could afford the SH in 04.

The guy that got the quad... I told him he had to fix the rear axle bearings before he even thought about riding it... that and it had a wasted clutch. Dumb ass fixed the clutch, didn't do shit with the rear axle bearings (they were loose as fuck, made the chain throw REAL easy, had already snapped the guard around the front sprocket, so I knew it was one more throw away from serious damage)... anyway, he fixed the clutch, fired it up, did 2 laps around his yard, threw the chain and it totally cracked the engine case, quad was done for. He got 10 minutes of riding enjoyment, I got 8 years. I think I made off better in that trade

ceo012384 · 03-23-2008, 02:30 AM

My current ride, 06 R6. I'm doing just fine.

View Poll Results: What size (cc's) was your first street bike?
125	2	2.22%
250	12	13.33%
500	12	13.33%
600	28	31.11%
650	8	8.89%
750	4	4.44%
800	4	4.44%
900	3	3.33%
1000 or bigger	9	10.00%
Other	8	8.89%
Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll

03-22-2008, 03:18 AM	#2
pickle.of.doom el diablo de verde Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Howell, MI Moto: VTR, CBR, DRZSM Posts: 1,046	I had never ridden anything on two wheels when I got that bike. Well, thats a lie. I rode a friends bike once when I was 15, before I even knew how to work a clutch with my hand. Rode it like 10 feet into the side of an RV, picked it up and moved it back to where it was, friend never knew any better I learned how to work cluthces by hand later on, rode a lot of quads. Kicked the shit out of an 87 LT500R for about 4 years, that thing was a freakin beast. That fucker was on its last leg so i traded it to some douchebag for the 80 GS850, it had a big ol' windjammer fairing on it and shit, gay ass bars, ripped all that shit off and ordered some drag bars first thing. Spent like 7-8 years riding that before I finally could afford the SH in 04. The guy that got the quad... I told him he had to fix the rear axle bearings before he even thought about riding it... that and it had a wasted clutch. Dumb ass fixed the clutch, didn't do shit with the rear axle bearings (they were loose as fuck, made the chain throw REAL easy, had already snapped the guard around the front sprocket, so I knew it was one more throw away from serious damage)... anyway, he fixed the clutch, fired it up, did 2 laps around his yard, threw the chain and it totally cracked the engine case, quad was done for. He got 10 minutes of riding enjoyment, I got 8 years. I think I made off better in that trade __________________ WOS Forums

03-23-2008, 02:30 AM	#3
ceo012384 Pompous Prick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MA Moto: 06 R6 (race), 04 CRF Tard (race) Posts: 3,040	My current ride, 06 R6. I'm doing just fine. __________________ LRRS/CCS #123 Boston Moto Dunlop Woodcraft 35 Motorsports Sidi Pit Bull K&N Filters

03-22-2008, 12:03 AM	#1
nyricanf15` Pasta Rider Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Shalimar, FL Moto: 07' Aprilia RSV 1000R Posts: 15	I started out easy, my friend adviced me to start small so I bought a slightly used 2001 ninja 250. Road it for a year before moving up to a 05 GSXR 600.