Yes, I think they should be told too.
Because, if they knew, they wouldn't be asking what they're asking.
Many of these folks just got through (the smart ones) their MSF course & have heard about the Road King the instructor rides...and or the various bikes that the other classmates have recently purchased....and there's a bunch of chest beating and measuring of how high someone can urinate going on...and they just know they were meant to be HD riders or Sport Bikers...and they've already bought the clothes...so they gotta get the bike.
I've seen it...it's a vicious circle...jerk.
All of it is really just very pridefull wishing ( I made that word up).
They do sometimes need to be told what the salesman (eyeing his commission) will not tell them. They need to see first hand the carnage which can be wrought by not being prepared, not having safety gear, not adhearing to the law....or ya know...what the costs are for being a Squid.
I wish every rider started out with something small and then as their experience grew...so did their bikes.
It's scary going on a ride with someone that claims to have years of experience...but still overshoots turns, can't u-turn without a foot down, shift poorly, etc.
I wish these forums were manditory, maybe as some homework task from the MSF course.
