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Old 09-02-2004, 10:17 AM   #27 (permalink)
Nexus242
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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob
Katana a much better choice for a newbie, still more bike than I would recommend but a better choice.

Why do some dealers recommend Gixxers to newbies ?

No logical reason, commissions maybe ? Maybe they're so used to being around bikes that they forget what it's like for a beginner ?

Why do MSF instructors and Gixxer.com warn against a newbie on a gixxer ? Because they see what happens to beginners on a daily basis and realise the difficulty of mastering this type of bike.
I friend on another board got a used GSX-R1000 for his first bike. Not a smart boy to say the least.
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