Quote:
|
Originally Posted by pug Yea I was looking at the Suzuki GS500E |
If you like that bike and it fits you well, it would be a decent choice. Learning to ride a motorcycle is learning a skill that is not always intuitive. Some people take to it well, some take more time to get to where their confidence is not an obstacle. The tougher to ride your first bike is, the harder you make it on yourself.
Get a Hayabusa if you want (they're pretty cool), but start off on smaller bikes and build good solid skills so you're not one of those guys who rides his big new zoomy bike out of the dealership and crashes it on the way home. Unless you are diagnosed with a terminal disease and have one week to live, assume that you are going to be riding for a long time.
Riding is incredibly great if you build your skills up and do it right. Some people buy great fast powerful zoomy bikes to start on, put about 20 terrified miles on them and then park them, because riding terrifies them. There are lots of bikes like this for sale at dealerships and online. I find it sad - kinda like giving up on sex because your first experience was in jail. If you do it right, it's an incredibly freeing experience that you will always look forward to. (bike or sex...)
Some of us were lucky enough to start out riding minibikes, dirtbikes, mopeds, scooters, etc when we were really young. That made it much easier for me when I decided to get back on two wheels - and even then a Suzuki GZ 250 was a great ride.
Did I mention how great riding is? Damn, it's great. Now I want to go ride, but I've had a few drinks this evening (perhaps why I'm typing so much) so I'll forego it right now.