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XoZe · 06-17-2007, 01:41 PM

Exactly 1 week with the bike today!

GIXXER-Mike · 06-19-2007, 11:43 AM

3yrs into riding
13,000+ miles to date
still on first bike

Everytime I think of getting a bigger bike I learn something new on my 600. I've had tons of offers by friends to buy it but I just can't let it go 'cause I know for a fact it's never missed a service, never been extensively abused

and is very well kept. "LOVE MY SIX!"

I've got a great group to ride with now and the only drawback is that I'm the smallest bike in the bunch which sorta raises eyebrows sometimes

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Kodatech · 06-19-2007, 07:59 PM

Im in my 4th year of riding and on my 3rd bike. Over 10,000 miles of riding but I have no idea EXACTLY how many I have covered. I chose apex strafer because of the 10,000+ miles on the bike, about 7,000 have been on twisty mountain roads here in southwest VA, and I haven't dragged a knee, but I have NO chicken strips whatsoever, and I can hold a corner pretty well

wookie · 06-19-2007, 10:42 PM

3rd year
~35,000 miles total
kneedragger, probably because I've done it quite a bit

Tooltech · 06-21-2007, 12:59 AM

I listed Apex strafer. Maybe it should have been Knee-dragger, I've done a lot of that, even though I'm not a racer type

Most of my riding has been in the Colorado mountains, so cornering is kinda part of the game

I am on my 6th bike, I put over 100000 miles on my 1980 KZ750. And I've already logged almost 3000 miles this spring. So all told, about 150k over about 15 years of actual riding time. (took a long break while the kids were growing up)

ORBrit · 06-27-2007, 06:17 PM

I think I'm a beginner corner carver - been riding 9 months and about 4000 miles.
Most of my riding is for pleasure and in the twisties.

Monkeydooo70 · 06-27-2007, 10:52 PM

I've ridden over ten years, but I still consider myself a beginner.

I started out on a Suzuki Mini bike when I was six and rode many different dirt bikes until I was sixteen.

Then at 19 I bought a Honda Rebel 250 and didn't even ride it a year before I sold it because I was shipped to Saudi.

When I returned from Saudi. I went on a trip with a friend. I rode a Honda Sabre. She a Yamaha Fazer. We rode from Ellensburg, WA to Seattle WA. Down the coast through Oregon, CA, until we reached LA. We then crossed over to Las Vegas, NV. Then down to Cottonwood, AZ. We then headed home through way of Utah, and ended up in Rathdrum, ID. THE BEST TRIP OF MY LIFE. HWY 101 IS AMAZING!!! Her and I have been talking about a trip down the east coast!!!

Jump forward 15 years. I still have the itch. Think about it everyday, but never do anything about it, until one morning when I wake up and think....Hmmm.....I think I will buy myself a bike for my 37th BDAY!!! Now I have a beautiful 2007 Suzuki M50 sitting in my garage!!!!! She has 400 miles on her. I can't wait till after the break in period!!! Planning on some long trips this summer!!!!

OH!!! And I can't forget to mention, going to MSF course the middle of July!!! Would have done it sooner, but I have to work sometimes.

battypup · 06-28-2007, 12:48 AM

I choose getting comfy. I have been riding for only 8 months and have a little over 2000 miles, various twisties and highway and slow stop and go traffic. I know I have a lot left to learn but I am getting the hang of it and having fun. Still on my first bike.

DR-Z125L · 07-11-2007, 02:02 AM

Just an average rider

knitski · 07-24-2007, 10:42 PM

I would call myself average. This is my third summer. My first was on a GZ250 but now I have an S50. Between the two bikes I have just under 10,000 miles under my belt. Sometimes the bike does things I don't expect when I'm upshifting or downshifting but we are learning more about each other every time out.

DJs_GS · 08-12-2007, 08:50 AM

Ive ridden off road for years, Dirtbike, quads and anything that can move fast
This is my second bike and 3 years between them , Im comfortable on my bike and I feel ok going anywhere but at the same time I failed my manuvuerabilty test last week..( I blame it all on the fact I cant see my front tire due to my faring) and I couldnt see the cones
Thats my story and Im sticking to it

tzeigler88 · 08-23-2007, 02:35 PM

This is my first year of "street riding" so i'm just getting into carving and apexing on a bike. It's a fun thing to do so hopefully through progression in time I will become alot better at it.

View Poll Results: Rate yourself in term of achieved potential
0-10% (very new)	31	10.99%
11-20% (still green)	20	7.09%
21-30% (getting better)	37	13.12%
31-40% (comfy)	31	10.99%
41-50% (average rider)	70	24.82%
51-60% (beginner corner carver)	36	12.77%
61-70% (apex strafer)	32	11.35%
71-80% (knee dragger)	19	6.74%
81-90% (draws fear at the track)	3	1.06%
91-100% (Rossi curses my name)	3	1.06%
Voters: 282. You may not vote on this poll

06-19-2007, 11:43 AM	#82 (permalink)
GIXXER-Mike U.B's LoveChild Join Date: Aug 2004 Bike: 2004 GSX-R600 (Blue/White) Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,113	3yrs into riding 13,000+ miles to date still on first bike Everytime I think of getting a bigger bike I learn something new on my 600. I've had tons of offers by friends to buy it but I just can't let it go 'cause I know for a fact it's never missed a service, never been extensively abused and is very well kept. "LOVE MY SIX!" I've got a great group to ride with now and the only drawback is that I'm the smallest bike in the bunch which sorta raises eyebrows sometimes . __________________ "I'm here to fight for truth, and justice, and the American way."

06-19-2007, 10:42 PM	#84 (permalink)
wookie Fifth gear streak Join Date: Apr 2005 Bike: '05 SV650S; '05 GSX-R600;'04 749S Location: 20 Miles East of LA Posts: 1,385	3rd year ~35,000 miles total kneedragger, probably because I've done it quite a bit __________________ "Don't wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pigs love it." "Don't argue with idiots. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." "The Universe is a contest between engineers making things idiot-proof and God making bigger idiots. So far, God is winning by a wide margin."

06-27-2007, 06:17 PM	#86 (permalink)
ORBrit Fifth gear streak Join Date: Oct 2006 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard S50, 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 1,316	I think I'm a beginner corner carver - been riding 9 months and about 4000 miles. Most of my riding is for pleasure and in the twisties. __________________

06-27-2007, 10:52 PM	#87 (permalink)
Monkeydooo70 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard M50 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 10	I've ridden over ten years, but I still consider myself a beginner. I started out on a Suzuki Mini bike when I was six and rode many different dirt bikes until I was sixteen. Then at 19 I bought a Honda Rebel 250 and didn't even ride it a year before I sold it because I was shipped to Saudi. When I returned from Saudi. I went on a trip with a friend. I rode a Honda Sabre. She a Yamaha Fazer. We rode from Ellensburg, WA to Seattle WA. Down the coast through Oregon, CA, until we reached LA. We then crossed over to Las Vegas, NV. Then down to Cottonwood, AZ. We then headed home through way of Utah, and ended up in Rathdrum, ID. THE BEST TRIP OF MY LIFE. HWY 101 IS AMAZING!!! Her and I have been talking about a trip down the east coast!!! Jump forward 15 years. I still have the itch. Think about it everyday, but never do anything about it, until one morning when I wake up and think....Hmmm.....I think I will buy myself a bike for my 37th BDAY!!! Now I have a beautiful 2007 Suzuki M50 sitting in my garage!!!!! She has 400 miles on her. I can't wait till after the break in period!!! Planning on some long trips this summer!!!! OH!!! And I can't forget to mention, going to MSF course the middle of July!!! Would have done it sooner, but I have to work sometimes. __________________ "Don't make someone a priority if they only make you an option."

06-17-2007, 01:41 PM	#81 (permalink)
XoZe Third gear and cruising Join Date: May 2007 Bike: 2007 M50 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 527	Exactly 1 week with the bike today!

06-19-2007, 07:59 PM	#83 (permalink)
Kodatech Handlebar Consultant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 617	Im in my 4th year of riding and on my 3rd bike. Over 10,000 miles of riding but I have no idea EXACTLY how many I have covered. I chose apex strafer because of the 10,000+ miles on the bike, about 7,000 have been on twisty mountain roads here in southwest VA, and I haven't dragged a knee, but I have NO chicken strips whatsoever, and I can hold a corner pretty well

06-21-2007, 12:59 AM	#85 (permalink)
Tooltech Puddle Runner Join Date: Mar 2007 Bike: '01 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Location: Longmont Colorado Posts: 387	I listed Apex strafer. Maybe it should have been Knee-dragger, I've done a lot of that, even though I'm not a racer type Most of my riding has been in the Colorado mountains, so cornering is kinda part of the game I am on my 6th bike, I put over 100000 miles on my 1980 KZ750. And I've already logged almost 3000 miles this spring. So all told, about 150k over about 15 years of actual riding time. (took a long break while the kids were growing up)

06-28-2007, 12:48 AM	#88 (permalink)
battypup Ditch Magnet Join Date: Apr 2007 Bike: 2006 Vulcan 1600 Classic and 1980 kz750(project) Location: OC Oregon Posts: 182	I choose getting comfy. I have been riding for only 8 months and have a little over 2000 miles, various twisties and highway and slow stop and go traffic. I know I have a lot left to learn but I am getting the hang of it and having fun. Still on my first bike.

07-11-2007, 02:02 AM	#89 (permalink)
DR-Z125L Special/Abusive Title Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,364	Just an average rider

07-24-2007, 10:42 PM	#90 (permalink)
knitski Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Bike: Suzuki S50 Posts: 2	I would call myself average. This is my third summer. My first was on a GZ250 but now I have an S50. Between the two bikes I have just under 10,000 miles under my belt. Sometimes the bike does things I don't expect when I'm upshifting or downshifting but we are learning more about each other every time out.

08-12-2007, 08:50 AM	#91 (permalink)
DJs_GS Where Am I ? Join Date: Aug 2007 Bike: 1981 Suzuki Gs850 Location: Rural Ohio Posts: 28	Ive ridden off road for years, Dirtbike, quads and anything that can move fast This is my second bike and 3 years between them , Im comfortable on my bike and I feel ok going anywhere but at the same time I failed my manuvuerabilty test last week..( I blame it all on the fact I cant see my front tire due to my faring) and I couldnt see the cones Thats my story and Im sticking to it

08-23-2007, 02:35 PM	#92 (permalink)
tzeigler88 Seat Tester Join Date: Aug 2007 Bike: 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 750w with goodies!!! Location: Simi Valley CA Posts: 67	This is my first year of "street riding" so i'm just getting into carving and apexing on a bike. It's a fun thing to do so hopefully through progression in time I will become alot better at it.

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