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04-12-2006, 02:55 AM
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| 100% Title Free   Joined: Feb 2006
Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,544
 |  My best friend bought his first bike today. '90 CBR600F. I loaned him my copy of Proficient Motorcycling, and he's going to sign up for an MSF this week. In the meantime, the bike needs a few repairs and a general cleanup. Looks like I won't be riding alone this summer after all! |
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04-12-2006, 08:02 AM
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| Et cetera ad nauseum   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,306
| Good deal. I'd really like to find more people to ride with.
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04-12-2006, 05:21 PM
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| Fourth gear and illegal   Joined: Aug 2005
Bike: 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600
Location: Killeen, Texas
Posts: 745
 | Congrats to him. Make sure to keep YOURSELF in check when riding with him for a while. If you're doing something stupid, (speeding, stunting, showing off, whatever) he'll be more likely to try it. I know it sounds crazy, but with him being a newb he'll pick up a lot of your characteristics while riding.
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04-12-2006, 05:24 PM
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| Et cetera ad nauseum Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,306
| That's a great tip. Try and remember your fundamentals and he'll follow suit.
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04-12-2006, 05:43 PM
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| Birthday Boy  Joined: Aug 2005
Bike: '05½ C50 Limited
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 860
| Sweet! that should be fun. a cbr 600f for a first bike, huh .... did your buddy consider a gixxer1300 or a 1000cc ducati... i hear they're great starter bikes too  
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04-12-2006, 05:57 PM
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| 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006
Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,544
| To the death, I'll defend that I didn't endorse such a bike as a starter. And to the death, I'm sure that some will defend that not a single rider could ever successfully learn how to ride a motorcycle by starting on a large CC bike. Case closed?
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