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Originally posted by SVT25:
Yeah, the course that im going through is a whole weekend and you get to ride during day two. It counts as a defensive driving course, which will really help me out in learning to ride better, and makes insurance cheaper too.
I took the same course, it was indeed very helpful. Just make sure that you take what the teach to you to heart. Simply taking the course isn't going to make you any safer. If you actually learn from the course, you're going to learn QUITE a bit. And if you learn well enough, you're not going to want that R6 as a first bike. Needless to say, you WILL drop your bike. I don't care who you are, or how experienced you think you are. I've been riding for 2 months, and dropped my bike twice. Luckily, I bought a junker 80's sportbike as my first bike. The plastics got scratched, but who cares?
This bike's sole purpose is to get dropped, and abused as my first bike for a 3-9 months until I know that I am skilled/confident/ready for a new bike that won't add me to the statistic of idiots who buy nice, new, fast bikes and end up wrecking them within their first month. Who cares that you're not on the "latest and greatest" bike for a few months? It's going to be ALOT more impressive when you do get that nice bike and you actually have the respect and control to maximize the potential of that bike.
Hell, I've seen guys on Ninja 250's absolutely dominate many kids on new 6's. The kids are pissed because just buying the bike didn't get them the skill they wanted. Only time and dedication will get you that. Just get an early 90's sportbike 250-750 cc's. They won't have the horsepower of today's 750's, so you will be able to learn a HUGE amount from them, but they still look relatively cool and perform as a sportbike should.
Phew, just had to spout that out. I've heard of guys that wnat R1's as their first bike, I just thought that Darwin had weeded most of them out. So, to sum up.
My advice, take the class and learn AS MUCH as you can, listen to the guy teaching you, chances are his 40 yrs of riding has given him huge amounts of experience to help you out. Get a decent older sportbike that won't be a big loss when you drop it. Once you've become comfortable in the turns, braking, and at low speed maneuvering on that, go get your R6 and have a hellofa time!
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