Originally posted by ODC:
You can't ride.

People whove' been riding for 6 months can't ride.






I'll attest to that. I've been riding about 6 months and I'm the first to admit I still have a LOT of learning to do. I started on an 87 VF700F Interceptor. A junk of a bike, but it was slow and pig handling, so great to learn on . 3 months later, I've got a 97 Yamaha FZR600R. A much quicker bike, but light and agile enough for me to continue my learning curve. I've dropped both bikes and not been any the worse because they were crappy to begin with. I don't care how long you've been "around" bikes, (I had been around them too!) it's completely different when you own one. And BTW, it only takes your first or second weekend trip on your brand new bike to total it, as odds most likely are. Trust me, you'll get much more respect when you can ride a bike with confidence and skill than just riding a litre bike. Ever seen a mid-90's 600 rape a brand new litre bike? I have, and let me tell ya, that was awesome. The litre squid came back almost in tears from the word raping all the experience guys gavae him because a FAR underpowered bike with a good driver just dominated him.

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