Who's had the most extreme first bike?
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I had never ridden a bike of any shape or form what-so-ever, 4 and a half days later I was riding around on a ninja 600.
I just gave it a lot of respect, read up a lot and practiced a lot. I still felt the need to upgrade it 7 months later though!
Having said all that I think it's quite common for people to jump straight on a sports 600 nowadays.
I just gave it a lot of respect, read up a lot and practiced a lot. I still felt the need to upgrade it 7 months later though!
Having said all that I think it's quite common for people to jump straight on a sports 600 nowadays.
ManicMushroom said:
outlaw biker said:
ManicMushroom said:
is it a VMAX your thinking of getting? or a 'Busa?
i think the vmax is a bit radical to look at, but its grown on me.
No, I'm looking at a custom streetfighter with tuned GSXR1100 internals Insanity has set in.i think the vmax is a bit radical to look at, but its grown on me.
outlaw biker said:
ManicMushroom said:
outlaw biker said:
ManicMushroom said:
is it a VMAX your thinking of getting? or a 'Busa?
i think the vmax is a bit radical to look at, but its grown on me.
No, I'm looking at a custom streetfighter with tuned GSXR1100 internals Insanity has set in.i think the vmax is a bit radical to look at, but its grown on me.
Brand new Yamaha DT50... What a mental beast! Did 45mph whilst still restricted, down hill! Had those elderly folk in their motorised buggy's quaking...
Managed about 80mph with the wind behind me by the time i sold it but it was looking like some over-enthusiastic 16 y.o had owned it.. (which was about right. )
Managed about 80mph with the wind behind me by the time i sold it but it was looking like some over-enthusiastic 16 y.o had owned it.. (which was about right. )
My first was a TL1000S; but I have balls of steel!
Actually it was love at first ride (after trying a BMW650 and a Triumph Thunderbird . . . yes - I had no idea what I wanted at the time!) and it was a cracking first bike, not that I would recommend this plan to anyone else, but for me it was great.
Actually it was love at first ride (after trying a BMW650 and a Triumph Thunderbird . . . yes - I had no idea what I wanted at the time!) and it was a cracking first bike, not that I would recommend this plan to anyone else, but for me it was great.
This sounds a bit dated now....although it was a few years ago, I went from a CB125RS to a GSX1100ESD which had been bored out to 1300cc and had cosworth pistons, tweeked head, larger carbs. To add to this it ran standard suspension and brakes....and the original anti-dive front forks
I bought it off a friend of a friend who drag raced the GSX's and this was his road bike.
It was fantastic in a straight line and an anchor would have been more effective than the brakes.
I bought it off a friend of a friend who drag raced the GSX's and this was his road bike.
It was fantastic in a straight line and an anchor would have been more effective than the brakes.
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