Bought my first bike
Discussion
Its been about a month since I passed my test, firstly deciding what I want to get and secondly finding the right bike. After deciding it was to be a CBR600RR I saw one on Thursday and done the deal. I picked it up earlier today.
Getting on it for the first ride home was a mixture of excitement and nerves. OK mainly nerves, I was pretty scared about the ride home mainly slow manoevering of it. In my haste to get on the road I totally forgot about adjusting the mirrors which wasnt the best start. After that, my 2nd thought after all of a minutes riding is this is a lot more uncomfortable than the ER-5 I done my DAS on (also amazed me how much better the brakes were). Struggling a little changing up gears right now as it seems awkward to get my foot into the right position, but im sure ill have that sorted once I got a few miles on it. First time ive ridden in boots though and not my trainers which probably didnt help for feel.
So far only got a couple of pictures from the sale advert but ill take some of my own soon. Fingers crossed for a dry day tomorrow.
Getting on it for the first ride home was a mixture of excitement and nerves. OK mainly nerves, I was pretty scared about the ride home mainly slow manoevering of it. In my haste to get on the road I totally forgot about adjusting the mirrors which wasnt the best start. After that, my 2nd thought after all of a minutes riding is this is a lot more uncomfortable than the ER-5 I done my DAS on (also amazed me how much better the brakes were). Struggling a little changing up gears right now as it seems awkward to get my foot into the right position, but im sure ill have that sorted once I got a few miles on it. First time ive ridden in boots though and not my trainers which probably didnt help for feel.
So far only got a couple of pictures from the sale advert but ill take some of my own soon. Fingers crossed for a dry day tomorrow.
Good luck with your new bike 
A sportsbike is always going to take a little to get used to compared to an ER5 in terms of riding position but you'll adjust to it in no time.
Same as riding in boots opposed to trainers, it was a struggle to get used to them when I was riding my CG125 last summer and wedging the boot between the gear lever and pegs but it now becomes second nature. Now I wouldn't go out riding my Gixxer without boots as trainers are about as useful as a chocolate teapot in a spill.
A sportsbike is always going to take a little to get used to compared to an ER5 in terms of riding position but you'll adjust to it in no time.
Same as riding in boots opposed to trainers, it was a struggle to get used to them when I was riding my CG125 last summer and wedging the boot between the gear lever and pegs but it now becomes second nature. Now I wouldn't go out riding my Gixxer without boots as trainers are about as useful as a chocolate teapot in a spill.
Grats on the new steed! 
One thing that helped me a great deal when getting on the SV from the ERs of the school was lever adjustment. Altering the angle of the front and rear brake and clutch levers made the bike much more comfortable and easier to ride. Get a friendly local mechanic to do this for you while you sit on the bike rather than a dealer as they tend to know a bit more about what they are doing.
Trace
One thing that helped me a great deal when getting on the SV from the ERs of the school was lever adjustment. Altering the angle of the front and rear brake and clutch levers made the bike much more comfortable and easier to ride. Get a friendly local mechanic to do this for you while you sit on the bike rather than a dealer as they tend to know a bit more about what they are doing.
Trace
Ace-T said:
Grats on the new steed!
One thing that helped me a great deal when getting on the SV from the ERs of the school was lever adjustment. Altering the angle of the front and rear brake and clutch levers made the bike much more comfortable and easier to ride. Get a friendly local mechanic to do this for you while you sit on the bike rather than a dealer as they tend to know a bit more about what they are doing.
Trace
Oh thanks, I didnt even realise these could be adjusted. Ill give it a bit more time before looking into it though.One thing that helped me a great deal when getting on the SV from the ERs of the school was lever adjustment. Altering the angle of the front and rear brake and clutch levers made the bike much more comfortable and easier to ride. Get a friendly local mechanic to do this for you while you sit on the bike rather than a dealer as they tend to know a bit more about what they are doing.
Trace
Lee
PulsatingStar said:
Ace-T said:
Grats on the new steed!
One thing that helped me a great deal when getting on the SV from the ERs of the school was lever adjustment. Altering the angle of the front and rear brake and clutch levers made the bike much more comfortable and easier to ride. Get a friendly local mechanic to do this for you while you sit on the bike rather than a dealer as they tend to know a bit more about what they are doing.
Trace
Oh thanks, I didnt even realise these could be adjusted. Ill give it a bit more time before looking into it though.One thing that helped me a great deal when getting on the SV from the ERs of the school was lever adjustment. Altering the angle of the front and rear brake and clutch levers made the bike much more comfortable and easier to ride. Get a friendly local mechanic to do this for you while you sit on the bike rather than a dealer as they tend to know a bit more about what they are doing.
Trace
Lee
its been said above but you can adjust the foot levers too if they seem in the wrong place. it'll be described in the manual but its normally just two nuts to wind up or down. dont forget to reset the brakelight switch if you adjust the back brake lever though.
enjoy it though, i think they look a lot better in mono colours
enjoy it though, i think they look a lot better in mono colours
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