[newagetwotone]

Wow ... make sure you leave it to someone in your will...

 

[newagetwotone]

yeah sorry i havnt replyed i was busy.
I brought up the R1 because i was only curious about it.
second of all i go to the best public school in los angeles and i get straight As
third and finnaly i am poor and the only reason a bike like a R1 would be affordable as far as insurance goes is because i get really REALLY cheap (but good) insurance from AAA

also about the idoit comment it was directed toward the one guy that called me a stereotype 16 year old... im far from it
i hope this clears this argument up

A couple of things. First off, the reason public school was mentioned was because, well, you can't spell, or you can't type. Second off, you brought up a bike that is way too much for a first bike, its not just a bicycle with an engine. Third, it doesn't matter how cheap your insurance is on an R1 most everything else will be cheapER.

If you like sports bikes buy something smaller. If your "poor" buy a Ninja 250R some money on a GOOD helmet, boots, jacket and gloves. Put the rest into a CD and let it collect interest, then when your ready for an R1 you'll have good chunk of change to put towards it.

 

[newagetwotone]

I try ;-)

Be honest, would you still be alive if your first bike was an R1, Ninja ZX-10 or a Hayabusa?

 

[newagetwotone]

Exactly. That's why you ROCK. The first moto I truly lusted-for was the original CBR1000 "Hurricane". Then the 600.

By contrast, my FIRST bike (some 4-odd years before the intro of either) was a '71 Honda CL100, I gave $100 (quite a sum for me!) for it back in '82 or '83 (mem'ry here).

At least I had a bit of experience on a bike, but even the 600 Hurricane would have been the Death of me at 16 or 17.

As I'm a bit older now (and vastly more-experienced, but I'm still no Rossi), I've come to have a greater appreciation for small-displacement "slower" motorcycles. Not that the thought of a full-throttle blast on a ZX-14 doesn't get my heart to racing.............

Man... i loved the CL50 and CL100s my grandfather had, unfortanatly the 50 met a quick jolting end with a tree and the 100 had a just as bad end involving losing the oil cap on a trail about 10 miles from anything.