When I was 16 and got my first street bike...my adrenaline filled, hormonally adolescent, testosterone crazy behind would have killed myself on a bigcc bike...my best friend did!


didn't they put a cap on or place an end to the superbike horsepower war because so many unexperienced riders were killing themselves on these things?

First before I start. I'm not looking at getting a 1000cc bike as a starter or at this time at all. I'm looking at a zx-r6, but that's not def yet. I dunno. Will look this weekend. Just want to start a discussion.

I read and read and read and read and it's still some ttings that don't make sense to me.

People say don't get a 1000cc bike because if you give it a lil too much gas on a bump you'll go flying off of it (read that in a post about same topic). That's not a strong point to me. Reason being I learned on a 250cc nighthawk at MSF and a kid went flying off of that, Twice! Obviously the poster was referring to acceleration at higher speeds, but the danger is there at any speed. I think more emphasis needs to be put on skill developing in general then what you learn to ride on. I'm 24 and I learned to drive in a lincoln towncar. Huge car, little mirrors, fast acceleration, etc.. That actually made me a better driver. My first car was a honda accord 88. After learning in the lincoln I handled the honda like a toy.

I honestly don't "think" small engine motorcycles teach what you need to know. Notice the emphasis on think. I mean in the time of the course I feel like I got really good on the 250cc bike. If I ride that for 10yrs I'll be excellent on that but what did it teach me about the 1000cc? Nothing. I'm a hands on learner.

I'm 24 now. If I was 18-19 things would be different. My mentality was completely different then. Like I said though I'm not planning on a 1000cc, not even sure about the zx-6r. It's not gonna be a ninja 250r though.