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**funkdaddysmack** · 03-12-2004, 10:23 AM

Originally posted by skr33t_rac3r

250cc street bikes are baby bikes. they barely reach a hundred and u cant much pop a wheelie on them plus u can barely spin the tires. so a 600 wouldnt be to teerrible. i started with a 650 and didnt go smaller

Come on man, I thought you were getting better at not saying stupid things. Most riders (i.e. NOT squids) don't need to wheelie, hit 100, spin the tires. 250s are awesome beginners bikes, and with the right rider can hang eat gixxers alive in the twisties.

Bigger isn't always better

**Lil Freek** · 03-12-2004, 10:26 AM

yeah... 250cc dirtbike will easily get you 10ft in the air..
when the hell am i gonna go 100mph on a dirt road or in a sand pit? straight-aways are like 20ft long, at most

**XxToKeSxX** · 03-12-2004, 04:42 PM

i like bikes.. but, ****... if you're going fast, and you or someone else for that matter ****s up....

CHALK LIFE!!!!

**MisterT** · 03-12-2004, 04:50 PM

I see so many people in the hospital ****ed up from motorcycle wrecks, anywhere from head injuries to a broken pelvis. I wouldn't mind getting a bike, but after seeing the **** I see day in and day out, I am leary on motorcycles and it's not always the driver's fault. Cars don't see them and end up turning in to them. The last guy T boned a car and flew through the cars side window. Lucky for him he lived without any head injury (probably wearing a helmet). He did fracture or break his pelvis. That has got to hurt. This is just working in physical therapy, so I am sure there are more cases that I don't see.

**THEGOLDPRO** · 03-12-2004, 05:03 PM

man 250cc dirtbikes are no joke, i had a honda cr250, that was fast as ****, awesome power, scared me more then my cbr600f4.

**Lil Freek** · 03-12-2004, 05:06 PM

i'd feel safer in a supped up car than a motorcycle...
but motorcycles are faster and cheaper.. but there's the fear of death

hence a dilemma

**THEGOLDPRO** · 03-12-2004, 05:07 PM

d0od a bike is a whole diffrent kinda fast, its like nothing else.

**Lil Freek** · 03-12-2004, 05:09 PM

from what i've heard they are.
like i said. i've been 10ft in the air on one (not on purpose).. but i've never gone over 40mph on one..

**THEGOLDPRO** · 03-12-2004, 05:20 PM

man my buddy also has a cbr 600f4, that has a stage 2 jet kit, and a full exhaust, man is this thing balls fast i had it upto like 160-170 on the highway with ease.

**Kevin** · 03-13-2004, 03:31 AM

i'm scared to drive a motorcycle after watching Torque

..leave it to horrible hollywood gimmic films to spoil it. my main concern is being nimble enough with my hands and feet to be able to control the throttle and shifting. aside from that, i've sat on a 250cc dirt bike before and thought it was heavy as **** to be riding on.. i mean, i realize it's not a huffy like i'm used to, but is a normal road bike (traditional harley style bike, not a chopper) really that heavy or hard to handle? just curious, though i'd probably be disowned by family and friends for getting a bike, it's always been a nice little 'dream' of mine

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peace

**funkdaddysmack** · 03-13-2004, 07:52 AM

Originally posted by demoninvictus

i'm scared to drive a motorcycle after watching Torque

..leave it to horrible hollywood gimmic films to spoil it. my main concern is being nimble enough with my hands and feet to be able to control the throttle and shifting. aside from that, i've sat on a 250cc dirt bike before and thought it was heavy as **** to be riding on.. i mean, i realize it's not a huffy like i'm used to, but is a normal road bike (traditional harley style bike, not a chopper) really that heavy or hard to handle? just curious, though i'd probably be disowned by family and friends for getting a bike, it's always been a nice little 'dream' of mine

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peace

I haven't really seen torque, so I can't comment on that.

Yea, I understand what you mean about learning to use your hands and feet to control everything. That's my main problem right now is coming to a stop, because in the 5 seconds that you slow down you need to be aware of:

1. What gear you're in, if higher than 1st (99% of the time), you need to grab some clutch and downshift
2. Brake with the front and rear brakes (which takes your right foot and hand)
3. Hold in the clutch regardless of what gear you're in after you're done downshifting.
4. Remember to put on your turn signal, controlled by your left thumb as the clutch is in.
5. As you're coming to a stop, put your left foot down and keep the rear brake covered with your foot, and let go of the front break.

It's a lot of **** to keep track of, and it's definately going to take some getting used to, but I've only been out twice so far, so I don't expect myself to be perfect

Thursday when I went out for a ride, I got to pass a SUPER slow ass car (they were going about 15 in a 45 zone). I ran it up through 2nd gear pretty good, probably to about 9-10k, and shifted into third and gave it some gas. In what seemed like about 4 seconds I went from 15 to probably 80, and I have a SLOW bike. It was freaking amazing, as well as scary as ****!

Did you actually ride the dirtbike, or just sit on it? My motorcycle feels heavy as balls at a stop, but once you're moving you don't feel the weight at all.

Regular (cruiser-type) bikes are around probably in the 500lb-600lb range, maybe more. The nice thing about them is the seats are lower to the ground so you can get more stable footing if needed.

**Kevin** · 03-13-2004, 02:58 PM

no, i just sat on the bike with the engine off and the kickstand off.. just seeing if i could support it.. once my buddy put the stand up, i almost fell over as i wasn't expecting that amount of weight. as far as sport bikes.. i don't know, i don't feel comfortable hugging a gas tank :p:. i can't play video games with a joystick..let alone trying to ride a motor cycle

peace

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