Recent content by Drummerman21

I would like to say thank you (as the title says) to those who provided information and feedback for me in my last post. I just got my first bike yesterday. It's a Ninja 500R. And thanks to all of the help I received from the people on this site it is the perfect bike for my wants, needs and...

Thanks for the post Fred. To be honest I'm not worried about the power of the bike right now. As long as it's not too much. I want something that's small enough to be a good first bike but big enough that I'm not pushing the bike to hard to do 80 on the freeway. Keep in mind the freeway I'm...

When you say r"eal riding" do you mean riding on the road? Do you think I should wait? And as for my friend, we were just talking about wrecking a bike. He said and I quote, "there are two type of riders, those that have dropped their bikes, and those who will." So I asked him if he's...

Ok......as far as getting the FZ goes I decided after the second post that said NO that it was a bad choice for me. I just bought a Ninja 500R. I can't exactly flat foot both sides but I can touch both sides and I'm comfortable enough with the weight of the bike on one foot as long as I don't...

Thanks for the advice CV. As far as the blast is concerned I considered if very seriously but decided against it because I preffered the looks (as you already mentioned) of the GS500F (bike of primary interest at the moment) and the Ninja 500. First of all I have come to terms with the fact that...

Nevermind talking me out of a FZ6. I read some posts on a couple other forums with the exact same response as the one I got here. With that much experience saying no I am in no position to disagree. Although taking some advice recieved here I have looked at the Suzuki GS500F and found it to be a...

Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I thought I had made up my mind on the FZ but because of your comments, find myself questioning that decision. Before I give in and go for a smaller bike I would like to make one last comment and get some feedback. I am a very responsible...

I have looked into the SV and decided to go with the FZ because I was told that even though it's rated at 600 it's actually a 599 which puts it in a lower insurance class than the SV. Please expand on what you said about the FZ being jumpy.....off the line? even with very little throttle? all...

After doing some pretty quick looking around on this site I have decided that the FZ6 is a VERY sexy machine with the belly pan. I still like the R6S more but it will now be that much easier to talk me on to an FZ6.

Okay so I have finally made the decision to get a bike. I've wanted one my entire life and now (with the price of gas) it has finally become cost effective. So the question is what is a good bike for me. Facts: 1) I have never ridden before but I will take a riders course before making my...