MarinaFazer
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Thus it scares me to think about all of the 16 year olds that get their licenses when they should be taking the MSF course, practicing and being safe instead of doing stunts on their CBR600RR and GSXR600's
Yea, I am friends with a few guys a few years younger than me (I'm 24)...they're STOKED on gixxers...so I ask "Have you been to a Honda Dealer or seen the new R1 or R6? I think you might want that route...or a smaller bike to start cuz you've already crashed your gixxer 4 times..."
next kid: "who is this guy? Is he the know it all?"
me: dude, I'm just trying to be helpful. If you want to learn to ride, why don't you get the bike instead of talking about it and ride with some real riders and not "stuntaz like yo daddy" b/c they can't RIDE.
the attitude of a "majority" of gixxer YOUNG riders is amazing how they feel they are the best and central to the motorcycling world. Then my buddy goes, "yea, once I total my gixxer, maybe I'll get a Ducati"
UGHHHHHH. Parts are expensive and you haven't even gone to college yet. Plus who the heck says "once I total my bike"....I just hope you're not on the darn thing when you total it. For your sake.
unbelievable the lack of caring. (not to mention his insurance expired, he keeps his bike at his buddy's house so his parents won't know, and anytime I invite him to ride, he and his buddies cop out because either they don't have gear, the bikes are in the shop broken from a crash or they're just not up for it. lame. go home fruitcake.
MORAL of my rant: I love my FZ. I'm sure MY parents don't like me having it after seeing my track and canyon photos, but I'm trying to at least be safe about what I do. I'm out of college and have a job to pay for this sport/hobby. I'm excited about it and want to be a safe rider while having all the fun in the world. I have full gear and not just tennis shoes and a tshirt flapping at 120 mph on the freeway in stopped traffic. and gosh...I've been doing that all with only 1 wheelie in my life...LOL. oh, and 12,000 miles for this year since Feb :thumbup:...
Why can't these "stuntaz like yo daddy" come out of the parking lot and play with the big boys? I'm not the fastest out there, probably never will be, but I'm not out to destroy a beautiful machine either. See you all out there!