Bye Bye R1

[Stanley Rockafella]

As a scooter rider who initially got his license for a rice rocket, I say sell it for a profit and get a cruiser. You'll actually start to enjoy riding from a whole new perspective. You'll actually feel comfortable WHILE riding. Sure it's not as fast, but it's more about enjoying yourself.

[Stanley Rockafella]

I did the same shit. Woke up one day and decided I wanted a bike. Never rode in my life. 6 hours later I own a gixxer. Had to have it delivered since I couldn't ride. Taught myself, had it about 1 year, no wrecks. Got rid of it cause it was too impractical and I did too much stupid shit on it.

See what's the same boat I was when I was looing for a bike. now I have a 125 cc scooter I use for commuting that's cheaper than the bus and faster in my little area. I really wanna upgrade to somethign bigger (like a real bike) but I just dont' see the need to upgrade to something that really exceeds my needs. I have actually found a way to make my scooter a practical, useable machine that's more efficient than using a car (very rare).

[E30_Pare]

Shit I'm really craving a ruckus. Id ride that all day

[Ryan...]

3 weeks from now OP will start a thread "Back from hospital!!!!"

[TurboJake]

I had a CBR 600 F4i.

Sold it and bought a Yamaha RD350. Still have it, and chances are it will kill me. Much more fun than the F4i ever was.

[randomsv650]

Shit I'm really craving a ruckus. Id ride that all day

The Ruckus is awesome! Theyre pricy but totally cool

The MadAss 150 is a nice scoot too, haha

[lambo]

The average R3V'r needs an R1 as first bike like I need a case of incurable Gonorrhea.

Might weed out a bunch of idiots though...hmmm...

[be34st]

Lets see, My old roomate went down going 40. Road rashed the hell out of his whole left side. Another buddy went down on a hairpin turn in malibu canyon or something. Broke his wrist. Another buddy of mine got t-boned by someone that ran a red light. broke his color bone in 2 places and road rashed the hell out of him too. All this year.

That being said, if I feel the need for open air speed/adrenaline rush; i'll just stick my head out the window or something. I dont wanna die.

[BenM]

My dad has an S1000RR that I've been riding pretty frequently, but my F650GS Dakar is way more fun as an everyday bike. Sell the R1, get your License and go test some bikes until you find one you like.

[brokenbimmer533]

I rode for 5 years before I got my first liter bike. That is way too much bike for a beginner. Sell it for something smaller. No, I don't mean a gsxr/cbrr/ninja 600, that is still too much for a beginner in my opinion. Find an older gsx or sv650 or the like. Still plenty of power to have fun with but far better suited for a beginner. Don't get me wrong, you can kill yourself on a ninja 250 too but my point is you wouldn't hand the keys of a Ferrari to a 16 year old.

I ride a 2000 Triumph Daytona 955i. I have had that bike for 4 years and love it. Loads of low end torque and plenty of power up top. I DD my bike for a couple months while I was m50 swapping the e30. I don't find it uncomfortable at all to ride long distances. Couple 400 mile round trips on it. I ride to work almost every day that it's nice.

[Cronopoulos]

Learn on dirt first, it's much more forgiving.

[Peterkaczynski]

:facepalm but goodluck man definatly get rid of the stickers and stay up

[Pl3wA]

i wonder if he's still alive. sorry but it sounds like you and your friend are both squids. did you at least spend 1k+ on protection? pants, jacket, gloves, boots?

[mulletman]

^Oh no, I know its a bad idea. The only reason I got it was because it was a steal from a friend of friend. Otherwise I'd be on a 600. I rode my friends 600 and it was def easier to ride. A little narrower, not a responsive on the throttle and slightly lighter, having said that his feels just as fast to me.

His feels just as fast because you probably didn't touch the powerband on either of them.

A 600 is still an awful idea. Supersport bikes on the street in general are an awful idea. The ergonomics are wrong, the gearing is wrong, the powerband is wrong... If you hit 130 indicated on an R1 with aftermarket sprockets, you probably should have still been in second gear. Maybe just shifted into third. To keep any modern supersport on-song means to hit triple digits between basically every corner. If you're below 10k, you're doing it wrong.

If you don't find it fun, sell it right now. That said, reason you don't find it fun is because you don't know how to ride it. It's pretty hard to not have a silly grin on your face as the thing tries to rip your arms off on corner exit at 40 degrees of lean angle. With a 1000, your learning curve will be basically infinite, and you'll crash trying to be proficient. Learning throttle control on a liter is like learning thermodynamics on a Saturn V rocket.

If you want a good streetbike that will be fun and help you to learn, buy an SV650.

[Cronopoulos]

A 600 is still an awful idea.

If you want a good streetbike that will be fun and help you to learn, buy an SV650.

I like your style!