...just like any bike it dosnt matter what bike it is, u can hurt your self just as easily... Be patient and take your time getting used to your bike
Was my first bike, and just like any bike it dosnt matter what bike it is, u can hurt your self just as easily... Be patient and take your time getting used to your bike
No matter what you chose for a first bike, take the time and money and invest in the Basic Rider Course from your local MSF. They will teach you the skills that just may save your life.
I started on an Fz6 before jumping to an Fz1. I crashed my Fz6 and if I had not learned the skills they teach in the BRC I would probably be dead after flying off a 500 foot cliff/embankment to some nasty rocks below.
Every time I see someone say they'll just learn in a parking lot on their own or with a friend who rides (unless they are an MSF Rider Coach) I cringe. Most the patients I see as a doctor with severe injuries from motorcycle crashes did not take the MSF BRC course.
The class by me is $250 and is probably the best money I've spent on motorcycling besides the couple hundred I spent on the Advanced Rider Course. The skills make whatever bike you're riding more enjoyable.
When I say Im a begginer rider, I mean I had never even mounted a bike as a passenger before my FZ8.
It all depends on YOU bro. Your level of maturity like they said before in the thread...
The bike is just a bike... It has plenty of power, but YOU are riding the motorcycle, the motorcycle is not riding you.
After a couple of months I feel pretty confident man, and I think that if I did it anyone can do it.
Question: Do you know how to drive manual? it will help you a lot, since its basically the same concept of shifting..
anyways. If you like the FZ8 then GET IT. You wont regret it bro I promise you.
Yep i know, i use to drive it a long time ago in europe, but i have never owned bike to ride it every day, if we dont speak about 250ccm scooter that i use to drive.
dont get me wrong, i didnt want to be a smart ass when i sad that i would drive on a parking lot until i learn a basic stuffs, thats why i started this subject, so i will get good advice from experience ppl, and that i can make a good choice about my first bike (fz8 at this point)