A couple years down the road...

[juniorj]

@Dex

do you mean graduating high school or college? if high school, do not read the rest of this post because you’re an irresposible hot headed kid and you need to ease into this.

the bike is only as fast as you want it to be and how far you want to twist the throttle. as a responsible adult, you should be able to maintain self control. in my opinion, a 250 is boring and a waste of money. you’ll probably be sick of it. get a decent older 600 that will grow with you.

plan on spending money on the MSF course if you’ve never ridden or even if you have ridden. also spend a sizable amount of money on gear. you get what you pay for.

Graduating college. I’ve been through the hot headed highschool phase. I’ve cooled down since then and definitely want to be safe more than anything after being put in a bad situation where I ate the back of a SUV.

@bobbyg1243

i think the hardest thing for me when i first bought my bike was knowing that it is a recreational vehicle. i wanted to ride it all the time and my dad told me to take it easy. he said the more you ride, the bigger risk you run of getting hurt.

This is something I am coming to realize but probably still won’t want to believe until long after I start riding. Good advice though.

@sedlmeier101

this will get you killed.

Both can get you killed if something goes wrong. As far as self-restraint and safety, it’s right around the same level. I think the difference is the environment. Theres only a couple planes in the sky in one area, but theres a crapton of traffic and otherwise that can cause a problem regardless of your own skill/self-restraint.

Thanks for all of the replies. I have a better idea of what I’m getting myself into.