# My New Toy.... **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 24, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946 "2005-01-24T15:42:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Big\_PimpN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Big\_PimpN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Big_PimpN)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/41 "2005-01-25T07:14:55Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > The only bikes i don’t care for are Kawi’s tho… just dont care for the looks, and from what i hear aren’t very good bikes (w/ exception to the past 2 years or so)… I have a kawasaki. I have not had any problems with it at all. I am more of a yamaha fan too. You have a very nice bike. But yeah just be careful and watch out for other drivers. Seems like you should be fine as long as you respect the bike and know your limitations and what you are willing to risk. Goodluck. ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/42 "2005-01-25T13:38:53Z")
> [@silvrhand](#): > > getting a 1000 out of the gate will be a bad idea, how many of us here can refuse the temptation to wind the throttle on that bike? > > None, to remove the temptation get a smaller bike, when you are ready for a bit more power work your way up through small mods and then jump to the bigger bikes… > > Just how I would do it, but I refuse to ride a bike around this area, Cranberry is a nightmare for a bike. I wish i would have went straight to a 1000 instead of buying that R6 i had… i was bored with my 600 within a month. ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/43 "2005-01-25T13:43:39Z")
> [@unicorn](#): > > I wish i would have went straight to a 1000 instead of buying that R6 i had… i was bored with my 600 within a month. I’ve heard both theories from a lot of people… i guess it’s just different for each person and their ability to adjust… ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/44 "2005-01-25T14:32:33Z")
you can have fun a 600. its how you are able to ride. i know a few ppl on 500s that will smoke ppl on larger bikes. a Tiller isnt the same as a inline litre bike. power output is totally different and actually has alot less HP then the inlines. Yes they do have torque. as far dirtbike to street. totally different, not one thing is comparable in riding styles. ---
**Author:** ![s14M3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@s14M3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14M3)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/45 "2005-01-25T14:36:49Z")
that bike is crazy to be some1ns first bike but like u said as long as u know your limits you have nothing to worry about…when i’m lucky my brother lets me ride his zrx1200r and i only weigh 135lb…i know that bike isnt as fast as urs but its not slow ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/46 "2005-01-25T14:47:15Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > as far dirtbike to street. totally different, not one thing is comparable in riding styles. i agree, nothing is exactly the same, but the amount of caution you must take is very similar… also, it seems as if you are trying to say that someone that has mostly dirtbike experience, with 3 years of streetbike riding, will not be able to ride a 1000cc sportbike… i’ve known a couple of ppl that ride big street bikes and thought they’d be all tought and considered that “wimpy 450” to be no problem… then they learned their lesson when they landed flat on their back after pulling the front end over their head… not to mention, they’ve scared themeselves shitless… so i dunno how you ride, and how your friends ride, and how their friends ride… but there is no problem in having a 1000 if you have riding experience (and ur not idiotic)… and honestly, even if you have 20 years of experience and you think you’re all that, if you’re not cautious, you’re gonna wreck (whether its ur fault or not)… i’m graduating w/ a degree in Actuarial Science, and insurance companies make their rates they way they are for a reason… its not b/c older drivers are better riders and have more talent, its b/c young drivers are irresponsible… it has nothing to do w/ ability ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/47 "2005-01-25T14:49:01Z")
> [@s14M3](#): > > that bike is crazy to be some1ns first bike but like u said as long as u know your limits you have nothing to worry about…when i’m lucky my brother lets me ride his zrx1200r > and i only weigh 135lb…i know that bike isnt as fast as urs but its not slow i never said it was my first bike… yes, its my first 120whp bike, but as i’ve repeditively said… well, i’m sick of repeating it :rant: ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/48 "2005-01-25T15:00:17Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > i never said it was my first bike… yes, its my first 120whp bike, but as i’ve repeditively said… well, i’m sick of repeating it :rant: never said you couldnt handle that bike. if you think 120rwhp is alot try 150rwhp now that is different ---
**Author:** ![s14M3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@s14M3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14M3)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/49 "2005-01-25T16:16:35Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > i never said it was my first bike… yes, its my first 120whp bike, but as i’ve repeditively said… well, i’m sick of repeating it :rant: sorry about that…repeating what u rode dirtbikes for years and years… ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/50 "2005-01-25T16:36:58Z")
> [@s14M3](#): > > sorry about that…repeating what u rode dirtbikes for years and years… its cool… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silvrhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvrhand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvrhand)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/51 "2005-01-25T19:29:12Z")
Mod it… > [@unicorn](#): > > I wish i would have went straight to a 1000 instead of buying that R6 i had… i was bored with my 600 within a month. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946/52 "2005-01-25T19:31:50Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > theres on kid on here from Kittanning, a couple from Freeport, not sure if theres any from Indiana. I grew up in downtown Indiana till i was about 11, then the parents split and my dad and I moved into this shit ass trailer out on Parkwood Road. Lived out there for about 8 months, then my dad got remarried and we moved to Kittanning. Stayed there till I was about 20, went to college for 3 semesters right by the airport in Pittsburgh, then moved to Ocean City and been here ever since. West Lebanon is out in the fuckin sticks lol. Thank you for that life story, Is HBO re-airing True stories, famlies in crisis ??? [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-toy/171946.md?page=2)