Who learned how to ride on a 250?

[GenPatton]

@capitalcrew

First thing I rode was a gs650 suzuki. Makes dick for power. I dropped it when I was 15 in my dads lawn. If it was a 250 I wouldn’t have. That fucker is heavy.

The second thing I rode was a ninja 250. It was an awesome bike. It handled well, it was fairly comfortable even at 6’3 200 lbs, and it was light.

My first bike was a suzuki marauder 800. A cruiser. Slow as dick. I lowsided it. If I was on a supersport it definitely would have been a highside instead. I’m glad I was NOT on a SS in that situation. It definitely saved me a hospital trip.

My next bike was a gsxr 600 which I never rode on the street.

My current bike is a suzuki TL1000s. If I had started on this bike, I would have hurt myself badly. It’s a lot easier to get in trouble on a bike like this than on a sv650, ex250, ex500, 650r, etc. If you disagree then I’m sorry you’re flat out wrong. It might not have happened to you, or your buddies, whoever, but somewhere out there someone will end up in a situation where the minor differences in the forgiveness a bike offers will mean the difference between going down and staying up. Because of that TINY chance I will always recommend someone start out on anything other than a fuel injected supersport. What the end up doing is their decision in the end but I FIRMLY believe that starting off on a more forgiving bike is like installing a rollbar. You hope to fuck you never have to take advantage of the increased safety, but if you ever do, you MIGHT be glad you did.

Starting off on a different bike will not save your life. It will not always make you a better rider. It will definitely not make you as cool to your friends. It will not be cheaper. There is just a tiny vlad’s dick sized chance that it could be the difference between staying up or going down. Like I said, that tiny chance will always be enough for me to recommend people start off on something else.

I’d rep you but I need to spread the love first. :lol