# Who learned how to ride on a 250? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 3, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-learned-how-to-ride-on-a-250/263975 "2012-06-03T18:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 44
**Author:** ![GenPatton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/genpatton/32/6760_2.png) [@GenPatton](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GenPatton)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-learned-how-to-ride-on-a-250/263975/44 "2012-06-03T20:46:42Z")
> [@Neon Driver Charged - You know him! With Pic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neon-driver-charged-you-know-him-with-pic/49813/58): > > 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 --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-learned-how-to-ride-on-a-250/263975)._