STARTER BIKE????
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Road Captain
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From: Cumming, GA
STARTER BIKE????
Just breezing thru the ATL Craigslist...looking at the Sportster postings....I can't believe how many times this phrase pops up...."great starter Bike"....(1200's & 883's)....I never considered the sporty a starter bike....I got my 18 yr old boy riding for the first time, and I would never let him loose on one of these...he'd be a hood ornament somewhere by now...(started him on a honda cb350)..I ,see ...they must mean a good starter bike for a "BIG TWIN".....Yea,that's it....just a stepping stone.......GEEZ...nothing like diminishing our rides...........BINNY
...............still can't helpbut wonder what the hell happened to GOLFGIRL???????????maybe all that advice we gave her about highway riding didn't work????.....Hey,GG, are you still alive?????I was only kidding about drafting w/ 18 wheelers to save gas!!!!!..(which is $3.25/gal in the ATL).............BINNY
...............still can't helpbut wonder what the hell happened to GOLFGIRL???????????maybe all that advice we gave her about highway riding didn't work????.....Hey,GG, are you still alive?????I was only kidding about drafting w/ 18 wheelers to save gas!!!!!..(which is $3.25/gal in the ATL).............BINNY
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From: Chester County, PA
RE: STARTER BIKE????
A CB350 will still out-accelerate most production cars on the roads in the US and reach dangerous speeds in an instant. And it does so with far less ability in handling and braking than the average Sportster.
Any bike with good upright seating and a reasonable weight is a good starter bike.So yeah, the Sportster qualifies just as much as the CB350.
Mostly it's about the realistic expectations of the new rider, the maturity and the presentation by a qualified instructor. Parents often make horrible instructors to their own kids.
Any bike with good upright seating and a reasonable weight is a good starter bike.So yeah, the Sportster qualifies just as much as the CB350.
Mostly it's about the realistic expectations of the new rider, the maturity and the presentation by a qualified instructor. Parents often make horrible instructors to their own kids.
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From: fegfsg
RE: STARTER BIKE????
im 19 and i starting riding a sportster at 18, go figure
i go fast but i know my limits, i feel i handle the bike well. i practice on the weekends going faster or stopping better or turning smoother, and use that on the street from then on once i get it.
some young guys are idiots, most of my friends want crotch rockets so they can hit 150 mph or race me and or just to brag
i was shopping for a 250cc rebel before i got this sporty for free
i go fast but i know my limits, i feel i handle the bike well. i practice on the weekends going faster or stopping better or turning smoother, and use that on the street from then on once i get it.
some young guys are idiots, most of my friends want crotch rockets so they can hit 150 mph or race me and or just to brag
i was shopping for a 250cc rebel before i got this sporty for free
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