Originally Posted by
stealthc9
that was my first time doing ANY spirited riding ever...i've definitely improved since then and i've replaced my carbs since then i told u i was having bad hesitation, well one of my diaphragms were ripped. How did i almost wreck tho i was being a puss with leaning the bike and went in the dirt once. crossed double yellow twice because i was distracted, n sorta scared with tryin to take curves at 50+
Again I do appareciate the tips that you gave me justin and it definiitely helped.
as for keeping me out of trouble....i ride on US19 everywhere straight, I do 10mph over, when i rode sniper(from tsb's) fzr600 i was doing 20+ over.
I'm not trying to rag on you man. You're still in my good book. But what you're saying simply doesn't make any sense.
What we were doing wasn't spirited at all really, on top of that, a higher displacement motor might actually keep you out of trouble.
There are plenty of situations on the road that you may get yourself into that you need to get away from
FAST. You wouldn't trust a scooter to do that for you, and I sure as hell won't trust a 250.
So now you know how to control a motorcycle. You haven't killed yourself yet. It's time to graduate to something more capable. Even the suspension on that 250 isn't anywhere near what it probably should be.
By the way, speed limits really are irrelevant when it comes to riding. Ride at the speed that is safe; that won't put you or anyone else in danger. Making assessments relative to the speed limit really doesn't mean much on a motorcycle. "20 over" around a corner is nothing.
A used SV650 can help you grow. Being scared of a motorcycle won't.