^ more ignorance, but that is ok. How is he going to be able to keep the front wheel down when he has no knowledge of how the bike reacts to given inputs and especially if he makes a mistake?

Just because 1 person started on a 900 doesn't mean everyone can. I am willing to say that a person who starts on a 250 will be a better rider overall than 1 who starts on a 900.

I am not going to argue this to death because in my experience and just about every other sportbike forum recommends is the same when it comes to new riders and what type bike they should be on for a beginner. It is their ass that is going down not mine, so I just laugh.

 

lol

you should teach him how to ride. until he learns what he is doing wrong, he will be making the same mistakes over and over again.

 

i like pie..

 

i need a haircut

 

I'v taken the safety class at TNCC. Had my liscence for like 3years. And I used to have a 600 f2 and learned a lot on that bike, i never rode on tarmac, i always rode on my dirt road. But I got to learn to feel how the bike moves, somewhat.

 

Taking a safety class and riding at 15 mph in a parking lot on a closed course is nothing compared to taking a turn at 75 mph on the roads and seeing some gravel and knowing how to avoid it without wrecking. Do you know what you should do for when you encounter a tank slapper?

Are you saying you rode a sportbike on a dirt road for 3 years? How much experience do you have on that F2 actually riding on the street and putting the bike through it's paces(turning, accelerating, braking, evasive actions, etc).

 

Good looking bike. Ride safe.

 

well the r1 has a stabilizer on it, so i was told a tank slapper shouldn't be a problem. But if it was/is a problem, what should I do?

More or less rode it on a dirt road that is packed pretty hard, not like sand. but anyways I am pretty fresh to putting the bike through its paces, thats y I am asking for any advise.

Thanks

 

please enlighten me. I am here to learn.

I would say I would try to change lanes(if possible), or get the bike upright as i go through the gravel (so the rear doesnt slide out) and continue to turn afterwards.

Is that correct?

 

If anyone has had a random/scarry experience and had to react, feel free to share. but please have a what happened and how you reacted to save your ass.