i just typed it in and thats what came up on the search page, i dont think the busa sounds right though but that was what i seen

 

You can't compare a bike with moto gp, Those bikes are million dollar bikes and are way above and beyond any production bike. Stock coming off the showroom floor is what I am talking about with power. Trust me I am religious about watching MOTO GP and those bikes can't be compared to anybody else. Watch something like AMA or WorldSuperbike and you will see what I mean. Anyways I don't want to argue this thread is about somebody else learning how to ride not our knowledge of bikes.

Just Stay safe in whatever you ride because you can be hurt or killed on a small bike just as easy as a big bike. Like everybody knows, most of bike wrecks anyways are caused by people driving cars and not paying attention to bikers.

 

Show me a site where you got this info to prove you're not just pulling opinions out of your ***.

 

Dunno where you're at, but here in NH the state offers a motorcycle safety course. 20% classroom, 80% hands/butt on. Absolutely THE BEST money I've spent yet for the bike. They literally guide you from which side of the bike to mount up on, to figure 8s and the like. Can't talk enough about the time/headache/pain/aggravation this course has saved me. Maybe even my life, who knows. The ran nothing but 250s, mostly Rebels. I looked ridiculous on it, but what the hell it was only for a few weekends. Then I picked up a '98 Magna 750 to ride. The cruisers are my cup of tea, might not be yours. Rode that for a year or so, then bought this:



Agent is spot on with his analysis, take it to heart, and practice practice practice!

 

Thats a nice bike. check out this my friends dad just bought.

 

In my state (IL) the MSF rider course is free, and i'll be taking it in the spring/summer (hopefully).

 

Have any statistics supporting both of your statements here?

 

I don't know of any statistics out there, but I can tell you from first hand experience. I'm a VERY cautious rider. If you're not paying attention on a bike, you're dead. You can see the look in the cagers' eyes as they look RIGHT THROUGH you to the next "car". It's like you don't exist. My bike is quite loud, and I've still been completely ignored and damn near run into either the median or the side of the road. Between the lax attitude about bikes and their riders, the cell phones, the makeup, the food, the shavers and even changing the CDs in the player..you never know when you're going to start a new career as a hood ornament.

 

I also have personal experiance (i've only been riding for like 4 months) with bieng nearly run off the road by people in cars. I don't know if thats the biggest cause for accidents, but I always ride like every other car is out to get me.

 

While no question there is a problemwithother driversnot paying attention to bikes,my experience shows that bikers themselves are responsible for the lion share of accidents with bikes. And having smaller and weaker bike, btw,limits the number of opportunities to srew up