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From: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: What to start out on
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Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 16:45:42 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun  6 16:45:42 1985
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Summary: Big bikes are nice, old bikes can be nice


My $0.02 worth:
1) Big bikes are better than small bikes because big bikes
are more stable.  125's get thrown on railroad tracks that
a 450 won't even notice.
2) I'm not sure whether big bikes are more dangerous than
mid-size bikes (because of the speeds involved).  For example,
one friend with a Suzuki GS1000E lost his license and then
got ticketed at 147mph.  But he had lost his license for
riding his Honda 500-4 at 130mph.  So I think that whether
you'll do dumb things at high speeds depends on the rider,
not the bike.
3) Quick-handling bikes (RZ350, Ninja 600, Interceptor) can
be scary for a few days if you've never ridden a bike before.
4) If you don't like working on bikes, buy a new shaft-drive
liquid-cooled machine.
5) If you're not sure whether you like working on bikes,
you probably won't like working on bikes.
6) If you'd love to learn about the insides of bikes, and
look forward to getting on a first-name basis with everyone
in the parts department of your local Honda dealer, you
can get great deals on great old bikes (I love my 1972
Honda CB450, which cost me $100).