Perhaps they know the temptations all too well, and the dangers of combining ultimate performance with a young age. (Not that I'm much older, I just think that the average age on here is slightly higher than mid-twenties) That's my 2p. I hope you really enjoy your bike, I hope you ride safe and I hope you get exactly what you want out of your transition from dirt to tarmac. And please don't die. It's not your skills that will kill you, it's the poor driving by other people combined with high speed, which means no matter how good you are you can't react in time.
I think it's a fair point by a few people though. You can have the greatest bike control in the world, it will still take time to learn to operate within the boundaries presented by other road users and shit road surfaces. I'm still very jealous of the bike. This thread reminds me of this one
nice one mate i passed my test at seventeen and a half and jumped straight on a fz750 back then it was a guided missile, twenty odd years ago and 1500 quid for insurance in the ninteys was scary hehe all the best :biggrin:
Cheers matesounds like you liked to have fun young like me lol Marine the bike is not my father's and iv not just taken photos lol my father now has a 1199 the 1098 is mine
That is AWSOME. Enjoy it matey and if you ever get fed up of paying stupid insurance I'll swap ya for a Suzuki TS50 (Which was my first bike) :biggrin:
you should know its not a tin of beans now its a bottle of beer!!!!!!!you need to be over 18 to buy beer :wink: oh and extra points for a good beer.
Im worried about the two people who have posted saying it's silly if I'm honest as this tells me they're bike is taking them for a ride not the other way around,if they had decent control over they're machinery then they'd know I'm able to plod around at 20 mph if need be but taking they're replies into consideration I fear they're just hoping for the best every time they twist the throttle lol Never mind all entitled to our opinions[/QUOTE] I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound so abrupt but the problem with such a bike, is plodding around 20mph. It's easier to ride a 1098 at 100mph round a track because thats when it's at it best, it doesn't like confined spaces such as in town and in traffic where the power and torque is savage and you're having to deal with other road users doing stupid things. I wish you the best, it's a beautiful bike, good on you!
I'm sorry I didn't mean to sound so abrupt but the problem with such a bike, is plodding around 20mph. It's easier to ride a 1098 at 100mph round a track because thats when it's at it best, it doesn't like confined spaces such as in town and in traffic where the power and torque is savage and you're having to deal with other road users doing stupid things. I wish you the best, it's a beautiful bike, good on you![/QUOTE] No problem atal mate as I said all just opinions what I was trying to get across to you Is just because it's a an extremely fast bike, very powerful and very different power delivery compared to in line 4s,this doesn't mean that it will take me for a ride or that I will abuse it like a off-roadbike so it can be ridden at same speed and places with same dangers as a much lower spec bike like a few think I should be on lol the bikes a right pain to ride in 30s lol I'm sure all on here feel that.
I personally think the off road experience helps a lot on the road I had 2 year away from sports bikes and just played on motocross bikes I'm shit at it but when I got back on the road I felt much more comfortable on a motorcycle even though the techniques are different. U will be alright on the 1098 as long as u pace yourself and remember every car is trying to kill u ha
The other Guy I ride with other than my father told me the exact same thing lol pretend everyone wants to kill you lol
My two peneth, Nothing better than plenty of off road experience when it comes to riding big cc road bikes. If you can handle a 250cc two stroke motorcross bike your set up pretty well for a big road bike. My experience came from riding motorcross for the best part of 20 years before taking my bike test at 33. I did a 3 day course, mainly on a 125cc and then 4 hours on a bandit 600 before passing my test on the 3rd day. Having a motorcrossing background is a huge bonus and seriously learns you how to control a bike. Enjoy the bike and stay safe! We all like to give a big handfull but remember, time and place etc etc. As pointed out, assume everyone else has not seen you etc. Over the years after passing my test, i have noticed I am much more aware of things that could go wrong. I once was quite happy to fling it into blind bends but now, i always imagine a tractor or broken down car around the bend. As you get older you become more aware of the risks. As you are only 24, please bear this in mind, this is the enemy! You seem a sensible lad to me, so enjoy the bike luke , stay safe. (sorry i rambled on a bit there lol)
Cheers mateI'm lucky to be riding with some very experienced guys one being my father and this makes me feel alot safer, they know the roads well and are giving me lots of guidance
