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Ninja52 · 06-21-2009, 11:28 PM

Ok this is my first year riding.. just took the msf course and got my license. I ride a 1978 honda hawk

Ive herd that its not a bad beginner bike. So i ride about 20-30 miles every day and have been for a couple months now, and i consider myself fairly good. I want to upgrade to somwhere between a 2005 and a 2008 Kawsaki ZX6r (The power on my hawk definety isnt cuttin it anymore). Would this be an accident waiting to happend or could it be a awesome decison?

longride · 06-22-2009, 04:33 AM

"..i consider myself fairly good.."

Believe me, you aren't. You should ride that Hawk at least a year, and then move to something slightly faster.

pushrod · 06-22-2009, 06:53 AM

+1

A year, minimum.

If you haven't scared yourself on a regular basis on the Hawk, you are in no way ready for a road missile like a ZX-6R.

Besides, the experience isn't only you and your bike. It's learning the environment. You know, the one where everyone else is bigger than you, and either doesn't see you , or doesn't care.

The Sixer will get you in trouble much faster, so it'll help if you see the trouble earlier. The only way to learn that is through experience.

acecycleins · 06-22-2009, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pushrod

+1

A year, minimum.

If you haven't scared yourself on a regular basis on the Hawk, you are in no way ready for a road missile like a ZX-6R.

Besides, the experience isn't only you and your bike. It's learning the environment. You know, the one where everyone else is bigger than you, and either doesn't see you , or doesn't care.

The Sixer will get you in trouble much faster, so it'll help if you see the trouble earlier. The only way to learn that is through experience.

Absolutely, you better click off some 5k-7k miles before you even think about that move. Now, if you want a step up then sell the old Hawk and get a 90 or so Hawk GT for a little while. Or find a good used Ninja 500 for about $2000. Then click off another 5k miles and get back with us.

Ninja52 · 06-22-2009, 08:26 AM

Thank you for your help guys, what about if i got a ninja 250r and rode that for a couple of summers...would that be good for me?

The_AirHawk · 06-22-2009, 08:28 AM

That would probably work OK. Seems to me you're just suffering from a bout of "New Bike Syndrome".

It happens to all of us.

06-21-2009, 11:28 PM	#1
Ninja52 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Im Stuck Ok this is my first year riding.. just took the msf course and got my license. I ride a 1978 honda hawk Ive herd that its not a bad beginner bike. So i ride about 20-30 miles every day and have been for a couple months now, and i consider myself fairly good. I want to upgrade to somwhere between a 2005 and a 2008 Kawsaki ZX6r (The power on my hawk definety isnt cuttin it anymore). Would this be an accident waiting to happend or could it be a awesome decison?

06-22-2009, 04:33 AM	#2
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"..i consider myself fairly good.." Believe me, you aren't. You should ride that Hawk at least a year, and then move to something slightly faster. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

06-22-2009, 06:53 AM	#3
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	+1 A year, minimum. If you haven't scared yourself on a regular basis on the Hawk, you are in no way ready for a road missile like a ZX-6R. Besides, the experience isn't only you and your bike. It's learning the environment. You know, the one where everyone else is bigger than you, and either doesn't see you , or doesn't care. The Sixer will get you in trouble much faster, so it'll help if you see the trouble earlier. The only way to learn that is through experience. __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

06-22-2009, 08:28 AM	#6
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	That would probably work OK. Seems to me you're just suffering from a bout of "New Bike Syndrome". It happens to all of us. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

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06-22-2009, 08:26 AM	#5
Ninja52 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Thank you for your help guys, what about if i got a ninja 250r and rode that for a couple of summers...would that be good for me?