Is a Nightster a bad first bike?????
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10-11-2008, 12:13 PM
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10-11-2008, 03:46 PM
I'm on my third, smallest being a 750 Honda, and I haven't dropped one yet.
#23
10-11-2008, 04:02 PM
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You know what they say. There are two types of riders. Those that have gone down and those that are going down. If you haven't yet, you will.
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10-11-2008, 04:15 PM
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This is actually pretty good advice. If you are a beginner (like me), you WILL drop it (at least once), and you will cry (like I did), and you will pay with your hard-earned cash for repairs and new parts (like I did).
Here is the kicker - if I had to do it all over again - I would still have bought a new scoot. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer - but surely the one with the biggest smile on his face cruisin' down the road!!!
Here is the kicker - if I had to do it all over again - I would still have bought a new scoot. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer - but surely the one with the biggest smile on his face cruisin' down the road!!!
I'll tell you what else, I am not going to drop this one or any of the future ones either. I think to say you will do it indefinitely is ridiculous. Whats wrong with having a little faith in your own ability to protect your ride?
It's simple: Pay attention to what you are doing at all times, Don't ride beyond your means, don't let your idiot friends ride it, don't drink and ride, use your F'ing head.
Just because you can't handle your machine, sure as hell doesn't mean that I can't handle mine. My dad laid his down on a simple turn around at 3 mph a couple weeks after buying it. He was not following my advice.
I bet you would make damn sure you were careful enough not to drop your kid on his head while a baby. Why can't you take that same care for your vehicles?
Vega this is not directed solely at you, please don't take it as an attack. This is just to the negative nancys in general.
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10-12-2008, 12:40 AM
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My girlfreind took the MSF course,got licensed,we bought a 750 Shadow ACE she dropped it a couple times(bike was physically too big for her).Went to HD to get an oil filter for me and just look at bikes.........she fell in love with the Nightster(orange and Black).Financing went through...absolutely LOVES it..Has not dropped it...I have taken it a couple times and it goes like a raped ape ...Nightster is the same dimensions as an 883L(seat height ) and actually lighter in weight.1200cc Fuel innj. is very reliable
#30
10-24-2008, 02:24 PM
Anyway, just wanted to point out that not everbody will drop their first bike.