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| | Hey im 18, 6'2" at 150 lbs. I wanted to get a bike similar to this. However all the reviews i look up say to get a smaller bike like 250cc-500cc. However my parents won't let me live at home through college if i get a bike. So i decided to get a bike just to ride at the track. I was wondering if something like this would be a good race bike(this wont be registered or insured on the street). What should i do? |
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| If someone tells you that you can't get a motorcycle, THEY DON'T LOVE YOU. But seriously, maybe its not that cut and dried, but its tough when this type of situation affects your decision about riding. This would be a fine bike for track riding, but keep in mind, learning how to ride on a track is going to be very difficult if you don't learn on the street first. This bike is a little too powerful for most beginners to learn on safely, and especially at track speeds. I don't know for sure from your post, but it sounds like you may be a beginner. If so, you really want to start out on a less powerful, more forgiving bike.
Try to convince your folks that taking a motorcycle safety foundation training class, and starting out on a smaller bike like a ninja 500, or a Suzuki GS500F, are great ways to safely begin a life of riding. Otherwise, keep in mind that college will be a Hell of a lot more fun if you don't live at home, more so if you have a bike, and there's a ton of student loans available if that's a little more expensive.
They love you and are worried for you, but try to convince them that the real concern may be that they are teaching you a life of fear, rather than a life of living.
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