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RE: ST as a first bike



At 05:15 PM 09/22/1999 -0400, CSG wrote:
 >Thanks for the welcome.  I am a newbie both to the list and to
 >motorcycles -- I am looking to buy my first bike sometime in October.  40
 >y.o. needs a new toy and wants a great all-rounder!
 >
 >Considering a Triumph, possibly a Sprint -- but I get conflicting advice
 >from newsgroups and dealers/friends about what size bike (or year - new or
 >used) is best for a beginner.  Usual argument is I am going to drop my bike
 >so why do it to something nice like a new Sprint?  Any thoughts folks?

Well, as others have said, take the MSF course.

FWIW, my first drop was not on my first bike. I waited until I had spent a 
lot of money and invested in a bike and could do some real damage $$wise :-(

The problem with larger bikes as a first bike is that you can get yourself 
in trouble with much less a twist of the wrist than you can on a smaller 
bike. But a lot of that has to do with riding intelligently and I would 
hope at your age that you would handle the learning experience more 
responsibly than say a 19 year old hopping on the ST and wringing it for 
all its worth in an attempt to set new land speed records.......

The ST is well balanced and while it is not outstanding at low speeds, it 
is still very good. This last weekend in the keys, I was the only one in 
our group that was handling U-turns on 1.5 lane roads with no feet down.

Take the course and see how you feel.  Regardless of how many emails you 
get one way or another, you will be the only person that can make the 
decision on how comfortable you feel on a bike and that should be the one 
thing that drives your decision.

Keep us updated on your progress.

- - Eric



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