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1. bitey cat bite bite bite bite (cybermeow@cybre.space)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 16:19:49 EDT bitey cat bite bite bite bite

   aaaaaaaaaaaaah i really want a little honda rebel or like I dunno just a low displacement motorcycle

   Cars are too heavy with poorly conceived of safety features and I need something I can have more fun with then a 3000 pound hunk of legislation with a 4 banger.

   1. awg (awg@gnusocial.de)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 16:21:36 EDT awg

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      @cybermeow an older bike is exactly what you want, then.  motoring at its purist -- bikes are to cars what windsurfing is to yachts.
      1. bitey cat bite bite bite bite (cybermeow@cybre.space)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 16:22:42 EDT bitey cat bite bite bite bite

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         @awg I was thinking of finding myself a honda rebel to learn on, maybe moving up to a CBR600RR later.

         1. awg (awg@gnusocial.de)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 16:23:52 EDT awg

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            @cybermeow the CBRs are sufficiently tame to learn on imo, and think you might wanna just skip the Rebel.  it's not like a Hayabusa or a Blackbird.
            1. bitey cat bite bite bite bite (cybermeow@cybre.space)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 16:45:34 EDT bitey cat bite bite bite bite

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               @awg thats interesting I was really gonna save the cbr-rr for later because Ive heard multiple people tell me they are punchyer then a GSXR

               1. awg (awg@gnusocial.de)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 16:58:03 EDT awg

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                  @cybermeow punchier, but not unruly.  I think you'll come to grips with it with quickly imho.  besides, if that's the vehicle you really want, why not train on it from day one?  you're not new to performance vehicles, so I really don't think you're going to be a goof about it like some people ...
                  1. bitey cat bite bite bite bite (cybermeow@cybre.space)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 17:00:14 EDT bitey cat bite bite bite bite

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                     @awg Maybe the CBR600RR will be the first bike I buy, but im probly gonna learn on a borrowed low displacement,

                     1. awg (awg@gnusocial.de)'s status on Thursday, 28-Sep-2017 17:08:35 EDT awg

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                        @cybermeow yeah, that's reasonable.  I just know a some people who bought a set of training wheels, and they all ended up trading them out for the bikes they wanted at a loss pretty quickly.  (Except for the one who went for a real rocket, they all said they prob could have skipped the starter bike, too.)  If you can use a loaner (any loaner) at minimal cost to you, that's a pretty great arrangement.