Ok guys here is the story.
5 months ago i bought a Night rod as my first bike. I literally had never even sat on a bike before. I practiced for a few hours then i hit the road. I did pretty good and quickly felt confident. To the point were i was wondering "do i REALLY need leather/gear. (aside from a helmet i wore some nights) A few weeks later i started hanging out with a group of sportbikers. I didnt want to be left behind so i pushed my self way beyond my skill, i could tell after a couple close calls that i was way way beyond my skill level.
Well exactly 1 month after my purchase, i was following the boys up a mountain at 1am. I was going about 70. On a wide turn (nothing" dangerous") i got carried away with not slowing down/not wanting to be left behind, and drifted into the center lane. With the low beam and dark road i remember struggling to look ahead and thinking "that cant be a center divide"... Well it was... Less then a stones trow away a center island started and i was doing 70mph... I slammed the brakes and prepared to fly. I hit it and flew a few feet, flipped mid air, landed kind of on the side of my butt and arm as i skid. Lucky for me i landed/skid mostly on dirt and only about 10ft on pavemet. It took me a minute before i could stand up from shock and pain to my ribs. In the end I only suffered road rash and a cracked/bruised rib (idk i did not go to the doctor but it hurt like hell for a couple of months)
Thanks to my new friends i got home safely, my bike was paid off by the insurance and 5 months later i am ready for round 2...
I was just searching Craigslist and found a old, ugly 600 sportbike for $500 bucks.
To my question (FINALLY)... Do you guys think that purchasing a beater bike for practice is a good idea until i buy another vrod in a few months? Its not like i am" learning" from scratch to drive, use the clutch, turn and other basics. I have about 2k miles experience on me, wich is not much i know. But my problem was not the driving, it was the attitude. Something that thanks to my accident i have learned to keep in check. GEAR UP, and DONT PUSH IT. I tell everyone that this accident was the best thing to ever happen to me. It tought me RESPECT THE BIKE AND ROAD first hand. Now, I know experience is always good but will i really benefit from this purchase? This is a small, light, sport bike. The v rod is the exact opposite, big, heavy, long, cruiser. And like i said, i already know the basics...
To me it sounds as if i was purchasing a mini van to practice driving a Semi...
So what do you guys think?
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5 months ago i bought a Night rod as my first bike. I literally had never even sat on a bike before. I practiced for a few hours then i hit the road. I did pretty good and quickly felt confident. To the point were i was wondering "do i REALLY need leather/gear. (aside from a helmet i wore some nights) A few weeks later i started hanging out with a group of sportbikers. I didnt want to be left behind so i pushed my self way beyond my skill, i could tell after a couple close calls that i was way way beyond my skill level.
Well exactly 1 month after my purchase, i was following the boys up a mountain at 1am. I was going about 70. On a wide turn (nothing" dangerous") i got carried away with not slowing down/not wanting to be left behind, and drifted into the center lane. With the low beam and dark road i remember struggling to look ahead and thinking "that cant be a center divide"... Well it was... Less then a stones trow away a center island started and i was doing 70mph... I slammed the brakes and prepared to fly. I hit it and flew a few feet, flipped mid air, landed kind of on the side of my butt and arm as i skid. Lucky for me i landed/skid mostly on dirt and only about 10ft on pavemet. It took me a minute before i could stand up from shock and pain to my ribs. In the end I only suffered road rash and a cracked/bruised rib (idk i did not go to the doctor but it hurt like hell for a couple of months)
Thanks to my new friends i got home safely, my bike was paid off by the insurance and 5 months later i am ready for round 2...
I was just searching Craigslist and found a old, ugly 600 sportbike for $500 bucks.
To my question (FINALLY)... Do you guys think that purchasing a beater bike for practice is a good idea until i buy another vrod in a few months? Its not like i am" learning" from scratch to drive, use the clutch, turn and other basics. I have about 2k miles experience on me, wich is not much i know. But my problem was not the driving, it was the attitude. Something that thanks to my accident i have learned to keep in check. GEAR UP, and DONT PUSH IT. I tell everyone that this accident was the best thing to ever happen to me. It tought me RESPECT THE BIKE AND ROAD first hand. Now, I know experience is always good but will i really benefit from this purchase? This is a small, light, sport bike. The v rod is the exact opposite, big, heavy, long, cruiser. And like i said, i already know the basics...
To me it sounds as if i was purchasing a mini van to practice driving a Semi...
So what do you guys think?
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