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Originally Posted by ervins
Someone make a poll and ask should we all start teaching our kids to drive small underpowered cars which are manual.
I think Stefano and I had this logical argument one time....
Same 20mph twisty road...600 in 2nd gear 250 on 4th? (what gear you guys in?) Equal skills...600 grabs brakes and slides...250 rider grabs brakes and slides...Both crash...WTF did CC have to do with that crash? Nothing it was the rider...
That is what I thought...Next.
Come back when you guys have a similar scenario to elaborate on how the 250 could have changed that situation.
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Kids have no business learning to drive behind the wheel of a 500+ hp vehicle, that's for sure. I'm not sure how that relates to this exactly, but I think many things in life should be approached with some amount of caution as opposed to jumping into the frying pan with both feet as they say.
In regards to your scenario, it is a poor argument on why one should ride a less powerful bike to start out with. Locking your wheel/s up in a turn is just a bad thing to do. You might as well argue that you're as likely to die if you get T-boned by a tractor trailer while on a bike regardless of CCs.
Some of it is on the rider, true; a "beginner bike" is good in the fact that it also has some built in limitations. A new rider has no experience, so those limitations aren't bad things IMO. Someone who can hardly shift gears sitting on a 400lb. machine that can go 0-60 in about 3 seconds and top out over 150mph doesn't sound like a match made in heaven to me.
Here's a real scenario where a rider admits they weren't ready for a R1. She obviously feels her 250 might have suited her better in the scenario.
reasons to start small - Sportbikes.net