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Alright, first thing I wanna do is introduce myself without boring you guys. I am a 16 year old living in Colorado. Going to turn 17 in a month or two. I have had almost no motorcycle expierence besides a friends little Vespa. However, from that, it has always been my goal to own a bike. I just knew I had to have one.
So a few months back, I started seriously researching the possibility. I found that many people recommend a Ninja 500r as a first bike, and from the many things I've already read on these forums, it looks like you guys will too.
However, that said, I am sure the majority of you guys are thinking "Great, another 16 year old on a fast bike that will become a statistic and give us all a bad name". I have already purchased 2 Motorcycle Safety books(Proficient Motorcycling and Street Strategies), which I will begin reading shortly. I, obviously, will go to a MSF class.
I never drink nor do any drugs, work about 20 hours a week while maintaining a 3.8 GPA and being involved in a few other activities at the school. I also have an '88 Toyota Supra that is a pretty fun car, but I stay out of trouble with it(no tickets, no accidents, no nothing).
That said, I am trying to convince my non-riding parents to allow me to purchase a Ninja 500r. I have gained incredible amounts of ground as the consensus went from "Never in my lifetime" to "maybe in college". However, I am still not satisified. The only real problem my mom has with it nowadays is the highway speeds, which is somewhat understandable, but I never commute on the highway except when going to a friends house, so it isn't a giant issue. I guess she just sees me going 65, hitting a little bump, and being thrown off my bike. So I am curious, are most of you riders out of high school? What do your parents think of your choices?
Now, another question pertaining to safety. Mufflers/exhaust. I've read that it can drop up to 20 lbs, which is certainly grreat in itself. However, since 4 wheeled morons have enough trouble spotting bikes, I figure that hearing them from a little bit away can only help my chances of staying out of an accident.
So I basically am looking for a muffler that can alert motorists of my presence, but not one that will wake the neighbors or become a nuisance. Any specifics you would recommend?
Anyway, I just finished blabbing on for about 3 paragraphs longer than I intended to. Thanks for reading.
So a few months back, I started seriously researching the possibility. I found that many people recommend a Ninja 500r as a first bike, and from the many things I've already read on these forums, it looks like you guys will too.
However, that said, I am sure the majority of you guys are thinking "Great, another 16 year old on a fast bike that will become a statistic and give us all a bad name". I have already purchased 2 Motorcycle Safety books(Proficient Motorcycling and Street Strategies), which I will begin reading shortly. I, obviously, will go to a MSF class.
I never drink nor do any drugs, work about 20 hours a week while maintaining a 3.8 GPA and being involved in a few other activities at the school. I also have an '88 Toyota Supra that is a pretty fun car, but I stay out of trouble with it(no tickets, no accidents, no nothing).
That said, I am trying to convince my non-riding parents to allow me to purchase a Ninja 500r. I have gained incredible amounts of ground as the consensus went from "Never in my lifetime" to "maybe in college". However, I am still not satisified. The only real problem my mom has with it nowadays is the highway speeds, which is somewhat understandable, but I never commute on the highway except when going to a friends house, so it isn't a giant issue. I guess she just sees me going 65, hitting a little bump, and being thrown off my bike. So I am curious, are most of you riders out of high school? What do your parents think of your choices?
Now, another question pertaining to safety. Mufflers/exhaust. I've read that it can drop up to 20 lbs, which is certainly grreat in itself. However, since 4 wheeled morons have enough trouble spotting bikes, I figure that hearing them from a little bit away can only help my chances of staying out of an accident.
So I basically am looking for a muffler that can alert motorists of my presence, but not one that will wake the neighbors or become a nuisance. Any specifics you would recommend?
Anyway, I just finished blabbing on for about 3 paragraphs longer than I intended to. Thanks for reading.