I'm a firm believer in starting on at least a 900cc or 1 litre bike.
But this is dependent on your build really - well for a tall, heavy oke like myself, it was a pleasure to start on a 1000cc.
Thing is if you start on a 400cc, you'll really get bored of it in a month or two and then spend money getting a bigger bike.
If you do go for the R1, the idea of getting to grips with it on the track is a great idea!
All boils down to:
- throttle control
- how observant you are on the road
- and not to panic
( A nutshell I know)
But you could just as easily throw yourself off a 400cc as you would with an R1 if you're not familiar with your bike and follow the three steps outlined above.
Take it on the track and get accustomed to straight line speed and cornering and you'll get faster eventually.
I say you're really going to spend 7 days on track and by then you should have enough confidence to hit the road.
I still maintain, that biking, makes one really more observant as to what's happening on the road.
On the price: R65k seems alot for a '05 really, but that's just me.
Now you've got me thinking about getting another bike, but I think I'm going Suzuki route, GSX-R1000
/no stay away fould being!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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