i'm new (no duh, right?) and i have a couple of questions (dont laugh).

ive never riden before this bike but i dont wanna hear (start with a srv650, etc) and i havent taken a class. im going to start with riding around teh neighborhood at like 3 am and get good, then take the class.

1. wheres the damned clutch and how do i shift?
2. is turning your head and looking behind you more beneficial than using side mirrors? (i get dissoriented easily and then dizzy even in a car)
3. when do i service and maintain it (like, change the oil every x miles, etc)

THANKS!!!

cough cough!!

you have got to be kidden me...you know there is a search option right? USE IT. or i know. GOOGLE. Dont even introduce yourself..your gunna be the next to post up how you crashed wearing flip flops and shorts..jesus

Take a msf course.. and why do you have a gsxr600 when you dont even know where the clutch is?? :scratch

Take a msf course.. and why do you have a gsxr600 when you dont even know where the clutch is?? :scratch


I agree....and don't even get on that bike until you've taken the course. Use the 250's they will provide.

Yikes!

obviously this was the wrong environmet for me to post my questions. but let it be noted that directing me to Google, coughing, and arson's response wasn't very informative. i plan to take a msf course... but in the mean time, none of this helps.

dont be so tough on her guys. thats the whole point in asking a question. the only stupid question is the question not asked. yeah she is a squid but where did all the good riders start out? i pm'd you hachi babba.

1. left lever is clutch
2. left foot lever is gears
3. right foot lever is rear break...
4. left hand lever is front brake...
5. get services for first 600 miles on bike then every 2500 to 3000 miles.
6. take the msf course before u sit on ur bike...
6. dont listen to the people givin u a hard time...

i'm new (no duh, right?) and i have a couple of questions (dont laugh).

ive never riden before this bike but i dont wanna hear (start with a srv650, etc) and i havent taken a class. im going to start with riding around teh neighborhood at like 3 am and get good, then take the class.

1. wheres the damned clutch and how do i shift?
2. is turning your head and looking behind you more beneficial than using side mirrors? (i get dissoriented easily and then dizzy even in a car)
3. when do i service and maintain it (like, change the oil every x miles, etc)

THANKS!!!


Ummm yeah..

What you need to do is at 3:00 am... you

1. with your right hand ...rev the motor up to 6000 rpm
2. with your left hand squeezing the lever towards the grip.
3. let loose of the left hand and that will help you fingure out your clutch.

If you get dissorientated but turning around... umm you REALLY don't need to be driving..or on a bike for that matter, death wish boy.
:hammer

Hey. We don't mean to bust your balls (or, uh.....whatever) but you really need to take this riding thing seriously. The MSF course exists for a reason. You don't need to know how to ride before you go to the class. They will teach you everything. And I remember MY MSF course. There were people in there who never even drove a manual transmission car, and didn't understand the concept of continuous mesh transmission and how it differs from that of a car. Some people didn't know what the throttle was, clutch, or even which lever was the front brake and which was the rear. :scratch
Guess what? Even these people made it through the course. Please. DO NOT try to learn on your own on a HP sportbike. :hammer Even if you mentally know how to do it, it still takes skill and experience to keep a bike of that magnitude under control. Its not just the throttle, either. There are so many factors (like the brakes, extremely sensitive) that will make you crash if you don't know how to operate a motorcycle.
Park that bike and enroll in the MSF course as soon as possible. If you insist you learn first, then get yourself a different bike for a while. You won't be very happy with yourself if you have to ride a "good looking, cool, fast bike" but it is all covered with road rash and has broken bits and pieces from when you dropped it (or crashed it) trying to learn. What I'm saying is, the day will come when you decide to get a new bike anyway, might as well save the "shiny new gixxer" for when you are experienced enough to keep it under control.

Good luck. What you posted is scaring me.:(

Don't ride until you pass the MSF. You sound VERY dangerous.

Hey. We don't mean to bust your balls (or, uh.....whatever) but you really need to take this riding thing seriously. The MSF course exists for a reason. You don't need to know how to ride before you go to the class. They will teach you everything. And I remember MY MSF course. There were people in there who never even drove a manual transmission car, and didn't understand the concept of continuous mesh transmission and how it differs from that of a car. Some people didn't know what the throttle was, clutch, or even which lever was the front brake and which was the rear. :scratch
Guess what? Even these people made it through the course. Please. DO NOT try to learn on your own on a HP sportbike. :hammer Even if you mentally know how to do it, it still takes skill and experience to keep a bike of that magnitude under control. Its not just the throttle, either. There are so many factors (like the brakes, extremely sensitive) that will make you crash if you don't know how to operate a motorcycle.
Park that bike and enroll in the MSF course as soon as possible. If you insist you learn first, then get yourself a different bike for a while. You won't be very happy with yourself if you have to ride a "good looking, cool, fast bike" but it is all covered with road rash and has broken bits and pieces from when you dropped it (or crashed it) trying to learn. What I'm saying is, the day will come when you decide to get a new bike anyway, might as well save the "shiny new gixxer" for when you are experienced enough to keep it under control.

Good luck. What you posted is scaring me.:(


best answer so far....

I just got my 600 and it took awhile for me to do it.......don't start out on that bike.

ok well thanks for the more serious posts. i didnt go out and buy it, it was given to me as a gift (some gift its turning out to be so far). i'm fully confident that nothing will happen to me, but then again who isn't right? any ways, I signed up for the class, it starts this 6th and ends the 8th. thanks though for the info :exhales:

also i haven't yet started it (i've sat on it) but haven't started it. i serriously though both front levers were the breaks. you know how like when you're a kid, and if you haven't ridden before (... me) you ride mountain bikes or whatever, and those two are breaks... that's what I was modeling it to. but yeah i am signed up for the class. and it's just when i wip my head around fast enough.

ok not to be mean but take everybody's posts seriously. my honest advise....sell your gift. as hard as it might be...they might have just given you a gift the gift of death. that really isnt a good gift. while i understand you probably like the bike and want to keep it....trust me...you probably wont after awhile. it sounds as though youve never even riddin a dirtbike or anything( if you dont know where the clutch is) and you can seriously get hurt. even an sv650 would be a bit much with your experience...or lack of. you should at least leave it parked for a few months if you refuse to sell it. buy your self a cheap ass dirtbike...like and old ttr125 or something and at least learn to use your clutch/brakes/throttle properly. the msf course teaches you those but only true experience will help. im not trying to be mean but not only will you hurt yourself....but by you being on the road.....you could put others in danger. please take everyones advise for everyones good.

i'm new (no duh, right?) and i have a couple of questions (dont laugh).

ive never riden before this bike but i dont wanna hear (start with a srv650, etc) and i havent taken a class. im going to start with riding around teh neighborhood at like 3 am and get good, then take the class.

1. wheres the damned clutch and how do i shift?
2. is turning your head and looking behind you more beneficial than using side mirrors? (i get dissoriented easily and then dizzy even in a car)
3. when do i service and maintain it (like, change the oil every x miles, etc)

THANKS!!!

Glad you live on the other side of the country from me...

[quote=HachiBaba]i'm fully confident that nothing will happen to me, but then again who isn't right? quote]


:scratch :wtf :scratch :wtf :scratch :wtf :scratch :wtf :scratch :wtf :scratch :wtf :scratch

i dont know a single rider who feels that way. 95% of bike accidents are caused by someone else.

i'm fully confident that nothing will happen to me

That's what I thought 8 crashes ago... (Yes, eight) At least get good gear and wear it all the fucking time, it will save your ass - literally

i lol'd

ive never riden before this bike but i dont wanna hear (start with a srv650, etc) and i havent taken a class.

(i get dissoriented easily and then dizzy even in a car)


you're right. you don't belong on a sv650 or even the almighty srv650 which you made up. the fact is....you don't belong on a bike period. if you blow chunks while sitting calmly in a car, im sure you wouldn't want to stare at your own yak inside your helmet while riding.

oh wow.

look, i wont dog you.. your questions have already been answered... but my ADVISE would be to sure.. keep the bike.. but go learn on something ELSE first. a smaller bike... a older/cheaper one... something that wont have as much oomph and something that wont cost alot to fix/replace in the even you go down wether its your fault or not.

i hope you have a friend or relative that is in the know!

good luck

oh wow.

look, i wont dog you.. your questions have already been answered... but my ADVISE would be to sure.. keep the bike.. but go learn on something ELSE first. a smaller bike... a older/cheaper one... something that wont have as much oomph and something that wont cost alot to fix/replace in the even you go down wether its your fault or not.

i hope you have a friend or relative that is in the know!

good luck

yea man. jumping on a bike with so much power, but so little knowledge is asking to get injured or even risk your life.

either way post before and after pics of the bike should be humorous

either way post before and after pics of the bike should be humorous

I got dibs on the wreck if the frame and fork aren't bent :D I could use another race bike http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/bananadance0.gif

I got dibs on the wreck if the frame and fork aren't bent :D I could use another race bike http://www.gixxer.com/uploads/bananadance0.gif
:nono I'm a bike short, lately. :wait

Damn.....you are fierce.

not really she made the posts we tried to send her in the right direction

:lol You guys/girls showed her no love. :lol

glad you find it funny because the truth is shell end up hurt

ok its my first post on this forum but i have been riding for 3 years street and 7 dirt, now on a 06' gixxer600. I know how much you want to get out and ride your gift but you have no clue what 109hp between your legs can do to an unexperienced rider. Starting on a 600 for someone that doesnt know where they clutch is located is like letting a 15 yrs old learn how to drive with a Lambo. I suggest you go out and stock on gears (leather jacket, pants, boots, gloves, HELMENT) before you get on any sort of 2 wheel. and yes go learn with a 125cc or 250cc where both of your feet can confidently touch the ground, trust me. The day when you are ready to ride your gixxer, get framesliders installed asap because you WILL drop the bike (everyone does). good luck and keep us updated on your progress.

obviously this was the wrong environmet for me to post my questions. but let it be noted that directing me to Google, coughing, and arson's response wasn't very informative. i plan to take a msf course... but in the mean time, none of this helps.


Honestly I think this is cruel... everyone shouldn't go out blasting poeple who come here to find out information. A dumb question is the one that isn't ask... This site is not always like this, you just got some bad hits. This is a good place to come to get information... you just got to pay your dues and talk to the people that are memebers and really are helpful.

honestly I love to see new people want to start riding. I am new to riding myself... I was always a passenger!

So what if stuff is said a million times, what if this one time it's repeated it saves a life...

I strongly recommend the MSF Class http://www.msf-usa.org/[/url] it's only a about $175 but if you think of it as an insurance policy it's well worth it for your life!!!!

As I continued reading, I notice you signed up for the course... Best of luck!

:nono I'm a bike short, lately. :wait

Wow. . .!!! Kind of harsh, but it's kind of funny. Yeah, I've taken the course. A lot to learn. I wound up riding wobbly at first, but just fine afterwards. I'm trading this in, and am going to move toward purchasing a ZX-14.


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Ummm yeah..

What you need to do is at 3:00 am... you

1. with your right hand ...rev the motor up to 6000 rpm
2. with your left hand squeezing the lever towards the grip.
3. let loose of the left hand and that will help you fingure out your clutch.

If you get dissorientated but turning around... umm you REALLY don't need to be driving..or on a bike for that matter, death wish boy.
:hammer

:lol hahahaha:lol Oh shit. That was funny. I'm taking bets that he will try it. Odd are pretty good, pay out is 10 to 1 if he doesn't try it. :lol

Sorry man, don't want to give you a hard time but you would do good looking at the sticky post and go look at some pics of road rash after people crash. I am a medic and trust me "just riding around at 3 am" and when you forget how to brake or freak out and grab the throttle the drunk guy going home isn't going to stop.

Man...I hope she doesn't crash...what a nice piece of ass....

oh fock it, I'm a necropheliac at heart.....last dance with Mary Jane anyone!

Her myspace profile: http://www.myspace.com/im_darong

^rockledge huh? thats scarry close. i work there

well in another thread she died while tryin to mount the trust steed

When I first started learning , I started out on a 125 dirtbike to learn shifting, braking ect. When I got my street bike I went to a large empty parking lot and my husband set up a course for me practice. Keep focused on what you are doing.