Know where you are coming from Kyle but this tool would've wrecked had he been on a 250Here is a good read that will surprise a lot of ya. 48% of all fatalities in 2006 was sportbikes under 1000 CCs. Actually the 1001 to 1399 CCs was the lowest % which was mindboggling to me. Not until the early 2000's did Harley even make a bike over 1400 CCs. Most of them was the 1250s then the 1340s.....
ohh i agree... without being there, it sure sounds like someone riding way past their comfort lvl. I USUALLY ride 50% of what I feel is my riding lvl. That way I can push it another 25% percent if something happens or ego/road rage takes over.Know where you are coming from Kyle but this tool would've wrecked had he been on a 250Here is a good read that will surprise a lot of ya. 48% of all fatalities in 2006 was sportbikes under 1000 CCs. Actually the 1001 to 1399 CCs was the lowest % which was mindboggling to me. Not until the early 2000's did Harley even make a bike over 1400 CCs. Most of them was the 1250s then the 1340s.....
CCs don't mean anything these daysHere is a good read that will surprise a lot of ya. 48% of all fatalities in 2006 was sportbikes under 1000 CCs. Actually the 1001 to 1399 CCs was the lowest % which was mindboggling to me. Not until the early 2000's did Harley even make a bike over 1400 CCs. Most of them was the 1250s then the 1340s.....
THanks Semi... there should be rules about riding bikes that accelerate faster than they stop for new riders...i hate to read threads like this...i wish every new rider who thought about jumping on anything bigger than a 600 (at the most) would have to sit and look through entire books of the carnage caused by accidents on these things...i just hope they are able to piece this guy together well enough that he doesn't pay for this the rest of his life
Should I get a Busa as my first bikeTHanks Semi... there should be rules about riding bikes that accelerate faster than they stop for new riders...i hate to read threads like this...i wish every new rider who thought about jumping on anything bigger than a 600 (at the most) would have to sit and look through entire books of the carnage caused by accidents on these things...i just hope they are able to piece this guy together well enough that he doesn't pay for this the rest of his life
And Sam, I think the bike could have made all the difference in the world... a 650 Twin would turn easier, faster and probably not kept up with the Busa in the first place. Leaves that rider to ride his own ride instead of having the power to keep up with a luckier newb... (all three were new riders)...
I get the next crank Chris
That's actually a common statistic use by insurance companies.Here is a good read that will surprise a lot of ya. 48% of all fatalities in 2006 was sportbikes under 1000 CCs. Actually the 1001 to 1399 CCs was the lowest % which was mindboggling to me. Not until the early 2000's did Harley even make a bike over 1400 CCs. Most of them was the 1250s then the 1340s.....
600cc sport bike is not a beginners bike either... I posted that link a long time ago but it also shows that the ratio has changed dramatically over the last few years of the study... the trend is bigger, faster, deadlier..That's actually a common statistic use by insurance companies.Here is a good read that will surprise a lot of ya. 48% of all fatalities in 2006 was sportbikes under 1000 CCs. Actually the 1001 to 1399 CCs was the lowest % which was mindboggling to me. Not until the early 2000's did Harley even make a bike over 1400 CCs. Most of them was the 1250s then the 1340s.....
My Busa was $1000 less a month than a 600.
Inexperienced riders buy 600's (Squids with no gear and no scruples)
Older, more mature riders buy 1000+cc bikes. (Full geared and safety minded)