helotaxi 5,000+ posts
Kilroy was Here
There really isn't much of a comparision between dirt bikes and sport bikes. Also, it doesn't matter how much natural ability the rider has to start off with, unless he's got a solid head on his shoulders and realizes that he's new and aptitude or not he has a lot to learn aout safely operating a motorcycle on the street. There is no point in complicating the learning process even more by throwing a high-strung, over powered, unforgiving beast into the mix.man you guys are flaming him hard for suggesting a 750. while i understand where you all are coming from, it Really depends on the rider. some people are naturally skilled, some pick up riding very easily. also keep in mind how many kids rode dirt bikes for years or have been around motorcycles for a long time before riding themselves.
IMO, it's the ones with a bit of natural skill that are most likely to kill themselves. They get overconfident in their abilities in a big hurry and think that they can handle the baddest thing out there and proceed o become one with the gaurdrail on the outside of a tight turn that they came into way too fast.
You seem to have that while the vast majority of the new young riders that I've seen don't.the main thing is i knew better than to hop on and rip it, i started slow and just rode around town...f you're mature enough to stay away from the throttle when you start out, you're fine
The best phrase I've heard saying about the same thing is "Put your ego in your pocket." Rossi and Mladin didn't start out on GP bikes. They took years to get to that point. Your typical indestructible hothead kid doesn't get that and sadly probably never will. If they're lucky, they'll live long enough to grow out of their blind stupidity, but a lot of them don't. To many don't realize that the rider makes the bike, not the other way around. Until a person is highly skilled I would wager that they would go faster on an older bike than on one of the newer ones. Until they could get every last bit out of the "slower" bike they would gain nothing by going up in power and would actually slow down because they would be losing time correcting the mistakes caused by the extra power and it's peaky delivery. Only the most skilled riders out there are limited by the machine that they are on. If you think you are one of those, MotoGP and Superbike teams are always hiring.sometimes you have to swallow you're pride