wow. local MSF inst. trying to pawn off zx-12r to a new rider

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

See? But this is what always gets my "panties" in a twist...why was it okay for you to start on an 929 but every other new rider has to start on a 250? I've heard this so many times. Guys on forums that ride liter bikes that "advise" noobs to get a 250...it just blows my mind! The inherent arrogance! "It was alright for me to start on an 929 but YOU must start on a 250". What made you so exemplary that you could be "allowed" to forgo the "common" wisdom and consensus? You know,back to the OP,I'd much rather start on a smooth,stable 12R,rather than a twitchy,jerky 929!

I never said anything about a 250. And I "started" on a 929 after 10 years of dirt riding and 1 year on a 440cc street bike. After 4 years of not riding anything, I bought a 929 as my first sportbike.

I rode my 929 and my friends 12R through Deal's Gap and Cherohala Skyway, and there was nothing about the 12R that would make a better beginner bike than my 929 or a 600. THAT's what I've been saying - nothing about everyone starting on a 250.