no bike experience?

better learn the bike properly first

riding a big bike in traffic is very difficult, not to mention extremely dangerous - should you do a handle lock, and fall to the side, and a car / lorry from the back did not manage to stop in time - you know the drill

plus, falling off a bike due to handle lock is abit malu

i'd suggest you get a B-full license (no need B2, straight B-full)

and rent / borrow a small moped to try to familiarise yourslef for a few months

then you choose your bike

for street riding, try to find a "naked" bike as they are more maneuvrable in traffic, rather than a superbike, such as the R1 or 1199 Panigale

wah... u must have one or two ducatis in your garage to get a special invitation




it's a 480 lbs. not 200 lbs.

480lbs = 220kg bike



if u are willing to damage your ducati, you may go down that path

when you stall on a bike, u fall. if u stall a car engine, it just stops.

when a bike fall, u'll 100% damage the fairing at least. then u'll damage the tank cover. or you may clip the handlebars, footpegs. worse? perhaps chassis?

if you can drive a manual car, the clutch / gear things should be natural to you

i've been riding a small scooter for the past 4 years and straight jump to a 650cc bike. yes, it's possible to ride a big bike immediately, but it's kind of stupid to do it in the traffic road - it's simply too dangerous if you fall of your bike

you only realize the bike weight when you are riding very slowly in the traffic. the whole 400+lbs of it.

if you still want to go ahead with your plan, my only advice is to be very alert with traffic on the road. be corteous when riding (give way to others all the time - you are always the one who'll suffer more damage if u want to compete with a stubborn car or lorry). respect traffic rule. no zig-zagging in traffic like mat rempit. and most importantly, ATGAT - all the gear, all the time

speaking of which, let me poison you with some riding gear:

1. full face arai / shoei (1,500+) or nolam / caberg / suomy (1.300+)
2. leather jacket with protective padding / reflector (1,000+?)
3. riding boots (500 - 1.000+)
4. rain gear (300+)
5. riding glove (200+)

This post has been edited by lucifah: Apr 20 2012, 05:37 PM

beginner bike if you wish to upgrade to a superbike. another good beginner bike is the ninja 250

but both bikes cost 20+k, and good 2nd hand ones are around 10+k... so abit expensive

handle lock is when you turn the handle wayyy too much and start to open the throttle

the bike will lurch to the side, rather than go front as you wanted, and you fall as you tip over. losing balance of a 200+kg bike is very easy.

worse case if you panic, and start to release the clutch while in gear and your hand revs on the throttle. the bike may do unpredictable thing, and in worst case scenario, drag you down with it. luckily, most modern bike has VDS - vehicle down sensor, which cuts off the engine once it's tilted to the side

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Added on April 20, 2012, 6:02 pmfrom a mtb background, u shouldn't have problem with balancing

i am a weekend offroader, and my exp with a mtb (albeit very light 10kg xc bike) really helps with balancing a big bike

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Added on April 20, 2012, 6:04 pmthe 795 is assembled in Thailand (AFTA rules here) and loses some expensive feature. for example the signature single swing arm

the 696 is CBU from italy, hence the price



This post has been edited by lucifah: Apr 20 2012, 06:04 PM

er6-n is a beginner bike


it's easy to learn and adapt and can be easy to maneuvre, and still has enough hp and torque to make your heart beats fast

snap pictures when u have got your ride and continue to get lessons from sifu in this thread:

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/538531

lots of sifu there. i learn from them oso. and remember, always ride safely

sliders give you a false sense of security

sliders can also cause more serious damage. i.e. a bent chassis / frame or worse a broken engine block, if wrongly mounted