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john

07-12-2005, 01:29 AM

Bought my first bike. I got a 97 YZF1000. Nice starter bike huh. It has 3260 miles (yes that is correct) and I go it for cheap, cheap, cheap. I am about broke now but I couldn't pass it up. It needs a right fairing and the center cowl (peice by the headlight) is scratched. I am trying to learn on it. It is quite powerfull. I have not gone past 6k at ~40% throttle yet. Bastard has some torque. Claimed 140hp, 110 torque. None of my friends have the balls yet to go WOT in the first 2 gears. We are all newbies to bikes (owned for the past month or so).

At-Least-It's-An-Evo

07-12-2005, 01:33 AM

Oh no. Best of luck to you.

EclipseGST

07-12-2005, 08:51 AM

Haha... Yeah a 1000 is quite a big starter bike. Did you get training wheels with that? :p

JET

07-12-2005, 09:05 AM

Just be careful and don't try to show off. That is where most newbies get in over their head. Some buddy says they want to see a wheelie, so they try and....splat. Also always remember, even if you get into a corner WAY faster than you think you can make it through at, the bike WILL make the corner, you just have to lean it over and pray.

The ol' YZF is really heavy, be careful of that. It is a pretty docile engine though and won't surprise you. If you want some pointers, I will go on a ride with you sometime.

Onefast99gsx

07-12-2005, 09:35 AM

Wear a helmet too = Good advice

john

07-12-2005, 10:23 AM

Thanks, I am not even close to confident on this bike. I am fat so that helps in turning etc but I still slow way down. I am going to get a new helmet and jacket today. I was wearing my car helmet and a leather coat. I do not plan on doing any tricks. That is kind of how I got a good deal on the bike.

The original owner was doing a wheelie with his girl on the back and the bike ran out from under them kicking them both off. He didn't want the bike anymore and it sat for 3 years at 400 miles. A kid at James work bought the bike and replaced the forks and about all of the damage. He needed to unload it quick and was selling it for what he had in it. He had the whole thing torn apart before and I got it with the left fairing off and the piece that goes along the bottom off. I am going to wait and install them when I am pretty confident that I will not go down. He put 2000 odd miles on it.

I am ok at riding, take the turns slow, and am so so as far as the clutch is concerned. Actually I was fine except for one mishap where I killed it 5 times as I was in the wrong gear. The last time I ended up starting in 2nd as I wasn't sure what I was doing. Didn't realize it until I shifted into third. I probly put 30 miles or so on it yesterday.

Thanks for the offer JET, I may take you up on it sometime.

niterydr

07-12-2005, 10:28 AM

Cool purchase, good luck with it all.

Unlikely Hero

07-12-2005, 10:29 AM

Nice bike. I just bought my first bike eariler this year, ninja 750R. Kinda sucked bought it in Fargo and first time ever driving a bike, I drove it back to grand forks, what a rush. Don't worry about the killing it thing. I stalled out like 5 times driving out of the driveway from the guy I bought it from. Don't think he believed me when I said I drove one before lol.
=Jason-

JET

07-12-2005, 10:42 AM

Wear ALL your gear! Helmet, gloves and jacket. This is a local guy that went down a month ago.

http://www.mnsportbikeriders.com/forum/uploads/post-2-1119640543.jpg

niterydr

07-12-2005, 01:41 PM

Wear ALL your gear! Helmet, gloves and jacket. This is a local guy that went down a month ago.

http://www.mnsportbikeriders.com/forum/uploads/post-2-1119640543.jpg

that just made me cringe! OUCH!!!
Forget bikes, 4 wheels for me, if I 'lay it down' in a car, im not coming back, lol.