What I am getting...

[ALVIN]

I dunno if i stated my last one correctly. I AM BUYING the RC51 but I will not be riding it until summer. Therefore, giving me the winter and spring and fall to learn on a smaller one. Even though I will not be buying the smaller one.

[Tarzanman]

I dunno if i stated my last one correctly. I AM BUYING the RC51 but I will not be riding it until summer. Therefore, giving me the winter and spring and fall to learn on a smaller one. Even though I will not be buying the smaller one.

You should have at the very LEAST 3000 miles on a motorcycle before you make the move to an RC-51. How do you expect to put that mileage on a smaller bike unless you buy one?

Also: Noone buys that "I'll buy it, but not ride it till 'XXXX'" crap. You might even believe it yourself, but everyone here with a motorcycle knows better.

Thats one of the key points that's not getting through to your brain. We know bikes and we know what the hell we are talking about. You don't know jack squat, but still think you have better judgement than us on this issue.

Get real. At least have the fortitude to admit that you're being a doofus by ignoring our advice.

[David88vert]

I dunno if i stated my last one correctly. I AM BUYING the RC51 but I will not be riding it until summer. Therefore, giving me the winter and spring and fall to learn on a smaller one. Even though I will not be buying the smaller one.

If you buy a RC51 for your first bike, you definately will not be riding with me or any of my friends. I don't feel like scraping you up off the road....

Answer me this. Would you consider hopping in a F-16 today by yourself and attempting to fly - without ever receiving training in a Cessna? If you answer "yes", you are an idiot. And don't give me a "that's not the same thing" response. You have no idea yet what a RC51 is like and how fast you can accelerate.

Think about this - a 39hp 500cc flat-twin GS500E will easily beat a lot of sports cars. What do you think a racing superbike can do?

[HiPSI]

I dunno if i stated my last one correctly. I AM BUYING the RC51 but I will not be riding it until summer.

then what do you plan to learn on? the MSF isn't going to give you anything near enough experience to ride that bike.

you're totally blind to reality if you are truly plan on getting that as a first bike. it's totally uncomfortable to ride, it runs hotter than the surface of the sun, and has a very snappy power delivery that'll easily put you on your ass before you can say "SHIT!". hell, a late model 600 will put you on your ass quickly, it'll just let you get "SHI" out instead of just "S".