Quote Originally Posted by DRFTR
$500 on gear...my Arai helmet cost more than that...oh but you want him to buy that cheap shit...you can't buy quality safety gear for $500...get real man...you know i'm rite...and as far as if i'm a talker...its either put up or shut up...its that easy...most of you young kids on IA have no idea about anything...you read something and think you know everything...i have owned over 40+ motorcycles since i was 18 years old...and i know when i bought my first bike which was a 2001 Kawasaki zx6r and a 2001 Suzuki GSXR600 that i wish i had gone to a bigger bike like a gsxr750 about 2 months after i have been riding...so i would say buy a cheap bike like the 98 to learn on...which has good power and handling...plus its cheap cause your going to lay it down at some point...buy a really nice helmet and jacket and go have fun with it...
Get last years Shoei or Arai and you can save a ton on a helmet. You only have one helmet? After all these years of riding?
So you were 18 back in 2001? That's 7 bikes a year (6 years)! Do you wreck a lot?. And you are calling other folks young kids?

As for put up or shut up, when do you want to go to Barber? Will you be ready when the new track season starts? I know that I'm "slow", but I'm interested to see if you can ride as well as you talk.