New Bike!

[1337Kat]

Hey, Y'all!

I just bought my first bike. A 1995 Suzuki GSX 600 F Katana. Before I bought it I had only ever driven a bike once before, to disasterous results. (Hospital for three days, broken wrist, ancle, road rash...) I decided to get back up on the pony after 4 years and get over my fear of crashing again. I've heard that the Katana is a great starter bike.

I'll post pics asap.

[yngveny]

Welcome to KR.

Good luck with your new ride

[edromero]

Hey, Y'all!

I just bought my first bike. A 1995 Suzuki GSX 600 F Katana. Before I bought it I had only ever driven a bike once before, to disasterous results. (Hospital for three days, broken wrist, ancle, road rash...) I decided to get back up on the pony after 4 years and get over my fear of crashing again. I've heard that the Katana is a great starter bike.

I'll post pics asap.

im new also, and my first bike is also a kat 600. but im hearing so many crash stories! i'm almost heartbroken in advance for my new machine that i love. what happened to you 4 years ago? did you maybe need to start on something smaller? did you take the riding class first? will u this time?

[Hegmann1391]

Welcome to the forum! Best thing you can do is to take a class. It will teach you all the basics that you need.

[H-2 CHARLIE]

Welcome to kr ... I like the story ,i know how to ride a bike then they go down the end of the street and crash ... Herd that one more then once ..............ride safe and dont take chances

[1337Kat]

4 years ago I borrowed my dad's 1980s yamaha 400 special for my first ride ever. We lived on a dirt road so I had to travel a couple of miles to get to pavement. Well I got to the end of the dirt road just fine but there was a dip up to the paved road where the dirt had been worn away. I tried to get past it and killed the bike. Well I tried it again and gave it a little too much juice. I crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into a minivan that was going 55 mph.

I got the bike on Friday so my saturday and sunday were filled with parking lot practice. I think I've overcome my fear and the practice did me a world of good.

Does anyone know where there might be classes in the SLC, Utah area?

[Kano1017]

Welcome to KR

[uno]

4 years ago I borrowed my dad's 1980s yamaha 400 special for my first ride ever. We lived on a dirt road so I had to travel a couple of miles to get to pavement. Well I got to the end of the dirt road just fine but there was a dip up to the paved road where the dirt had been worn away. I tried to get past it and killed the bike. Well I tried it again and gave it a little too much juice. I crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into a minivan that was going 55 mph.

I got the bike on Friday so my saturday and sunday were filled with parking lot practice. I think I've overcome my fear and the practice did me a world of good.

Does anyone know where there might be classes in the SLC, Utah area?

Dirt's a hard thing to try on your first ride. I did my first dirt driveway a couple weeks ago, it was about a 1/4 mile long and had about 100 people at the other end to watch me if I fell. I just stayed in the friction zone and didn't touch the front brakes at all... I made it in and out just fine

Good luck with the bike, and hopefully you can find some classes out there... they are well worth the money.

[justinboyce]

yep the kat is a great starter bike. Welcome to KR.

[Zepp]

Welcome to KatRiders

[stretched600]

Welcome to KR!!! Accidents happen to the best so ride on!!! Someone once told me there's 2 types of riders: those who've been down and those who will go down! Seen my share!

[voodoobilly]

Welcome to KR!

[loudnlow7484]

Welcome to kr ... I like the story ,i know how to ride a bike then they go down the end of the street and crash ... Herd that one more then once ..............ride safe and dont take chances

That's the story of my buddy's 636. One of his friends said "oh yeah, I know how to ride. I've ridden a bunch of bikes". He gave him the keys, the kid got on, and rocketed out of the driveway, directly into the side of a moving car. He didn't make it even 30 feet! We pieced it back together from ebay parts, since his insurance wouldn't cover it, and the kid refused to pay for anything.

[Jbs00]

Welcome man. Ride safe and lets see some pics

[96katana96]

welcome and take your motorcycle safety course before getting on this one. you don't want a repeat.