Bought motorcycle and scared?
Long story short, this lady was selling her Honda CBR 929RR. And I test drove it and I laid it down. I was only going 5mph and I got the clutch and brake mixed up and I kinda squeezed the brake a little too hard and it laid down and I did a double barell roll off on the ground. I've never really drove a bike before. So instead of paying $700 in damages I ended up having to get the bike. (I know, I should've started with a smaller engine size for beginner) but I kinda shot myself in the foot in this situation. So I'm waiting to get my stator cover fixed because I cracked it. I'm just scared to death of getting back on. I know the longer I wait the more regrets I have of buying the bike. I mean, I've always wanted a bike. I just want this feeling to go away. I keep thinking I'm going to die if I ride it on the road.
That bike and most sport bikes are very "twitchy" at slow speeds.
Sportbikes are competition race bikes with lights installed for use on public roads.
Enrol in a motorcycle training course.
http://www.msf-usa.org/
It's a VERY poor choice for a new rider. You have a right to be scared. The big problem is doing things like you did. In a sport bike, grab the brakes too hard, and they grip like cat claws and dump you. Whack the throttle open, and it dumps a completely uncontrollable amount of power to the rear wheel. They are capable of doing things that even experienced riders find too intense at times, especially on the street. I remember back in the day when I got my first big "sport bike" which was an '89 1100 Katana. I was leaving a friends driveway after showing it off, and I went for the impressive exit. The rear tire spun on his fresh asphalt as I left the concrete driveway into the road, and it was only luck that kept the plastic off the pavement. That was probably my 5th motorcycle and my 10th season of riding.
After that, I kept the RPMs in the 5,000 and under range until I learned the bike. After that, it was way less intimidating. In fact, that bike probably taught me to be the cautious rider that I'm today. I recently survived two seasons with a GSXR1000 with no drama, but now I've been riding for 25 years.
If you treat that bike with total respect and maturity, it isn't going to just sneak up and kill you, but just know that it has the potential to do just that.
The absolute first thing you need to do is take a training course. Then evaluate whether you would be better off selling this thing, or trying to master it. I wish all powerful motorcycles had a switch that held them to half-throttle.
In the meantime, buy a Ninja 250 that is dinged up for 1200 bucks and ride the heck out of it. Even with a few years of riding experience, a 929 is a lot of bike to handle.
That's way too much of a bike for a beginner. Start on something smaller. 250cc to 500cc
Sell it, take the money and pay for professional training and a small capacity bike. Then buy another in four or five years.
A motorcycle safety course is a very good idea. In most cases, they provide the bikes for your to learn on so you can learn on a less powerful bike. It will also save you money on your insurance.
There's information about the course here:
https://www.trustedchoice.com/insurance-articles/wheels-wings-motors/motorcycle-safety-courses/
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