TO ALL NEW RIDERS LIKE MYSELF

[Shawtie Forbidden Sayntz SC Prez]

Ok, first off, there are a few basic concepts that you need to learn and understand. Sportbikes are very high performance machines, they are not tools for picking up girls or getting ass. Before you venture out into the world on your newly purchased bike, it might be a good idea to invest in some of the basic gear: helmet, jacket, gloves, boots, hell maybe even a motorcycle safety course. Insurance is a must, if you fall into the category of squidly riders, and you keep up your ways of riding, it won't be IF but WHEN you wreck. People with no previous bike experience (dirt or street) can just go out and buy a bike, usually one that is way more powerful than what they need for a beginner bike, even the 600cc class bikes are way overpowered for most of you, they do make 250 and 500cc sportbikes that might be a little more your speed.
Please, pay attention to what the other riders are doing and where they are riding, your attention should be 100% focused on the road ahead of you, not your buddy on his new bike next to you or the car load of girls that you are trying to talk to while riding. If you take yourself out, that's fine, but when you involve other riders in your carelessness, let alone other passengers that you put in danger by riding them on your bike, that's when there is a problem. Passengers are something that should be considered only after you have put in some serious seat time, if you can't handle your bike with just you on it, what makes you think you have the right to endanger someone else's life by putting them on the back (usually as under prepared as yourself with no protective gear)?
It is debatable where you should be while riding in the pack of motorcycles (actually you shouldn't be there at all until you develop some of the basic riding skills that you are so severely lacking). but if you must invite yourselves to ride with the group, if they are just cruising then you should stay at the front of the pack and be very aware of what is happening around you. If the experienced riders decide to step it up and go a little faster, safely make your way to the back and keep a safe distance from them. Don't try to ride above your limits because this is where most of the problems begin. Hold your line in the corners, don't try to take it faster than you are able to because you will probably end up drifting outwards in the corner and taking someone else out with you. Learn hand signals and other communication methods that are commonly used while riding, this makes it a lot easier to know what you are planning on doing or what others are planning on doing.
Finally, wheelies, stoppies, skitching, or any other type of stunt should not be considered by you for a LONG time, you are just increasing your odds of wrecking yourself and/or your bike, so get some experience first. I understand that everyone is a beginner at some point, but it's how you handle the situation that makes the difference. YOU are not immortal, so don't act like you are, you are the reason that sportbikes are disliked by a lot of other motorists and you have helped give them a bad name.


Anyone that agrees with me, repost this and get the word out there, obviously no one has told these types of people any of these things so they need to find out sooner rather than later.