Originally Posted by
AcuraFanatic
ONLY BUY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO LAY DOWN. If worse comes to worse and you lay the bike down... afford to buy what you can afford to lay down if you end up coming to that. God forbid it happens but its something crazy like 30% of motorcycle wrecks are to new riders and the accidents happen within like the first 6 months or something crazy like that of riding.
I saw that and stopped reading to post.
I agree and disagree at the same time.
I think anyone buying a bike and beginning to ride with the idea they won't drop it is the person who shouldn't be riding.
Buying and riding a bike is never a matter of "if" you lay it down but rather "when" you lay it down. Most riders go down within the first 6 months to a year of ownership. This is what insurance is for so this eliminates the "buy what you can afford to drop" theory. Anyone who rides without insurance, frame sliders and leathers is an idiot and Darwin is just waiting for the right moment to strike...and he will.