I don't mean buy a 125. I mean use one for the initial training only. Some of the MSF courses supply them. If you've got a choice of bikes, grab one before anybody else does. You want a beaten up old pile of **** that you fall off, get back on and fall off again. Ideally you want it to be the school's bike, not yours. If you're not falling off, push it a bit harder until you do. Then when you get into the same situation on the road, you'll know what to do.

The whole point of a 125 is that it's dead easy - although if you got on a full power Aprilia RS125 or something similar you'd think very differently about it. The skills you need to learn aren't dead easy, so use the best tool for learning them.

Do the MSF course on something like an old CG125 and you'll come away with a good basic skill set to apply to your 250.

Rob

 

another thing to keep in mind when considering bikes is insurance. statisticly more of the gsxr's crash (probably due to popularity) so they tend to be more expensive.

 

Well said, Prom.

 

Thanks. All you. And I will keep you guys posted on the parents and my decision.

 

Actually, we don't CARE about your parents; we just like bike pics...

(Yes, I'm kidding.)

 

Haha. Thanks though.

 

if they say no man ill talk to them for ya!

 

Hahaha! You live in the Bay Area? Do you go to Berkely?(spell check) My bro goes to the Bay, sometimes, with his homies.