2y ago

I got my first motorcycle this week.

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Congratulations! And now please say after me: "All the gear, all the time!"
- Oh don't worry! I will never go ride without my gear.
  And thank you!
It's a Kawasaki ER-6n from 2015. I'm quite enjoying it so far, for as long as the good weather lasts.
- Hey that's the same model as my first, except like 20 years newer. Great machine.
  
  Did they make these 20 years ago?
- Good choice, I've had a 2014 ER6f for about 6 years now and apart from the fit and finish being a bit crap it's been a fab bike ... lots more fun than the faster bikes I had before and if you have good form it can go well on the track too (the frame geometry really responds to rider weight movement). Also the ER6n was used by one of the former European Moto Gymkhana champions, too :-)
  Protip: if there's no record of the forks being rebuilt it's a worthwhile thing to have done on any bike that's over 10 years old!
  Good brake pads, braided lines, and aftermarket handlebars all made noticeable improvements for me, too.
- Thank you!
  I don't really know about other bikes as I learnt to ride on a Kawa Z650 and neutral was pretty easy there as well.
  But yeah, it's pretty easy to get into neutral.
- Wut?
  I can find neutral just as easily on my ER6f as any other Japanese bike I've owned
Jesus that's quite a first motorcycle. In the UK you have to ride a 125 until you pass an extra test. Although I suppose there are certain "intensive training programmes" where you can ride the school's bike until you get your A-license and then buy your own afterwards.
- Ah, I see. I did take classes though. Those are mandatory in Belgium.
  We're only limited by your age. I'm 35, so I was allowed to go for my full A licence from the get-go.
  I learnt to ride on the school's Z650.
- Haha I always love Europeans take on Americans first motorcycle!
  
  I'm not American though. I'm from Belgium, but I'm 35 so I immediately went for my full A licence which allows me to ride any motorcycle.
SWEET!
- Cheers! I'm quite happy with it.
Very nice congratulations
- Thank you!
Congrats! May you ride forever!
- Thank you!
Great first bike! Have fun and stay safe. Take your MSF course!
- Thank you!
  And I'm not from the US, so I had mandatory classes. :)
  
  As makes sense

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