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<blockquote data-quote="joegrizzy" data-source="post: 3795641" data-attributes="member: 45524">yeah i never bought into the &quot;buy a big bike to start because you&#039;ll &#039;outgrow&#039; that small bike&quot; meme.when i pull that throttle any bike goes. how fast do you need to go? i don&#039;t need to go 150 down the highway; that&#039;s not me. i ride in the city; making easy turns, having GREAT brakes (sport bike brakes are incredible) being lightweight, getting 60-70 mpg, those things matter more to me than doing insane speeds just to do them.i understand there are plenty of squids out there, but i wear my gear and putt around at 40 mph and have lots of fun.and yes spot on with the rush hour comments. doing any commute on a FAST bike seems fun until you realize if you don&#039;t lane split you&#039;ll never leave 2nd gear. and if do....well ya know you might die and stuff. rush hour commutes REQUIRE small bikes that are easy to handle and stop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="joegrizzy, post: 3795641, member: 45524"] yeah i never bought into the "buy a big bike to start because you'll 'outgrow' that small bike" meme. when i pull that throttle any bike goes. how fast do you need to go? i don't need to go 150 down the highway; that's not me. i ride in the city; making easy turns, having GREAT brakes (sport bike brakes are incredible) being lightweight, getting 60-70 mpg, those things matter more to me than doing insane speeds just to do them. i understand there are plenty of squids out there, but i wear my gear and putt around at 40 mph and have lots of fun. and yes spot on with the rush hour comments. doing any commute on a FAST bike seems fun until you realize if you don't lane split you'll never leave 2nd gear. and if do....well ya know you might die and stuff. rush hour commutes REQUIRE small bikes that are easy to handle and stop. [/QUOTE]

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