Got into an argument last night with a ZX6R rider who went to high school with me. He INSISTED that I chose a girl's bike (he was actually calling it a "b*tch bike") as my first motorcycle. Even after I explained to him why it's better to start on a 250cc bike than anything else, he said, "Real riders start on 600s and move up to 1000s when they're ready."
I was seriously getting to the point of punching the crap out of him. I don't mind when people openly admit to me that they don't like the 250R, which only happens when I speak to squids & future squids, but when an idiot tells me my choice in a first bike is the wrong way to go, it irritates the eff out of me!
Any of you guys experience something similar?
BTW, I kicked the MFer out of my house & he called me a few hours later to apologize. Asked if I want to go for a ride, but I told him I don't want to speak to idiots who judge a rider's cc size instead of his riding ability. I'm a noob anyway. I don't feel comfortable riding with a squid.