its not just the size of the bike

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0309motorcycle09-ON.html this guy had a 400 and still bit it be safe out their

You can get killed on a 250 Ninja or bicycle!

You can get killed on a 250 Ninja or bicycle! Or even using "Pit and Pat"... it really doesn't matter what you ride... the concert is the same as well as the H.W.O.H. will flatten' you with out looking :bash:

You guys missed the most important part of that story... the rider wasn't wearing a helmet!!! :nonod: SQUID!!!! But you can get yourself killed in a Yugo on your way back from the Starbucks... :bash:

True, it's not just the size. BUT, if a newbie starts small, he or she is less likely to get killed because they don't have the power to screw around as much as when they start on a big bike. But regardless, a newbie is still a newbie and they WILL make mistakes.

You guys missed the most important part of that story... the rider wasn't wearing a helmet!!! :nonod: SQUID!!!! But you can get yourself killed in a Yugo on your way back from the Starbucks... :bash: No, I didn't miss that part! I thought it was squidly enough not to bother mentioning!:screwy: As for driving a YUGO, you might get run over by a 18 wheeler going up hill! :lol:

That diesel jocky wouldn't happen to be you..would it? :D

That diesel jocky wouldn't happen to be you..would it? :D If you get in my way! :lol:

True, it's not just the size. BUT, if a newbie starts small, he or she is less likely to get killed because they don't have the power to screw around as much as when they start on a big bike. But regardless, a newbie is still a newbie and they WILL make mistakes.I was thinking the same thing. Size DOES matter, but its not the ultimate security; nothing is. Do the other posters suggest a newb is as likely to crash on a 250 as on a Hayabusa?

I was thinking the same thing. Size DOES matter, but its not the ultimate security; nothing is. That's what my wife told me!!