z900 as my First Bike

[zed9]

Originally Posted by ras

I always knew you were a smart man zed

Yes, I'm very observant as you can see.
How's things in VT? So far I have two bikes out of hibernation and have been on a couple of short rides.

[ras]

Originally Posted by zed9

Yes, I'm very observant as you can see.
How's things in VT? So far I have two bikes out of hibernation and have been on a couple of short rides.

Same here
We have both the bikes out and Have been on a couple short rides but weather is still cool and rainy / snowy

[zed9]

Originally Posted by ras

Same here
We have both the bikes out and Have been on a couple short rides but weather is still cool and rainy / snowy

Yikes, snow. None here. In fact I put my snow shovels away a month ago and sent water to my outside hose spigot. A sure sign summer is on the way.

[ras]

Originally Posted by zed9

Yikes, snow. None here. In fact I put my snow shovels away a month ago and sent water to my outside hose spigot. A sure sign summer is on the way.

Yup … still get occasional morning high 20’s - low 30’s

[zed9]

Originally Posted by ras

Yup … still get occasional morning high 20’s - low 30’s

Oof!
Keep your eyes peeled for Rice-O-Rama.

[Alex9109]

I'm very glad I didn't start on my Z900 (it's my second bike) - I might have killed myself. The first ride on my Z after riding a ninja 400 for a year scared the crap out of me. Even in rain mode, the bike is so fast. You really have to have good throttle control or it will definitely get away from you.

The first day I got the Z I was almost afraid to ride it after taking it from my apartment to my parents house to show them and it's only a 15 minute ride. They asked me how I liked it, and could see the fear on my face, I was like "it's.... really fast". I drove it in rain mode too thinking the less power thing exactly as you. It has less power, but will accelerate to its full 70 HP in like a second lol

I carefully drove it back to my apartment then decided I didn't want to be afraid of my new bike, road it for like 8 hours straight the day I got it, and then became used to it. But I remember thinking the whole time, "I'm so glad I didn't get this as my first bike."

Fast forward to today, and my Z900 has a leo vince full header exhuast and unrestricted ECU. Much more fast/dangerous/loud. I absolutely love it. I added a steering dampener too. Badass bike, I recommend for seasoned riders.

[NineseveN]

Told ya. Glad you listened. The Z900 is a fantastic second bike.

Ride safe.

[zed9]

Originally Posted by Alex9109

I'm very glad I didn't start on my Z900 (it's my second bike) - I might have killed myself. The first ride on my Z after riding a ninja 400 for a year scared the crap out of me. Even in rain mode, the bike is so fast. You really have to have good throttle control or it will definitely get away from you.

The first day I got the Z I was almost afraid to ride it after taking it from my apartment to my parents house to show them and it's only a 15 minute ride. They asked me how I liked it, and could see the fear on my face, I was like "it's.... really fast". I drove it in rain mode too thinking the less power thing exactly as you. It has less power, but will accelerate to its full 70 HP in like a second lol

I carefully drove it back to my apartment then decided I didn't want to be afraid of my new bike, road it for like 8 hours straight the day I got it, and then became used to it. But I remember thinking the whole time, "I'm so glad I didn't get this as my first bike."

Fast forward to today, and my Z900 has a leo vince full header exhuast and unrestricted ECU. Much more fast/dangerous/loud. I absolutely love it. I added a steering dampener too. Badass bike, I recommend for seasoned riders.

Not quite, you DON'T need good throttle control as the Z900 throttle is very smooth. You DO need the maturity and experience to know when it is safe to give it a good twist. As you say, the Z900 is indeed fast but it can be ridden slowly as well.

[ras]

Originally Posted by zed9

Not quite, you DON'T need good throttle control as the Z900 throttle is very smooth. You DO need the maturity and experience to know when it is safe to give it a good twist. As you say, the Z900 is indeed fast but it can be ridden slowly as well.

A wiseman once said 

[zed9]

Originally Posted by ras

A wiseman once said 

You are wise as well for noting that. 😁👍