Hello guys, i'm a Ducati fan from Turkey.
i'm more of a car person, my father is a biker, he owns a yamaha dragster 650 and he always tried to maintain a distance between me and bikes :) he was concerned about the danger like every father.
but lately something happened, i literally fell in love with the Monster. not any other bike, just monster. as a fan of italian cars i always liked italian bikes too, especially ducati but i recognized that i never looked at them properly.
i'm 25, i have a car licence since i was 18 (legal age here) now i have an urge to get a motorbike licence too as soon as possible and get a monster. i was researching for a while about it because i'm an auto enthusiast but when it comes to bikes, i'm more like a caveman :)
so hello guys, i hope i'll be one of you as soon as possible. now what i wonder is, everyone suggest me to get a smaller bike for start and after 3000 kilometers of experience i should buy something over 600 cc but i trust my self determination, if get a monster as a starter, would it be a big mistake or it's not something big at all.
thank you for your answers (=
Welcome [thumbsup]
(poorleno - isn't that a Røyksopp song?)(I'm Norwegian - that's why I ask)
The rider is potentially much more dangerous than the engine size.
Most 25 year olds are a bigger risk to themselves than 'older' riders, but that doesn't prove that YOU are.
Be humble when you start to learn about riding [thumbsup]
Personal economy and insurance prices are things to consider too.
Quote from: stopintime on May 01, 2013, 03:26:38 PM
Welcome [thumbsup]
(poorleno - isn't that a Røyksopp song?)(I'm Norwegian - that's why I ask)
The rider is potentially much more dangerous than the engine size.
Most 25 year olds are a bigger risk to themselves than 'older' riders, but that doesn't prove that YOU are.
Be humble when you start to learn about riding [thumbsup]
Personal economy and insurance prices are things to consider too.
yes it is! i'm a huge röyksopp fan (=
regarding to your suggest i think i should buy a cheaper and smaller bike as a starter. i made some research and i think hyosung gt250 naked is a good choice.
merhaba!
Eger ne sehir yasiyoruz?
(I dont have a turkish keyboard, can't type the i without a dot ..)
:-)
Quote from: ducatiz on May 01, 2013, 04:15:51 PM
merhaba!
Eger ne sehir yasiyoruz?
(I dont have a turkish keyboard, can't type the i without a dot ..)
:-)
I live in Marmaris, which is a beautiful city in the Turkish Riviera. like every touristic city, almost everyone uses motorbike for transportation but like i said my father never allowed me to own one (= but i'll be working this summer and as long as i earn my own money, i think he'll be OK with that, within time (=
by the way how do you know about turkish? i can't say you speak well but it's something!
Quote from: poorleno on May 01, 2013, 04:22:52 PM
I live in Marmaris, which is a beautiful city in the Turkish Riviera. like every touristic city, almost everyone uses motorbike for transportation but like i said my father never allowed me to own one (= but i'll be working this summer and as long as i earn my own money, i think he'll be OK with that, within time (=
by the way how do you know about turkish? i can't say you speak well but it's something!
I have been to Turkey several times, first time in '99 after the big earthquake. It's easy to fly to Istanbul from almost anywhere in Europe. I worked in Frankfurt and Stockholm in '03-04 and would fly in for a week and tour (and buy clothes..lol)
I never saw any Ducatis when I was there. Lots of Tofas cars and some chinese bikes...
Quote from: ducatiz on May 01, 2013, 07:02:32 PM
I have been to Turkey several times, first time in '99 after the big earthquake. It's easy to fly to Istanbul from almost anywhere in Europe. I worked in Frankfurt and Stockholm in '03-04 and would fly in for a week and tour (and buy clothes..lol)
I never saw any Ducatis when I was there. Lots of Tofas cars and some chinese bikes...
yes Ä°stanbul is connected to every major city in the world and almost every city in europe (= there are 2 official Ducati branches in Ä°stanbul and Ankara but still there are not many. people love japanese bikes here for unknown reasons. and there are lots of chinese bikes too because they're cheap. as an example a brand new monster 696 is 10.900â,¬ here, but you can get a chinese 600cc naked for less than 4000â,¬ so people buy chinese crap (= TofaÅŸ discontinued production in 2001 but they have made those fake-ass fiat regatas so much that you can still see them everywhere. at least taxis are not TofaÅŸ anymore. you should come again soon, here's changed a little bit (= were you a volunteer of the rescue team back in '99?
Quote from: poorleno on May 01, 2013, 08:16:37 PM
yes Ä°stanbul is connected to every major city in the world and almost every city in europe (= there are 2 official Ducati branches in Ä°stanbul and Ankara but still there are not many. people love japanese bikes here for unknown reasons. and there are lots of chinese bikes too because they're cheap. as an example a brand new monster 696 is 10.900â,¬ here, but you can get a chinese 600cc naked for less than 4000â,¬ so people buy chinese crap (= TofaÅŸ discontinued production in 2001 but they have made those fake-ass fiat regatas so much that you can still see them everywhere. at least taxis are not TofaÅŸ anymore. you should come again soon, here's changed a little bit (= were you a volunteer of the rescue team back in '99?
you got it. i was recently out of the Israeli army and they deployed to assist with recovering survivors, so i volunteered to assist. i was only there a month, but i returned the next year and then again in 03-04 and then again with my wife at the end of '05 for new years. we went all over.
Quote from: ducatiz on May 01, 2013, 09:38:28 PM
you got it. i was recently out of the Israeli army and they deployed to assist with recovering survivors, so i volunteered to assist. i was only there a month, but i returned the next year and then again in 03-04 and then again with my wife at the end of '05 for new years. we went all over.
what a coincidence. i lived in Gölcük where the earthquake hit the most, for 6 years but that was 3 years after the eq. since 2006 we're in Marmaris. as far as i know Israeli army was the first group who arrived at the disaster site, so early that even the sun hadn't rise. (the eq time was about 3:30 am) so i respect israeli army about that, thereby you (=
welcome
I'm in Germany but had a chance to visit Ankara couple of years ago.
Quote from: Raux on May 02, 2013, 01:58:07 AM
welcome
I'm in Germany but had a chance to visit Ankara couple of years ago.
Ankara is much like a german city with 3 letter licence plate (= i hope you enjoyed though.