Quote Originally Posted by Rabbie303 View Post
That's EXACTLY what I said. What happens if all those aids fail? Then he wouldn't know what to do.



^^^^ lol! Another buddy said that as well jokingly.


So I actually went and copied all your replies (text only, no names) and sent them to him. He said he's really been thinking that it's too much bike for him. It would appear my R1 friend was trying to convince him into the BMW. I told him I would help in any way to find a better first time bike.

Told him that the reasoning with the electronics helping him out would be the same as handing the keys to a ferrari to a 16 year old and saying it was safe because of advanced electronics and settings. He laughed but said he got the point. I think he is going the more responsible way, so thank you for your input and help.
Good for him. Plenty of dirt cheap SV650 out there to learn on and keep or sell and upgrade later.