Comments by "geemy" (@geemy9675) on "HOW to buy the WRONG FIRST BIKE and be OK with it - NEWBIE RIDER DIARIES #2" video.

TBH you can drop pretty much any bike using front brake with the wrong combination of low speed, slippery surface like gravel, mud, snow, an the bike being not perfectly straight and upright. happened to me twice, with my first 2 stroke 50cc scooter maneuvering at walking pace on a gravel driveway, and second time with my first actual motorcycle , super moto XR 600 commuting to work after it snowed at night (!) and and I was coming to a stop at an intersection on a street that hadn't been plowed, used the back brake very gently and eventually feathered the front brake right over a patch of ice covered by a very thin layer of snow, and next thing I know, I was on the ground with the foot peg that had removed 4 inch long worth of flesh on my shin both could have been easily avoided and very predictable with all conditions to drop the bike. low speed crashes are great lessons as long as they are low consequences on you and the bike and can help put you in the mindset of "never drop the bike at high speed/collide with cars" without scaring you to the point of not getting back on the bike. congrats, ride safe and good bike choice, singles are very fun and you can enjoy them at legal speeds. that's all 've ever ridden (owned 3 of them) save for a 500cc Piaggio X9 scooter (don't recommend big scooters cause you get too fast without noticing with the CVT) which was still technically a big single. just remember riding a low power motorcycle doesn't make it safe, it's the way you ride that can make you safe or not, still plenty of ways to put you into very bad situations. I have very good memories of riding the 650 dominator and XR 600 swapped to dominator engine. you can consider moving up to 600-650cc single when you feel you are comfortable with the 250cc and it feels too slow or you wanna do longer highway rides, although vibrations and riding position make them bad choice for very long rides
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