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Newbie qxn: When will the learning curve slow down?

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I have had my CBR250r for around 2 months and I feel like I learn something VERY important everytime I read this board and especially every time I go for a ride!

All I heard from the Honda salesman (and friends) was that I would "outgrow the 250" in six weeks. Well, six weeks and 500 miles on 2 lane road and parking lots later...I still feel like I have not even scratched the surface yet.

I am currently learning to ride with proper foot position and keeping my grip loose. (Great Hints from this board!!!)

I can't see moving up to a bigger bike anytime in the next year or two. (If at all)

I enjoy all the redlining and shifting and I even like the sound of the stock exhaust. (Hope that is not offensive)

When I took my motorcycle safety course, they told me I would ride 1-2 times a month. That was so wrong! I ride at least 6 days a week. I had work issues that prevented me from riding for 3 days and my mood got irritable around the house and job. My wife finally told me (at 10pm) - please go for a ride on your bike tomorrow, so you can get back to normal." She even noticed it! My son loves riding it with me as well. He is still elementary school aged, so to him we are riding on a rocket.

All in all, I think this is the perfect bike for me. Not just for 6 months but possibly for years and years. I just wonder if I can expect to keep learning volumes of stuff for the next 6 months or does this curve ever slow down?

Do you guys who have ridden for decades still feel like you are perfecting some subtle detail each time out?

Thanks!
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I think 1000 miles is a pretty big turning point for most. Somewhere around 750 miles a light bulb went on over my head and I started doing alot more things right. Not really scared of it much any more. It's a very stable and predictable device if used within it's limits (and mine). About the only thing that freaks me out is wind like you get if a storm is approaching. Unpredictable pushes this way and that at highway speeds can be very disconcerting.

you'll get used to that also with a few more miles under your belt.
the only way i can describe it, its like your upper body feels the wind before the bike and you just kinda shift against it.

it still moves you though lol
But to answer the OP question...
The learning curve never really stops...you just get used to learning

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