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im 31 , just passed the bike test a month ago ... I got a Radian 600 and i feel this way on that bike !!! - given ive only been ride'n street for 2 weeks now, but its nice to know im not alone here !!

I can only echo the words above .. I myself just got my first road bike, Yam Radian 600 , and it has just enough juice for now. in fact I tend to scare the poo out of myself on this just hitting 55mph - its amazing how fast that seems with cars around you sitting on a bike... Cornering is a bit of a learning process on a street bike too .. not the same from riding dirt bikes. these guys are right... start small, learn what the bike does on the road and how to handle the machine. You will have a lot of fun and live longer !! imo I cant understand why someone would think about jumping on a bike and going 120 mph - you dont have time to think at that speed when something goes wrong. Classes - find training classes - i took this one,, and I high Recommend this. if this isnt offered in your area typical the DMV or local collages will offer similar ideas too. An i'd think taking safety classes will help with you dad. http://www.msf-usa.org/

well thank you all for the help and wise words ... At this point it seems to have been a blocked fuel inline filter and gummed up carbs. after replacing a filer and a bottle of Lucas cleaner she seems to be running like a champ.

nice bike !!

No ... those where the first things I did check. because I didnt wanna be the dumbass calling for a ride cause his bike broke down only for the ride home to get there and say .. "" umm ... dude - your out of gas ... Dumbass. "" Plus I was next to the gas station when it happened.

I was out riding my yamaha 89' 600 radian last night just having a great time when the bike stopped running. I have had this bike for a week maybe. I had just got her insp and was having a good ride. all week it had been running fine on my runs around the area but last night she started to lose a little power and quickly after that I started hearing a lower noise then usually coming from the engine - this was all riding down the road - then as I was nearing the parking lot to pull over she cut out and I coasted in to the lot and tryed to restart her and it would not start. I let the bike cool down check all my wires, plugs, gas, filters but it still failed to start. The bike will turn over just fine but thats about all... At this point my best guess is at the coils .. Does this sound like a coil to anyone else ? would that cause to loss power and shut down in the middle of a ride ? Its still at the parking lot at this time so i cant pull the plugs and check for spark yet - but will be picking it up in a few hours to bring the girl home and work on this issue ...

I'm with ya there dynoblueradian. I'm a newbie here to ( also my first post!! ) I just bought my first street bike - '89 Yamaha Radian 600 - ( seen below ) dynoblueradian - Very nice job on that bike, awesome color choice. That blue looks great on your bike.