So to all of you out there I pose a question.  How many miles, months, years, etc. of riding do you have to have to not be a newbie anymore?

Will you mind if I submit a "joke" answer?

A few more than davipu.  :lol:

I'd say about 6months of riding

Anyone who's been riding for a shorter period of time than the speaker.

i would hesitate to use time and miles to determine a newbie. i would almost say you could create a checklist of possible events and say that once you have sucessfully conpleted some percentage of your attempted events (not all events being of equal value). then you may no longer be a newbie?

a possibility.

The noobs are still noobs until the new noobs have been noobed.
/or so the saying in our office goes
//try saying that 3 times fast
///I like whiskey

see mileage in sig.

when your mother no longer worries about you riding...

now that's just obvious... once you've gone through nooberty... everyone knows that.

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

That's just BAD *groan*

pandy

Quote from: nisus1now that's just obvious... once you've gone through nooberty... everyone knows that.

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Just in case you wonder how I got my avatar title....grrrrrrrrrrr

Stooge noob AKA Jonah

First I am still a newb, been riding continuously a little over a month now.  I will continue being a newb at least untill I can remember to always cancel my signals.  When I first learned to ride, Silverwing in grassy field (street tires), I tipped over and crashed enough to learn where the ground is coming from.  Also learned at 17 that picking up a relativly heavy bike sucks, esp in grass.

Untill that faithful day that I wake up and say "....shaZam! dawg...I know how to ride....SWEETTTT..."(VersOne) Heres just to riding safe

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I liked Scratch's 7 rules of no longer being a noob in the thread above.  I'd add a mileage amount though.  The year and a half seems a bit harsh but in Ontario you have to go at least 18 months before you can get the full M licence.

So for now, I'm still a noob.

I would say You have a rookie riding season just like anything else.
Your second year of riding, provided that your first year included a successful 5K miles would be your transition into a real rider.

Success = No crashes
No tickets (or no legitimate tickets, as we all know there are bad cops everywhere)
At least one high speed tank change from on to reserve.
At least one situation with a cage driver where you managed to get out using your skill and felt proud about yourself and your driving.

And no stupid crap. Wheelies and burnouts by noobs cause bad statistics and insurance goes up for all of us..

Oh yea, and you have to ride to sturgis twice..
(just kidding.. Sturgis is for old people)

Well I can't win on the last one since I don't have a reserve setting (removed I'm assuming when the previous owner was racing).

So I'll be forever a noob (well at least until next spring when I change bikes).

Quote from: Indy GSWell I can't win on the last one since I don't have a reserve setting (removed I'm assuming when the previous owner was racing).

So I'll be forever a noob (well at least until next spring when I change bikes).

There is nothing like feeling your bike cut out and lose all power at 80Mph with a semi truck behind you and no way to escape and your only hope is to find that petcock and get yourself switched over to reserve before they are recovering your mortal remains from the front bumper of a Peterbuilt with a squeegee and a wet-vac..

Haha that happened to me on 81.  Had to flip to reserve while a Semi gained on me fast (downhill).  I think i know how that ant feels walking across a busy sidewalk.

A noob is a bounding green object....

Quote from: natedawg120Haha that happened to me on 81.  Had to flip to reserve while a Semi gained on me fast (downhill).  I think i know how that ant feels walking across a busy sidewalk.

Do you feel like a better rider for having experienced it?

My little brother got to experience a flat back tire the other day. Its something ever rider should experience, I just pray everyone stays safe when it happens..

you graduate from noobieness when you are as comfortable on the bike as you are in a car or on a bicycle.  When you realize that wheelies, stoppies, etc are to impress others and not necessary to enjoy riding.  When you ride for enjoyment as much as possible.  When you become one with the motorcycle (ahh grasshopper)  ---  kind of a zen type feeling-- youll no when it happens (now sing Kumbya and go ride)