Jason DO NOT GET A 600. Just get a R1 or 1000cc bike TRUST me. You will get sick of the 600 really quick and want a biger bike.
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09-14-2010
Jason DO NOT GET A 600. Just get a R1 or 1000cc bike TRUST me. You will get sick of the 600 really quick and want a biger bike.
09-14-2010
thats just what a new rider needs to be told. first off dont buy a yamaha. suzuki gsxr or honda cbr. honda hold their value and are awesome bikes. owned 2 600rrs first was an 03 and second was an 07. 1000cc (liter bikes) are fun but a 600 is so much easier to control and easier to stunt.Originally Posted by shawngtp
09-14-2010
Terrible advice for a new rider. A 600 is MORE than enough for a new rider to ride and have plenty of power for years down the road. It just like saying "Buy a Corvette for your first car."
Join a motorcycle forum and learn from others. Search around for MSF course in your area. They are a great way to learn and become comfortable on a bike. You should get an insurance discount and in many states, if you pass the course, you do not have to take a riding test to get your license.
09-14-2010
No offense, but that Is horrible advice. I work at a motorcycle dealership and the bikes that come in on flatbeds and get totaled out 3 days after they're purchased are almost always liter bikes that someone bought as a first bike.
There is absolutely no advantage for a new rider to get a 1000 over a 600. 99.9% of us wont ride a 600 to 75% of what it's capable of doing, let alone a 1000.
I started out a 500 twin with 40HP and then moved on to my R6 with 120HP and I don't regret learning how to ride a streetbike on a smaller bike for even a second. A new rider and a liter bike is a deadly mix.
OP: Find a bike that fits you. Sit on R6's, CBR 600RR's, GSXR's and ZX-6R's. I love my 06 R6 but it's a little too tall for me and It was really uncomfortable to ride until I got used to it. I think the new 600RR's are the most comfortable 600's out there right now (If we're talking strictly 600's, 650 twins are great too though).
09-15-2010
x2. if you like the yamaha get the r1. take it from me you would wish you invest in it. bikes today are not like yesterdays dinosaurs. they are fully computerized and would only respond to what you wrist command it to do. respect it and you would be in full control. you would not even feel the additional 60lbs getting on the bike and riding. utmost, you would get more respect on a r1.
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