A bunch of people are starting out on 600's now a days. $5-8K is ALOT to spend on a bike if you don't like the way it looks. And not everyone likes the look of the SV's or the smaller ninjas. It's your money buddy, get whatever you want! Just don't die on it!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by the teg...word
yeah i am with spa.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by honda606

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by the teg...word
yeah i am with spa.

 

again just an opinion, but i think its the rider not the bike. if your a complete dumbass when you get the bike and you're hot rodding it around like you own the place then thats not good. but if you treat the road and the bike like it should be as a beginner then you should be fine.

like i said maybe some can handle and some just cant...

 

600cc bike is just fine for a beginner as long as they are smart about it.

Amit i did the exact same thing as you and i am doing just fine!!! I think if you were to get anything less then a 500 yoiu would be wasting you're time. you will regret after a couple of months. that doesn't mean go be a dumbass on your bike and wreck it. just get one big enough to keep you satisfied for a while. looks like you have some differnt opinions here, just do whatever you are the most comfortable and dont listen to us bicker



good luck amit!!!

 

Nobody should spend more than $2K on their first bike. Make it a older beater. It won't be the bike you live with forever, just the one where you get some seasoning and figure out what you REALLY want in a bike. Then you can sell it for about what you paid for it.

If you are a new rider and have a hard time "keeping up with friends" then you need to ride with new friends, not buy a faster bike. Some of you guys are just squids. Group riding is one of the more common factors in crashes. Riders go faster than they are comfortable with just to stay with the group. Real bad idea and that pressure is very difficult to resist, even for more experienced riders. Don't be a statistic.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by the teg...word
again just an opinion,

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by honda606

 

IMO you should determine how you are going to ride and if you will respect the bike. This in only my second season riding and before I got the bike I had never riden before besides in a parking lot here and there on my friend's bikes. In no way do I consider my parking lot experience as any real riding experience. Now, I did purchase a new '02 R6 as my first bike. It was suggested that I go with a YZF-600R, but I opted out of that and got the R6. The bike is very fast and very powerful. If you decide on one of the 600s you mentioned you need to understand that they are all very powerful and fast. If you disrespect the bike the bike will bite you. Once you start feeling comfortable on the bike something will happen to make you double think your confidence level.

If you know you will ride within your limits you will be OK on an R6 or one of the other 600s. If you plan on racing the bike, doing stupid sh!t on it, then go with a 500 or something and also get something used, because you are going to drop it. It really depends on how you are going to ride, I am not saying you can't have fun on it and sometimes push yourself, but you need to take calculated risks and stay within your abilities.

Now on selecting a bike, don't worry about what everyone says about a particular model, each have +/-. Go to a bunch of dealers and sit on all the bikes you are considering and even ones you may not be considering. When I went to buy my bike I was set on the CBR F4i, since that is what I had riden before, (in the parking lots). But when I sat on the R6, I just knew that this was the bike for me. I felt most comfortable on the bike. You need to see what fits right for you and that will only come from sitting on the bikes. Good luck man.