After that the family will be collecting your life insurance...

Old Bandit or Fazer for a few months perhaps?

 

Sukuki Bandit 600 or Fazer 600 ..... start on something like one of these, keep it 6-9 months and get comfy, learn and then move on.

To start on a 600 RR is potentially expensive if you drop it or chuck it up the road .... both of which happen to many new riders.

Any modern bike to a new rider will seem like a rocket but many can literally chuck you off the back if you give it full throttle or chuck you forwards over the bars if you give it too much braking. The acceleration is stunning but equally the brakes can get you in even more trouble ....

 

All - Just read through this thread this morning

Some excellent advice and information so far.

I think the general opinion and also that of a couple of my friends who are bikers is that the RR will be too cramped and uncomfortable for me and at my age I should be looking for at least a bit of comfort

I am also mindful of my very limited experience of motorcycle riding and as a result I will be seeking further training after my test and I'm thinking at the moment rather than trying to decide on a particular bike I shall try out some dealerships in the area and have a few sit ons to see what fits

Thanks again and keep the suggestions coming

Andy

 

No I haven't this was a good 10 years back so they have prob come a long way since then.

 

I looked at all the naked 600 bikes some years ago, and the Honda was to my mind the best bet. The Bandit was always slower and heavier, the Fazer is a good bike though. IME though, Honda do have the best build quality of all the Jap bikes, and they are always easy to ride and quite forgiving. This type of bike is defo the ideal first bike, they are loads faster than the CB500 that you take your test on but not as extreme as a sports 600.

Hornet 600 to start, you wont be bored of it even when you decide you want something a bit faster! And they hold their price very well. I lost £200 on mine and I had it for 2 years and did nearly 8k miles on it!

 

CBR600RR.. 120bhp i think and 170kg. with a rider <250kg so 480bhp+/tonne

the thing about sports bikes is although they are very quick they also stop and corner well.. so they can get you into and out of trouble.

 

Hornet

 

minus add on bits...

 

Hmm CBR 600RR for a first bike.

Well, you can kill/injure yourself on any cc bike, I'd say that even though its 120 BHP the power is very peaky and at lower revs it'll be very forgiving however as said before, they hold value well and are not cheap and so when you more than likely drop it or worse it could be pricey to repair.

My first bike was an SV650S, very comfy bike for me (although I'm only 6'), plenty of torque (being a v-twin),cheap as chips and not too slow either. Sounded lovely with a race can as well. Ideal bike to get the basics weighed off for your first year of riding.

What kind of safety gear you going to get? Not teaching you to suck eggs, but it really does make a difference. I'd highly recommend a Knox back protector, saved me from a wheelchair

 

I had budgeted around a grand for safety gear but after looking at the end of year sales £700 will see me more than adequately kitted out and yes I had budgeted for a back protector.