The lid is the only lairy bit I like.

Not a fan of race rep paint jobs or power rangers leathers.

 

Get a black helmet and pretend that you are Street Hawk!

 

If I pass my test Dan.

My instructor is a right maths teacher-type! Scares the shit out of me.

Fingers crossed the R6 will be parked in my garage in a few weeks.

Although some have said that the Gixxer 600 may be a better bet as a beginner's 600.

 

CBR 600 is probably the most user friendly of the 600's.

As long as you are reasonably sensible you should be fine on any of them.

Are you looking at new or used?

If new then I would get the R6, GSX-R600, CBR600RR then the ZX6R is my order of preference.

Test wise, you'll be fine.

Just remember your "lifesaver"

 

so how long did it take you to learn to ride like that, ie hanging off and the like??

i find doing 120 scary enough in a straight line, let along round a bend!!!

 

I first got my knee down after about year of riding, round and round the same round-about lots of times until finally touched down.

I find I tend to go faster without thinking about getting my knee down, concentrate on the bend instead and if you are at the right speed and right lean angle it will happen

The fastest (not safest) way to get quicker is go out with people who are quicker than you and try and keep up, follow their lines, braking points etc..

Being on a track will help your confidence too, nothing coming the other way to worry about, no manhole covers etc..

 

i got a cbr 600f 18 months ago and i cant fault it.

it gets used a lot for commuting within london in all conditions and for fun on open roads

having ridden various other 600's in recent months i came to the conclusion that in real life the older R6's, rr's, gixxxer 600 are not significantly quicker but lack the allround practicality. of course the new ones are a bit quicker though

having done 150 miles over the weekend on a mates 998, if i ever learn to ride properly that would be my next bike

 

want to do some track days, as quite depressing to think that i am probably only scratching the surface of what my bike can do, and its not as if it is super quick or anything!

havnt had the chance this year though... maybe next year

 

You could also try doing something like the California Superbike School, I haven't done it, but have heard good things about them


http://www.superbikeschool.co.uk/

 

I've done level 1 and 2 at California Superbike School and I can safely say it's brilliant. Quite a lot to take in at times though.