[QUOTE]Originally posted by ace039
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This is why the fours usually go up to 16 rpms. This gives the bike more rpms to spread out the power.

 

Yea, your right, I got carryed away and made a mistake. You see I was right about the in-line four when I said that " usually the in-lines have their peak at very high rpms" And then I just wandered from their. Thanks for the correction.

 

I would recommend a used Honda CBR F3 or so. Anything smaller like a 250/500 ninja will be boring to ride in a month. The 600s have very little power down low, so if you are cautious you can tool around town staying WAY away from the powerband. You think the s2000 is peaky? Wait til you ride a 600cc sportbike (or a 2stroke). My R6 didn't even start to make any power until ~8000rpms! But when it did... all the way to 15,500rpms.

 

I am 28 and got my first bike back in April of 2001. I had never riden before and taught myself on a 2001 Honda CBR600F4i. It was very easy to learn on and it has fuel injection so you don't have to adjust the idle. I love Honda products and I thought the Black/Silver was the best looking.

The advantage of the MSF training course is that they will give you a bike and helmet to use. Also, it will allow you to bypass the DMV test and rider course(at least in Georgia).

Good Luck!!

 

You said you were new to Sportbikes, but how about dirtbikes. If you have spent alot of time on a CR,XR,RM,YZ/250 or up a sportbike is no big deal. If you are new to bikes in general. I would start on the dirt. When you drop it a car won't run over you.
You might want to check out
www.sportbikes.net lots of info there

 

get you a very small, light bike. Anything will do to learn..........STAY AWAY FROM 900cc or bigger bikes...you WILL kill yourself. I have owned to many bikes to count and I started w/a VFR 750....which I wreck 2 months after I had it. Then I got a ZX7R which lasted me another 2 months or so. Then I got smart and went back to a 600F3.....never wrecked ever since. I now have a 929RR....I even had a 1000GXR for a few days and it scared the shit out of me

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Z06-KILLR
[B]get you a very small, light bike.

 

Here is my take on the issue. First, know what your getting yourself into. If your sure about getting a bike DO get the rider training, it's VERY important. The selection of the bike will likely be decided by your insurance agent. If your young and want a upper end performance bike you will pay BIG bucks for your coverage. Most any of the 600-650cc bikes are good to learn on, but understand there are several bikes in this class that are just as quick as their bigger brothers. Do some homework decide for yourself what's right for you. This board has a lot experience with bikes, once you have decided on what you like let us know, and we will offer up what we know about it. Understand this: As small as a S2000 is in traffic ,a bike is invisible in traffic. That is if you allow yourself to be. Open space in traffic is your friend. If you ride within YOUR ability and stay alert you should be OK. Most people get hurt by doing something stupid, and riding over their abilities. Go to your local bike shop and talk to other riders to get a feel of what it takes to ride with confidence.

 

Something to remember: you have your comfort level and experience level when determining what bike you should get or when deciding to move up in size. Your comfort level (especially for beginners) on any given bike will always be sooner then your experience level. So when someone tells you (or you convince yourself) that you'll get bored or out grow a 250 or 500cc bike please take this into consideration. Most people can get/feel comfortable riding a 600 - liter+ bikes in about a month or two, however your experience will NOT be anywhere near the level to properly handle these bikes. Highly tuned factory sport bikes demand a lot of feedback and input from the rider, one wrong input and your bike will buck you off in disgust. So my only request is that you not confuse comfort with experience.

As far as what bike you should get, hey I've seen people do just fine on 750s and others who crash and burn on 250s (some peeps should just stay in cages) so it's all up to the person I guess.