ANOTHER first bike question..
fatninja19
02-05-2003, 08:05 PM
Kinda sucks that the majority of this forum is made up of questions about first bike... but oh well...
Many of you guys have given approval of the cbr600 as a good first bike. Now I'm curious to how that compares to a gsxr600 for a first bike. I've been thinking about the sv650 for a long time.. butt I'm starting to lean towards the gixxer now... so give my your 2 cents or 3 cents or whatever, please.:)
Many of you guys have given approval of the cbr600 as a good first bike. Now I'm curious to how that compares to a gsxr600 for a first bike. I've been thinking about the sv650 for a long time.. butt I'm starting to lean towards the gixxer now... so give my your 2 cents or 3 cents or whatever, please.:)
bvia
02-06-2003, 08:33 PM
The GSX600R is NOT a very good beginner bike.
GREAT poser bike. GREAT bike for someone who is going to ride it 6 months, crash and then sell it, never to ride again. GREAT bike for the track.
The GSX-R line require's that a new to sportbike/bike rider be mature enough to learn how to ride the bike within his or her limits (which are VERY narrow when first starting out). Unfortunantly the bike is capable of WAY more than a new rider can use, or even recognize. That a new rider would even consider a GSX-R as his or her first bike generally rules out that required maturity.
The bike is a race bred street bike (much more so than the f2/f3/f4/f41 Hondas). The reason so many say that a CBR is a good first/beginner bike is because it is generally the least focused of the 600's (The CBR600RR not withstanding). Personally a modern IL4 600 is NOT a good beginner bike as most have 100 hp in a 400+lb bike and all that plastic/aluminum gets real expensive to replace, real fast.
For a first bike, go used. Kawasaki Ninja 500 or a SV650. Take both the beginner and advanced MSF classes (any new rider would be a FOOL not to), ride the used bike a year, getting 10K miles or so under their belts and then go crazy with the latest/fastets/biggest insurance payments you can afford. If you really want to ride well, it's the best (possibly only) way to go about it.
hth,
Bill
:bandit:
GREAT poser bike. GREAT bike for someone who is going to ride it 6 months, crash and then sell it, never to ride again. GREAT bike for the track.
The GSX-R line require's that a new to sportbike/bike rider be mature enough to learn how to ride the bike within his or her limits (which are VERY narrow when first starting out). Unfortunantly the bike is capable of WAY more than a new rider can use, or even recognize. That a new rider would even consider a GSX-R as his or her first bike generally rules out that required maturity.
The bike is a race bred street bike (much more so than the f2/f3/f4/f41 Hondas). The reason so many say that a CBR is a good first/beginner bike is because it is generally the least focused of the 600's (The CBR600RR not withstanding). Personally a modern IL4 600 is NOT a good beginner bike as most have 100 hp in a 400+lb bike and all that plastic/aluminum gets real expensive to replace, real fast.
For a first bike, go used. Kawasaki Ninja 500 or a SV650. Take both the beginner and advanced MSF classes (any new rider would be a FOOL not to), ride the used bike a year, getting 10K miles or so under their belts and then go crazy with the latest/fastets/biggest insurance payments you can afford. If you really want to ride well, it's the best (possibly only) way to go about it.
hth,
Bill
:bandit:
speediva
02-07-2003, 08:25 AM
^ Couldn't have said much more, so here's my addition:
Buy the gear. "Dress up to go down" as they say. Gloves, jacket, boots and helmet at the VERY least. Your life is worth more than beach shorts and flip-flops.
Buy the gear. "Dress up to go down" as they say. Gloves, jacket, boots and helmet at the VERY least. Your life is worth more than beach shorts and flip-flops.
R1-rider
02-07-2003, 12:17 PM
BVIA basically nailed that on the head. the f4i is the least track tuned bike out of all the 600's out there, however that does not mean that you are safe on it. You still have the same exact power as all the rest, the only thing that is different is your comfort level on the bike (riding position, foot pegs, etc). So again, if you look at any of the other posts about getting a motorcycle for your first , you will see the exact same recommendations over and over. And like BVIA said, even after you read all this, if you still think you should get a sportbike for your first motorcycle, then you are just going to raise all our insurance rates more, got it?
Big Lebowski
02-12-2003, 04:36 PM
A friend of mine bought a YZF600 for a first bike. This is not the R6 model, this is the "other" 600 made by Yammie. Not bad and comfy. It really reminds of the F4 before it became an F4i. It was cheap. I think he paid $6600 out the door with an Arai helmet.
He had to have a new bike for his first but I still don't recommend buying new to start out on. Dropping a brand new bike would kill me and that seems like it will happen the most. I dropped my first one and so did the most of the people I know. :(
He had to have a new bike for his first but I still don't recommend buying new to start out on. Dropping a brand new bike would kill me and that seems like it will happen the most. I dropped my first one and so did the most of the people I know. :(
Arps
02-14-2003, 08:56 AM
The sv650 is a great bike for a beginner, and for the price you will deffinatly get your moneys worth!
fatninja19
02-14-2003, 10:03 AM
Hey, thanks for all the input guys.. I think I'm going with the SV. Butt my bike won't even happen for a long while..:mad:
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