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[zdude]

testing waters here. but i know a few regs on here have had bikes.

im thinking about buying a lower powered yamaha, kawasaki, suzuki, honda bike. but im just curious what some of your beginer bikes where and how well they worked for you. i just want to get the feel for what im looking for. i posted in the motorcycles forum, but i know its a little slow, and i know from experience that this is a more "traveled" forum. plus i know some of you from the past a little bit...anyway, thanks for your help, sorry for posting completely off topic.

[SHIFT_KA24DE]

i myself don't know squat about bikes but i've heard many start off with the smaller honda's and then move up to something bigger (like a gsxr 750)... finally, when you can handle 1000cc bikes the yamaha R1 and suzuki hayabusa comes to mind.

edit: sorry i think the hayabusa has a bigger displacement... something like 12 or 13 hundred?

[AWDSR20]

CBR 600 R (honda) i have one 2004 its good !

[wgfinest3]

my boys have all had bikes and most started out on 600s, but a few had been ridin dirt bikes all their life so they started on a 750, but i would say start wit a 600, i want to get a suzuki gsxr 600

[driftking777]

the yamaha R6 is an awesome bike...not huge power #'s but handles really really well...good bike to learn on...as far as im concerned

[nissanfanatic]

Yea start with a 600. Then when you want to go faster, upgrade it. But I would get an exhaust just for the sound.hahhaha I know a guy who has a pretty worked CBR600 F2 and it keeps up with 1000s in town. But he has absolutely shit on top end (140mph+).

I love the new GSX-R600. I sat on one and it fit me perfectly.

[nissanfanatic]

And after top fuel funny cars arent fast enough for you, you can get one of these mofuggaz:http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=031124FA-Hayabusa

muuuaaahhahahahahahaha

[-ExCesS-]

yea hayabusas are crazy. . .i mean comon, when ur actually adding weight to something to make it go faster u know somethings up lol

[Bo240sx]

haha yea i wouldnt mind knowing what bike to get myself.... im geting one for graduation next year and im wondering what smaller bikes are good cuz im only a 5'4 girl and yea i cant handle a bigger bike... any suggestions?

[-ExCesS-]

hahah your just like my sister. . .shes looking for a bike right now, we've been to many dealers and they have the "wtf" look in their face everytime my sister says its for her (they think its for me) but yea, right now shes thinking of the suzuki500 (dont know the exact names) everydealer says its a good starter bike. . .then later on they can move on to the yamaha R6, but for her size they have to get softer springs and maybe shave the seats

[travis712]

Originally Posted by Bo240sx

haha yea i wouldnt mind knowing what bike to get myself.... im geting one for graduation next year and im wondering what smaller bikes are good cuz im only a 5'4 girl and yea i cant handle a bigger bike... any suggestions?

Ha, i never knew you were a girl..

[Bo240sx]

yea im a girl.... haha Excess me and my sister got the same looks when we went shoppin for a honda 400EX i think its funny that most of the guys cant get over a chick into "their" sports.... thanks for the info bout the bike

[Chuki_breath]

r6 is plenty more than you'll ever need. Im assuming you weigh 110 give or take 5 pounds(i weigh 120, yes im a light weight but i eat like im at a japanese hot dog eating contest) i cant gain weight. Iv ridden one once, and have to say my arms shook for like a half-hour after i got off it cuz i was scared lol but id ride one again, but never own one. I got up to 60 so fast in my neighborhood(i swear i was only 2 houses down from mine when i hit 60), i was like holy fucking cow thats some power. My adrenaline was pumping hard!!!!! first time iv ever ridden a bike....and probably the last time lol, it just seems like certain death to me, i dont trust my self on one, id get outta hand if i had one and end up killing myself. I prefer 4 wheels. All my friends are in to that shit, they all got r1's though with mods and lowering kits and what not. Im just like "you guys are crazy". 2 of my friends have died on bikes though, sad to say. They crash trying to do stupid shit, im sure you've all seen some video's of bike wrecks. They think there street fighters or someshit lol....well they can pull off some cool shit, but it only takes that one time and your done. Atleast a car has a body to protect you.

[Bo240sx]

yea i know exactly what you mean.... i cant stand watching my friends do stupid tricks (sorry to say that they are all guys and you people seem to like to show off stupid tricks) but i have an old honda 70 that i learned to ride on since i was 10 and im 17 now and wanna upgrade...

[SHIFT_KA24DE]

damn hayabusa turbo... that bike can kick some ass.