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[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Heck no you don't have to have them "topped out". My buddy got a 250 as a starter and you can't beat it for the price. It will get up and go whenever you ask it to.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

I'll evnetually learn.

 

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

like stated before i myself would not say an r6 is a good first bike... that r quicker then most people think... I Just graduated from MMI and i work at a yamaha dealer.. But if u were to ask me a 500 ninja or ever a ninja 600 not the r would be a good bike n can be found for 2500 to 3500

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

like stated before i myself would not say an r6 is a good first bike... that r quicker then most people think... I Just graduated from MMI and i work at a yamaha dealer.. But if u were to ask me a 500 ninja or ever a ninja 600 not the r would be a good bike n can be found for 2500 to 3500

Yep, you can pick up a new ninja off the dealer floor for under $4000

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

is there really that big of a performance difference between the r6 and other 600cc bikes?

i mean im sure there is, but why is that? id think that 600cc bikes would be on par with one another, or close...

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

is there really that big of a performance difference between the r6 and other 600cc bikes?
i mean im sure there is, but why is that? id think that 600cc bikes would be on par with one another, or close...

It's a learner bike, why would you want to spend 3k+ more for a R6 when you are only going to be learning on it, i.e. dropping it more than once? You'll eventuall want to move on and up from a learner bike, so why not have the least initial investment in it and put the money you save on to your next bike once you have learned and taken your lumps with your first one.

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

ya so you think the 250 would get the job done?

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

I agree with bassboy. An r6, gsxr6, zx6r, etc are too big to start with unless the rider is really careful. If you dont have the self control to learn to ride and take it easy its not a good idea. I had a friend that was just starting on a zx6 a couple years ago who thought he had the hang of it after a couple weeks. He tried showing off for some girls at a red light and pulled a wheelie when it turned green. Then he flipped. lol

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

ya so you think the 250 would get the job done?

Heck yes it would, definately to learn on. For an initial 3.5k investment for a bike you MAY use for a year to learn on, that would be 100% the way to go. Keep it as nice as you can and get some trade in/resale on it when you move up also. There are always people looking for learner bikes you can sell it to when you move on up to a bigger bike. After you've learned, THEN consider an R6, Gsx-R or CBR RR

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

nice paint job i ike the red scale look

also if you do get a bike any bike they say for the first 500 miles or so to keep it under 4-5000 rpm cause you have to break in all the parts. so that limits your capabilities a little to you really get the feel of the bike,

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

A 250 is going to teach you all the basic things you need to learn about riding (throttle control, takeoff, body position, turning, etc.) and if you drop it, its not as big of a loss as dropping an R6 or comparable bike.

 

[SuperchargedRS 10+ year member]

I would get something like I states a 70's 300-500 cc bike, if you have never ridden a bike you WILL dump it, why pay over 2k for a bike your going to mess up.

Also if you get a R6 or something similar for your first bike

this will be your next investment

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11008303&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US#shipinfo

and look! costco can deliver it within 48 hrs lol almost as fast as a squid will kill himself on a sport bike!...that's customer service!

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

I would get something like I states a 70's 300-500 cc bike, if you have never ridden a bike you WILL dump it, why pay over 2k for a bike your going to mess up.
Also if you get a R6 or something similar for your first bike

this will be your next investment

and look! costco can deliver it within 48 hrs lol almost as fast as a squid will kill himself on a sport bike!...that's customer service!

x2, there are 2 kinds of motorcycle riders, those that have crashed and those that are going to crash.

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

and those that have crashed are now more experienced

 

[NMBR1SPT 10+ year member]

Man Edge, Ive heard alot of info????? but if it is your starter bike you need to first go and sit on them all, because if you are unconfortable on the bike your mind will be on that and not on the road. I would maybe look at maybe an older 600, ninja, hurricane, katana, fzr, of that nature. or get a new 600 and ride in a higher gear to keep your rpm's down, and managable. this is comming from somebody that has 3 uncles that are motorcycle mech. and I am the youngest of us 4 and I am 37 and I have been riding since I was 5yrs old, my 6 and 10 yr old both ride also, I have had ninjas, katanas, gsxrs, and r1s, I currently own a 2005 CBR1000rr , and my uncles have a 78' kz 1000 that is beating busa's and is doing mid 8's in the 1/4 mile and that being said, I hope this helps you, BTW we all raced at one time and some of us still do. there are currently 11 bikes between the 4 of us. GL