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<blockquote data-quote="dB-SPL" data-source="post: 5812532" data-attributes="member: 579631">Okay.. I&#039;ll agree with whom ever said to shop for insurance first. Insurance looks for the following main things in determining your quote:- Bike class (Sportbike, Cruiser, Enduro etc.)- Engine size- Financed or Own- Age- How long you&#039;ve had your license (This is a larger factor than most think)My stepfather pays more for insurance than I simply because I&#039;ve had my license longer. I&#039;m 21 with a clean record and pay $41/month for liability on a &#039;05 CBR1000RR.Number two.. Don&#039;t listen to that whole &quot;buy a cheap first bike because it WILL go down&quot; crap. It&#039;s bullsh*t so long as you develope a respect for the machine. And no, you&#039;re not too big for a sportbike, either.Final suggestion.. Buy something you&#039;re obviously attracted to. My first bike the salesman tried steering me toward an SV650. I didn&#039;t like it simply because I had my heart set on a full fairing bike. They just looked too ***** for me. So if you&#039;re looking for a sportbike I&#039;d highly suggest either a GSX-R600 or a CBR600RR or something of their nature for a few reasons.1) They are a nice entry level bike, yet won&#039;t get boring after you&#039;ve learned the ropes of sportbikes.2) They, to me anyway, seem much more comfortable for daily street riding as opposed to it&#039;s counterparts (R6, ZX6R, Daytona etc.) But that could just be me.3) They&#039;re the most insurance friendly R-class sportbike you&#039;ll find.Just remember.. These are street legal race bikes. Everything about them is race-bred. The short throttle, the touchy brakes and the fact that you&#039;ll have a hair over 100hp between your legs that weighs in well under 400lbs calls for extreme danger when you get stupid with them on the street. 90+MPH comes quick and cars (for the most part) don&#039;t give much care to us riders.All-in-all, I&#039;ve seen plenty of people start on R-bikes and they do just fine. They only go as fast as you make them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Best of luck with your decision/purchase.-Bill-</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dB-SPL, post: 5812532, member: 579631"] Okay.. I'll agree with whom ever said to shop for insurance first. Insurance looks for the following main things in determining your quote: - Bike class (Sportbike, Cruiser, Enduro etc.) - Engine size - Financed or Own - Age - How long you've had your license (This is a larger factor than most think) My stepfather pays more for insurance than I simply because I've had my license longer. I'm 21 with a clean record and pay $41/month for liability on a '05 CBR1000RR. Number two.. Don't listen to that whole "buy a cheap first bike because it WILL go down" crap. It's bullsh*t so long as you develope a respect for the machine. And no, you're not too big for a sportbike, either. Final suggestion.. Buy something you're obviously attracted to. My first bike the salesman tried steering me toward an SV650. I didn't like it simply because I had my heart set on a full fairing bike. They just looked too ***** for me. So if you're looking for a sportbike I'd highly suggest either a GSX-R600 or a CBR600RR or something of their nature for a few reasons. 1) They are a nice entry level bike, yet won't get boring after you've learned the ropes of sportbikes. 2) They, to me anyway, seem much more comfortable for daily street riding as opposed to it's counterparts (R6, ZX6R, Daytona etc.) But that could just be me. 3) They're the most insurance friendly R-class sportbike you'll find. Just remember.. These are street legal race bikes. Everything about them is race-bred. The short throttle, the touchy brakes and the fact that you'll have a hair over 100hp between your legs that weighs in well under 400lbs calls for extreme danger when you get stupid with them on the street. 90+MPH comes quick and cars (for the most part) don't give much care to us riders. All-in-all, I've seen plenty of people start on R-bikes and they do just fine. They only go as fast as you make them. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] Best of luck with your decision/purchase. -Bill- [/QUOTE]

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