I never rode a bike in my life until At the end of 2016 I bought a 2008 Yamaha r6. Best decision of my life. Never been down *knock on wood*, and it's been my only vehicle for 2 years with about 15,000 miles of riding on it up to date. I rip that thing full throttle all the time too, it's just about when and where, and perceiving what can happen, and what to do if it does happen.
Ride Safe and choose the bike that you like and makes you feel comfortable. It's always ok to push the limits as long as it's not too much.
The R6 was my 3rd bike. I only kept it for 2 years and there were a couple of times that bike scared the dirty dog shit out of me. I made the mistake once thinking I was good enough for 14k RPM..I was way wrong lol. It was a great bike but don't under estimate it just because its a 600.
My first bike was a 1991 Suzuki Katana 600. It had 86 horsepower, and was fast enough to keep up with corvettes and mustangs, but it was nothing like a supersport 600, like this R6. A friend of mine bought a CBR929RR as a first bike, and wrecked it 2 weeks later. dumbass.
1st bike in high school - Suzuki GS500f (please avoid this carbed bike)
2nd bike - 03 Yamaha R6 (got reckless opp, license suspended)
Current - 07 Zx10r (no tickets for 5+ years)
One definitely does learn as you mature and grow older but if i were to go back, I could have skipped the Suzuki and went straight to the R6 even though I've sold all my bikes for a profit.
First bike is a 1999 R6 and my quarter mile time was 10.93 seconds and my fastest 0-60 is 2.8 seconds. Now of course I got lots of stuff added to make it go faster than a stock one. That is my first bike and I've never laid it down; and yes I respected the hell out of it and that's why it's still in one piece and that's why I'm still in one piece.
i started on a CBR600rr, and i have never been on any sort of motorized bike, never operated a manual transmission and 3 months later i bought a 2016 Kawasaki Ninja H2 (the fastest production bike in the world) and have never laid a bike down.... unless you count me dropping the CBR my 2nd day owning it, in the middle of a side street lmfao and surprisingly the Ninja H2 is a very smooth and controllable ride despite being a 4cyl Inline 998cc Super Charged.
I currently own a kawasaki gpx 250. Lovely bike, loads of fun. Before i owned a yamaha xj600, more powerful sure but wasnt the same. The little 250 is a blast around some uphill windeess. Keep the throttle hammered and give it all shes got, gives you a fantastic sensation. Don't get me wrong im aiming at getting a r6 later this year but it sure is funny looking at the bigger bikes pointing and shooting everywhere and never get the full potential out of it ofcourse unless its on the track :)
I had a '02 ZZR-250 for 2 years, sold it and 2 years later, now, bought the ZX (still re-getting used to how much I can throw a bike around). It's a fucking weapon (though it has -2 on the front sprocket). If I had the ZX when I first started I think I either would have been hospitalised or lost my licence.
The best "first bike" is a ninja 650r. I've been riding since year 6 and street bikes since I was 19. My first street bike was a Honda vf750f. I thought it was Wicked fast. I since then have owned 94 fzr600r, ninja 250r, yzf600r, yzfr600, and finally a ninja 650r. I own right now a 01 r6, 05 yzf600r, and a ninja 650r. Out of them bikes I ride the 650 more than any other. Sure isn't because of the shear bruteness. It's a great bike that is cheap to maintain and looks great as a streetfighter. If I was a noob I would definitely go for the 650. It won't out run all bikes but it's light and handles as good as all other bikes. A noob won't have to sale it in a year cause it's upgradable and can become an off road bike if chosen to be. I love it. 10 times better than any 300,250 bikes. And it can with some skill keep up with the super sport bikes. Trust me my buddies have a hard time keeping up with me sometimes.
personally would prefer having a 250 or 300 as a first bike. I'm 16 getting a ninja 250r in a little bit, and I definitely have the option of getting a nice 600 on CL for almost the same price. But I know, that as a beginner, it's better to start with less power. When you have to constantly watch out for the limits of the bike and making sure you don't go past them and inadvertently passing your own, it doesn't allow you to focus on your own limits, flaws and shortcomings and work on them. On a 600 I might not notice that i'm short shifting, or that i'm not sitting right or that i'm letting out the clutch too quick, chalking it up to the power of the bike. With a smaller bike, it's easier to tell when you short shift when you lose power, and when you let out the clutch too quick you stall. You learn fast how to do things right. Then you hop on a 600 for the first time, give yourself a few miles to get used to the power, and you're smoking other riders who started on 600s but never really learned how to ride the bike with good skill and precision, or at least not as well or as quickly. Of course it's possible to start on a 600, but it's not exactly ideal for working on yourself.
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Guilbaud
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Ride Safe and choose the bike that you like and makes you feel comfortable. It's always ok to push the limits as long as it's not too much.
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2nd bike - 03 Yamaha R6 (got reckless opp, license suspended)
Current - 07 Zx10r (no tickets for 5+ years)
One definitely does learn as you mature and grow older but if i were to go back, I could have skipped the Suzuki and went straight to the R6 even though I've sold all my bikes for a profit.
evqan
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