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[OskyATL]

Originally Posted by Stick N Move

Why dont you post a new thread and get some more opinions other than my own then. Sure a car can pull out in front of you and can cream you, in fact i had two in the same day do it to me but i knew it was comming. After riding and gaining experience on other bikes i quickly slowed down. Whereas a newbie would have probably grabbed a fist full of front brake and crashed anyways. But if you really come on here seeking true advice then ask everyone else and make a new thread. You will get your answers.

He knows what answers he'll get and they won't be what he wants. He just wants someone to agree with him it looks like. but ya post a thread, I think there are people on here who want some entertainment for a little.

if your serious about posting on here, start a new thread and LISTEN. check out the rest of the stickies.

[Stick N Move]

Originally Posted by OskyATL

He knows what answers he'll get and they won't be what he wants. He just wants someone to agree with him it looks like. but ya post a thread, I think there are people on here who want some entertainment for a little.

if your serious about posting on here, start a new thread and LISTEN. check out the rest of the stickies.

Yep. Some people on here come for advice, others come to tell us what they are going to do and that no one will change their minds. But if thats the case then why even bother comming? I just dont get it.

[LukeRochon]

Originally Posted by Irishpride750

uh try 1700 a year...i got that i'm not worried...but i'm not gonna go spend money on something that i will be over in two weeks like i said... im sure they were fuckin with me about that shit though but i mean he kinda had a good point about a thousand cc bike scarin you did he not? and again like i said its not like im gonna go do that i'm actually leaning more towards the new cbr 600 rr (2007). I'm a big boy and an extremely quick learner I'm just not worried and its not like im gonna go out, get the bike, and try to start poppin wheelies between cars on the highway...i have a place to learn and the sources for even deeper research on how to do every little thing properly before i take it even close to the highway or somewhat tough backroads. It doesn't matter what kind of bike your riding you aren't surrounded by metal to protect your ass any idiot in a car can pull out infront of anyone on any bike...i actually do know a handfull of people who just went out and bought litre bikes who had never been on one before and do fine.

No they didn't have any good points at all. They were either just trying to get you to wreck or are just dumbasses. You won't learn on a bike that scares the shit out of you. And even if you do you will be years behind someone who started small. When you start small you can quickly learn how to take advantage of every inch of your bike and push it to the limit and then some. Then when you move up you can learn to master the 600's ALOT easier and sooner. When you start on a liter or even a 600 it will be YOU and your nonexistent skills that will be pushed to the limit and then some.

You also have to understand that different sized bikes are just different. No cc class is "better" than another. Sure your CBR1000RR will kick my ass in straight line top speed but my Aprilia RS125 will kick your ass in the corners. Each bike and cc class has its pluses and minuses.

I really don't get people who come here and post shit like this. Here's what it bottom lines to...

If you want to MASTER your bike and develop GOOD riding skills and be able to take a bike to its limits start small and move up.

or

If you want to look cool to the dumb broads and look like a complete moron to an experienced rider start on a 600SS or a liter. Fact is you will look like a tool on your 1k bike struggling to keep it upright while those poor noobs on the Ninja 250R's are passing you because they KNOW HOW TO RIDE.

Do you want to look cool or actually ride? Your choice.

[damasito]

Hi, I just found this tread and read it from page 1 to 9?10? what ever.

I have wanted a sport bike but I know I am not ready for a SS, in experience or money. So I was looking into what the "Experts" call econobikes in the 250-600 class.

A little background. I have been riding since 2004 and 99% ROAD. I started on a 125 cc HOnda so I could try it and then decide if it was for me (motorcycling), even do the sales man said GET THE 250 IT IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE BIKE (and just double the price) But I did not.

1 year latter and +1,000 miles I got me a KLR and its 34 hp, and have been riding it since. All together I have around 25,000 miles and 1 long multi country trip (Mexico to Canada) only once have I driving in excess of 100 mph (in DL650 just to see how it is like).

I am not a speed junkie, I have a kid now, and I want to see her grow. So the bikes I am looking at are:

Kawasaki zzr 600, Yamaha FZ6, and the R6s (but this a lot more cash) SV650 (either model) and the Ninja 650R. All in that order as in first option, second and then last.

So my specific question, do you think this is too much? should I ride longer and wait? What other bikes should I be looking into?

I ride everyday to work, unless it is raining or very windy (Santana winds) and since I leave in Baja it does not rain much. And on the weekends when family and money allow me.

Thanks for the answer in advance and great post!

Damasito

[Optimus Leo]

Orale!

I think you should go for the FZ6. It is the most comfortable of all 3 if you're going to use it everyday riding to work, and has enough performance for what you're looking for.

You have more than enough experience IMO...3 countries, +25k miles is enough in my book.

[Stick N Move]

Depends what your going to be doing on your new bike. Are you going to be going on more of these multi contry trips? If so I would take the FZ6, SV650s, and 650r over any of the others.

[damasito]

Originally Posted by Stick N Move

Depends what your going to be doing on your new bike. Are you going to be going on more of these multi contry trips? If so I would take the FZ6, SV650s, and 650r over any of the others.

NO i did not mention it, in my future I don't see a multi day trip any time soon, all I am looking at is a day trip, 200-400 miles in a day and then home, so there is no need for a lot, just a tail and tank bags.

thanks

Damasito

[Stick N Move]

I like my 650r, but if you really want that FZ6 then i think you should get it.

[EVOIXGSR]

Guys, the FZ6 is a completely different bike than the FZ6R. The FZ6R is comparable in output and performance to the SV650 and 650R, while the FZ6 makes ~20 more HP than the previously mentioned 3 bikes, and is basically a more ergonomic R6 with no bottom fairing.