[JohnChule]

Im lookin for a list of the slowest of the 600cc family, I want a really nice bike to start out on. Ive ridden a lot of dirt bikes when I was smaller, and im about 5'9 and weigh 150. What would be recomended for my size?

Im not lookin for a slow bike! Just a nice 600cc to learn on!

 

[ecir]

hah my 86 ninja 600 was a pig

 

[linuxbikr]

A Ninja 250 or one of the 500s. The only 600 that would be on the list is a Yamaha Seca II.

 

[JohnChule]

I dont mean slow 600's i mean the slowest of the 600's.

 

[fz6Lovin]

Yammy FZ6 Rules... Course I would not call it a slow bike but it is very easy to handle....

 

[JohnChule]

Cool, thanks.

 

[94ninja600]

seca2's supposedly are pretty slow for 600s

 

[RACER X]

a slow 600 is still faster then any car you've ever driven......

how about start off properly and get a 250 or 500, learn to ride, then move up?

 

[JohnChule]

I rode my friends FZR600R a couple times to and from work and I loved it, I really want to start on a nice 600cc.

 

[Rascus]

Honda Hurricane..

 

[firefighter81]

I rode my friends FZR600R a couple times to and from work and I loved it, I really want to start on a nice 600cc.

Why? What's wrong with an equally nice 500? You should be looking for one that will be cheaper to fix when you drop it, and will have a better resale value than a 600 when you want to sell it and get a newer bike.

 

[neutom72]

Agreed... pick a "slow" Ninja 500EX.

 

[Squid Killer]

Seca 2. I know, I have one.

 

[Bad Habit]

Seca II. Slow (about the same as an ex500) but a fun bike. I had one. It was my first bike. R.I.P.

 

[JohnChule]

Well I really hate buying then reselling things, to much of a hassle. If I buy the 600cc bike I will keep it for a very long time.

 

[firefighter81]

Chule: would you rather take on the hassle of selling a bike and buying another one or the hassle of having your skin scrubbed every 30 minutes by a nurse and skin grafts? Personally I'll take the first one. It's not hard to sell a Ninja 500, alot of newbies want them, and you'll really learn alot about riding the PROPER way. You are going to get whatever you want, I realize that, I'm just here to try to talk you into doing the RIGHT thing.

 

[patfitz9]

i started on a 650, and i am doing fine on my R6. of course i was riding a 1982 Yamaha Maxim 650. i agree with the others, start small if you are going to start on a sportbike.

 

[Filip75]

I haven't even been on this board for more than a month yet, and I'm already TIRED of people asking the same question, and wanting to start BIG.

Cut it out If you really want a b***** bike to start with, do a search

 

[Mantis]

If I buy the 600cc bike I will keep it for a very long time.

They are trying to tell you that you will not keep it for a long time if it is your first bike, or maybe you will keep it but it will be in a heap on the garage floor. Chances are very high that you will crash it. Then you won't be able to get a new one because of the $$ you spent buying the 600. Selling a bike is easy, and buying one is fairly easy also if you are talking about newer bikes.

 

[JohnChule]

I haven't even been on this board for more than a month yet, and I'm already TIRED of people asking the same question, and wanting to start BIG.

Cut it out If you really want a b***** bike to start with, do a search

Enough of the flaming, it was just a simple question. I really do appreciate the concern from everyone and that shows why this board is superior to any other but I have a lot of riding experience not so much on a streetbike but on dirtbikes. Thanks to everyone who replied.