www.sportbikes.net

 

I'm covering the bike actually, already coughed up 3k for it. And working off the rest. No spending money this summer.

I think I'm going for the 600 model too.

Thanks to Brian for his help.

 

Does anyone know anyone around here with a SV-650?

 

gsx-r 1000 is nearly identical to the 600 except for bore and stroke. WAY more power, same weight. i would recommend getting some riding experience before fucking around with a 1000.

 

Size is also a factor. What's your height and weight? Suzuki supersport frames are a bit bigger than yamaha's. I felt much better on a yamaha because i'm only 5'6", 155 lbs.

 

I figure I'll need the busa's 1300cc's to haul my fat ass around (220lbs ). I've never rode before and the busa is going to be my first, but hopefully it won't be my last

 

I wouldn't go above a 600 for a first bike. Its a lot of power even for a 200lb guy.

I used to ride a 2001 ZX6R ninja. It was the best compromise of speed/comfort. And the suzuki GSXR 600 is not a good bike for a first bike. None of the 600s are really. They have a lot of power and can get you in trouble quick. I used to race dirt bikes when I was young and I could handle a 1000cc bike np, but I went with a 600 simply because you don't need the 1000cc's power. I have rode on VIR and got 150mph easy on the straight.

I'd say get a 600 if you must get a sport bike like that. Get the honda or the kawasaki. I'd also say take the class at thomas nelson. Its well worth the money/time. Just my $0.02

 

160lbs, 5'11".

 

I'm going to sign up for the TNCC Motorcycle Rider Course this weekend if the offices are open, but the next open class isn't until the 2nd weekend in June. At least that will exempt you from the DMV road test, which I heard is a pain in the ass (trying to go around cones in a small ass parking lot). They have an advanced class too, I might take that one as well, I'll jsut have to see how their schedules are.

As for a larger displacement bike, obviously there is a lot of power to get you in trouble but I don't plan on going over 35mph for the first couple of weeks, maybe just take it around the neighborhood on the weekends to start. Is the power at all managable or will I be doing a wheelie everytime I touch the gas? My thing is I don't want to invest in a starter bike then have to go through all the touble trying to sell it again just so I can buy the bike I really wanted a few months later. Plus I think learning on a large bike that size will get me used to driving it if that's what I learn on, vs. trying to adapt to a bike that size when I'm used to something much smaller. But then again I don't want to f'k up a brand new bike.

 

From what I've been reading on the gixxer boards, almost all of the experienced riders either say go wth something smaller such as the sv-650 to learn on, or just watch your ass on the 600, and don't start on anything above the 600. They said a guy bought a brand new r1, wrecked it that weekend, his mom went and got him another r1, and he wrecked that the following weekend. As long as you can easily ride around and not respond to ricers, or other bikes revving up on you, then I don't think starting on the 600 would be such a problem.