Even though that is bad advice, but sadly it is true. Many people do not listen to good advice and then wonder why they are in the hospital or why they have wrecked their bike so many times. Seen that happen to a few friends who thought they were ready and ended up wrecking their bikes a few times and frequent visitor passes to the ER.

 

I agree with Woddrow 100% about starting off on a 250/500. I started off on a 93 GSX-R 1100 and almost killed myself because I was trying to follow the cool guys. Yeah, that did not last long. All we are trying to say is be smart about it.

 

That is how my buddy wrecked his 2nd CBR back in 1999. He had 2 months of experience, the first month was a CBR that he wrecked the first week and totalled. The second one he had about a month and landed up into the ICU for a month when he wrecked at a high speed trying to stay with faster riders. Nothing like splitting a helmet in half.

 

Just being truthful man. People end up getting what they truly want.
Most new riders will try to justify getting an SS over a smaller bike. Just how it is. Fast car =/= fast bike.

 

Yup. Now, I just laugh when they wreck because they didn't listen.

 

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by the way zzr600 is a good starter bike

 

That's why I go naked. Anyways though, that's not always the case. I want nothing more than to get on an R1 or to get a cruiser with a 124" in it, but I'm still not completely comfortable. I started out on a GS500 and now I'm on a 600. The next step is probably a 750 or 1000. The point is that not everybody out there takes the more hazardous route. Give the guy some credit :-).

 

or put an r1 motor in a cruiser.... sick doing a 600rr in a chop now and a cbr1000rr... I love this shit

 

To start off, it doesn't matter what bike you're on; if you don't have your head on straight you're going to hurt yourself and/or other people. If you can't respect the bike you ride, you shouldn't be riding.

Do NOT compare operating a motorcycle in any way or form to driving a car. It is not the same, and never will be. I've seen seasons racers, in cars become scared shitless of the learning curve of operating a bike.

In my opinion, assuming that the rider knows to stay within his limits, a 250cc will be out grown too quickly. It is a light, low powered bike that is great to learn fundamentals on, but to be honest its going to bore you pretty quickly. Even though, if you start getting serious about riding, and start racing per say, you'll find yourself coming back to the lighters bikes. The corner speed of this bad boys is just absolutely sick.

On the other hand, a 600cc inline four powered bike, can be too fast! Honestly, I started on a F4 CBR 600, but I felt very uncomfortable, and not confident for at least an entire season. If the power band of a bike is something that makes you scared, the learning curve will be a LOT steeper for you.

I think the perfect starter bike would be a 500cc, or a 600 v-twin, i.e. sv650, etc. They're still quick, but definitely more forgiving. You gotta keep in mind, what you're trying to accomplish in riding, looking fast, or going fast. And I don't mean in a straight line.

I had two friends, one started on a GSXR600, the other on a GSXR1000. The one on the liter is still putting around, claiming he's fast. The one on the 6 is going to be racing with me this coming spring.

 

there are so many people out there that have been riding for a while that sill do not know how to use the full potential of their bike. I get crap all of the time from guys on liter bike's cause I'm on a 600 but once we get into the corners its a different story.