View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
08-12-2004, 07:08 AM
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Re: View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
excellent beginner bike, a tiny bit on the heavy side, but i know plenty of really short girls that have started on them just fine
08-12-2004, 07:37 AM
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Re: View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
good beginner bike if you're dead set on a 600 with fairings. My bro bought a 90 and its a nice little bike and rather sedate till you get on it. I was freaked that my bro was going to start on a 600 but after I did the test ride I had no worries and ended up putting a few hundred miles on it while I was visiting. No reason to get an 04 though as they're not popular and will drop in value quicker than most other bikes out there so you'll just be throwing away $. You can get one with the same body style for 3-4k and reliability is not a concern as they have been using the engine for a very long time and they're really tough to kill
08-12-2004, 08:33 AM
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Re: View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
it is a good beginner bike,
but it all depends on what type of riding you want to get out of the bike.
any type of bikes are good for regular commuting around town.
but it all depends on what type of riding you want to get out of the bike.
any type of bikes are good for regular commuting around town.
08-12-2004, 08:36 AM
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Re: View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
IMO any bike is a good beginner bike, simple....Dont twist the throttle as much and it wont go as fast. A 250 will kill you just as fast as a 1300 will. Why would you want to buy a bike to ride for a month and then be bored of it and have to lose your ass buying another one. Just my .02
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08-12-2004, 10:36 AM
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if you buy a proper beginner bike(read used) you won't have to lose anything if you decide to move up to something bigger... i've turned a profit on every single motorcycle i've owned after riding them for months
but the theory of a 250 is the same as a 1300 by not twisting the throttle isn't right, i mean it kind of makes sense at first if you don't really think in depth about all that is involved in a motorcycle... yes you can kill yourself on a 250 just the same as a 1300, but the chances are much greater on a bigger bike... while your riding your unconciously making thousands upon thousands of calculations, miscalculations, corrections, steering/throttle/brake inputs, body adjustments, etc... on a big bike those are amplified much more than on a 250, a smaller bike gives you so much more room for error... think of a smaller beginner bike as a shock absorber between your inputs and the road, if you make a mistake it won't necessarily bit you in the ass then and there, where as on a big bore bike its a direct link between your brain, throttle/brakes and the road, which for a very experienced rider is a good thing when your doing the right stuff, but when your new its just going to multiply your errors and cause you to be really intimidated... your inputs would have to be so far exagerrated on a 250 or 500 to get you in trouble that you'd almost have to be doing it on purpose, where as a gsxr 1000 or hayabusa it might just take an accidental 1% too much something to put you on your ass
but the theory of a 250 is the same as a 1300 by not twisting the throttle isn't right, i mean it kind of makes sense at first if you don't really think in depth about all that is involved in a motorcycle... yes you can kill yourself on a 250 just the same as a 1300, but the chances are much greater on a bigger bike... while your riding your unconciously making thousands upon thousands of calculations, miscalculations, corrections, steering/throttle/brake inputs, body adjustments, etc... on a big bike those are amplified much more than on a 250, a smaller bike gives you so much more room for error... think of a smaller beginner bike as a shock absorber between your inputs and the road, if you make a mistake it won't necessarily bit you in the ass then and there, where as on a big bore bike its a direct link between your brain, throttle/brakes and the road, which for a very experienced rider is a good thing when your doing the right stuff, but when your new its just going to multiply your errors and cause you to be really intimidated... your inputs would have to be so far exagerrated on a 250 or 500 to get you in trouble that you'd almost have to be doing it on purpose, where as a gsxr 1000 or hayabusa it might just take an accidental 1% too much something to put you on your ass
08-12-2004, 10:45 AM
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Re: View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
Originally Posted by Del La Sol 1320
if you buy a proper beginner bike(read used) you won't have to lose anything if you decide to move up to something bigger... i've turned a profit on every single motorcycle i've owned after riding them for months
but the theory of a 250 is the same as a 1300 by not twisting the throttle isn't right, i mean it kind of makes sense at first if you don't really think in depth about all that is involved in a motorcycle... yes you can kill yourself on a 250 just the same as a 1300, but the chances are much greater on a bigger bike... while your riding your unconciously making thousands upon thousands of calculations, miscalculations, corrections, steering/throttle/brake inputs, body adjustments, etc... on a big bike those are amplified much more than on a 250, a smaller bike gives you so much more room for error... think of a smaller beginner bike as a shock absorber between your inputs and the road, if you make a mistake it won't necessarily bit you in the ass then and there, where as on a big bore bike its a direct link between your brain, throttle/brakes and the road, which for a very experienced rider is a good thing when your doing the right stuff, but when your new its just going to multiply your errors and cause you to be really intimidated... your inputs would have to be so far exagerrated on a 250 or 500 to get you in trouble that you'd almost have to be doing it on purpose, where as a gsxr 1000 or hayabusa it might just take an accidental 1% too much something to put you on your ass
but the theory of a 250 is the same as a 1300 by not twisting the throttle isn't right, i mean it kind of makes sense at first if you don't really think in depth about all that is involved in a motorcycle... yes you can kill yourself on a 250 just the same as a 1300, but the chances are much greater on a bigger bike... while your riding your unconciously making thousands upon thousands of calculations, miscalculations, corrections, steering/throttle/brake inputs, body adjustments, etc... on a big bike those are amplified much more than on a 250, a smaller bike gives you so much more room for error... think of a smaller beginner bike as a shock absorber between your inputs and the road, if you make a mistake it won't necessarily bit you in the ass then and there, where as on a big bore bike its a direct link between your brain, throttle/brakes and the road, which for a very experienced rider is a good thing when your doing the right stuff, but when your new its just going to multiply your errors and cause you to be really intimidated... your inputs would have to be so far exagerrated on a 250 or 500 to get you in trouble that you'd almost have to be doing it on purpose, where as a gsxr 1000 or hayabusa it might just take an accidental 1% too much something to put you on your ass
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Yeah I guess you're right. I just dont like the idea of buying something just to learn how to use something better.. Does that make sense? like I wouldnt go to the shooting range with a .22 to learn how to hunt with a 30.06 
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Re: View on 2004 Suzuki Katana 600
Originally Posted by mnchvgs79
Yeah I guess you're right. I just dont like the idea of buying something just to learn how to use something better.. Does that make sense? like I wouldnt go to the shooting range with a .22 to learn how to hunt with a 30.06