I actually know lots of people who have started on a 600 without any problems, now I think that everyone should start on something smaller, but you can go on a 600 and never have any problems.nathan600r said:You sound just like the idiots I went to school with, and the idiots I used to work with. They all thought they could ride, and the one person that actually convinced his dad to buy him motorcycle proved my point. He wrecked it three times I think in about two months. Just buy the smaller bike, so you can learn to control it, and no after two weeks you are not ready.
Obviously getting a real powerfull bike does not garantee that you will crash. But it does increase your chances by a factor of about ten.Freakinout said:Hell, one of my friends bought a brand new R1 about a year ago and has never went down. That was his first bike, which I feel was a stupid stupid decision to get something that fast for your first bike, but you can start off with a 1 liter and do well.
My personal suggestion is a 250 or 500 thats used, they are cheap, easy to maintain and a lot more forgiving than any of the 600s+
I agree with you 100% I think that a MALE rider should not get anything smaller than a 6 for their first bike just for that reason... I think that if you buy a 500R you will want to buy a 6 the very next season and you will definitly not get what you paid for the 500R... I also understand why people tell "NEW" riders to get a 500 but, you do not have to use all the power that the 6 has.. There is a thing called control.. A person is going to know what they can and can not handle and probably will not push themselves beyond there limit.. YES the 6R has way more power than the 500R, but again I am a firm beleiver that if you plan on riding hard and riding for a while you should just get the bike that you want to get and learn how to handle it.. Put some frame sliders on it and that will protect your fairings if you do happen to drop it... Well enough rambling on ad now you know my opinion...jammin04 said:i know everybody recamends that you start off with a smaller bike if your a beginner. but i dont want to have to upgrade to a bigger bike once i get sick of the smaller one, which i know i will. thats just the kind of person i am. i rode dirtbikes when i was younger and have also taken the msf course so i know how to ride pretty well. well enough that i think i can handle starting off with a 636 as long as i take it easy until i get comfortable with the bike.
Your opinion is IMHO Stupid ! hope you aren't getting too many people maimed or killed with your really dumb advice. Male or female has nothing to do with it, you speak of control, it is this lack of "control" experience that newbies get into trouble with. We're not talking about necessarily intentionaly opening the throttle wide open but rather accidentally jerking the throttle causing an unexpected and violent reaction of the bike.spyder said:I agree with you 100% I think that a MALE rider should not get anything smaller than a 6 for their first bike just for that reason... I think that if you buy a 500R you will want to buy a 6 the very next season and you will definitly not get what you paid for the 500R... I also understand why people tell "NEW" riders to get a 500 but, you do not have to use all the power that the 6 has.. There is a thing called control.. A person is going to know what they can and can not handle and probably will not push themselves beyond there limit.. YES the 6R has way more power than the 500R, but again I am a firm beleiver that if you plan on riding hard and riding for a while you should just get the bike that you want to get and learn how to handle it.. Put some frame sliders on it and that will protect your fairings if you do happen to drop it... Well enough rambling on ad now you know my opinion...
Good luck