First bike.?

I've saved up, and want to buy a cbr 1000 rr for my first bike. everybody I know says it will get me killed since its my first bike. But, I've always wanted one. I grew up riding a bike, I can do wheelies, bunny hops. So, do you guys think I could survive? Also, does anybody know how much insurance would be for an 18 year old with a cbr 1000 rr?

i ride my motorcycle everyday. as a kid i grew up riding dirt bikes and four wheelers. but even with all the experience it still does not prepare you for what you will need to know for riding on the street. it is a whole different ball game. on the trails you ride more offensively. on the street it is defense. expect everyone you approach to pull out in front of you. expect someone to run the traffic light each time. oh yea dont forget the guy who just about missed his turn. that hurts too. bottom line is that no matter what size or type of bike you ride there is always a chance of getting hurt or killed. the main thing is to be mature with you riding habits. true bikes typically are faster then cars but if you will notice those speed limit signs are for all vehicles. obey them and you will be much safer. just remember defenseive driving. as far as the bike you want. everyone who says you will get hurt on it is probably right. even after years of riding atv and dirt bikes my first street bike was a yamaha virago 250. yes i said 250. and i am 6 ft tall and weigh 210 lbs. but at 100 mpg it was nice. i rode it for a year or so. enjoy cruising and had a great time...but guess what. my friend got a crotch rocket. guess who else got one? ME. it was a katana 650 maybe 600 cant remember now which it is they make. but either way. i rode it stupid. but the funny thing was that when me and all the guys hit the mountains to ride i could still smoke the 1000's. why? cause i could maintain a better speed. there bikes where faster. but they would be going so fast approaching a curve that they would be standing on the brakes as they approach it. i could just roll out of the throttle, set myself up, and then roll back into the throttle and accelerate through the curve while the big bikes are playing braking games. i finally grew out of the crotch rocket phase. now i am on a harley davidson road king. like it much better. carry the tent, sleeping bag, stop somewhere and pick up a chick and take a weekend get away. cant beat it. oh yea, as far as ins goes. my 250 was 125 per year liability. katanta was 800 per year full coverage, and the harley is 360 per year full coverage. my friend who bought a ninja 636. full coverage was 3200 per year. he was 26 and married at the time. so use those numbers to go by. and i am 30 years old now. just be careful and ride smart

This has been discussed SOOOO MANY TIMES. Search the internet for first sport bikes, good first bike etc...

NO! That is by no means a good first bike!!! Insurance is going to eat you alive too. Take an MSF course and buy a used bike. Ride it for about a year then start moving up. You're 18 and no doubt really worried about what other riders are going to think and you really like the way it sounds when you say "Yeah, I've got a CBR 1000". You are not going to look like a noob riding something like a Ninja 650, 500, GS 650, SV 650, Katana... These are all much better choices to start out on. And if you think they aren't fast enough you're dumb. That CBR is WAY too much bike for you. Be smart and learn to ride first. You'll look like more of a tool not knowing what you're doing on that bike than you would riding well on a bike that is appropriate for your skill level.


These guys telling you that a 600cc sportbike is much better are not giving you good advice either. They are just as dangerous to a newbie rider.

A sport bike is a bad beginners bike. It responds rapidly to control inputs. As a beginner, you're sure to make some bad inputs. You want a bike that gives you a chance to recover.

Two things are crucial.

Take a course. A dealer or your local community college can help you find one.

Get good safety gear. Good helmet, serious jacket (not fashion weight leather), pants, gloves, boots. Practice saying "All the gear, all the time".

It's not a good first bike, get a smaller, less expensive bike for your first.
Once you've got some experience ,then get your cbr, it'll still be there.

bunny hops, are you kidding me? i'm guessing the wheelies are on a bicycle too, huh? chances are you have little experience on a real motorcycle, but thats ok, you just don't want to go straight for the 1000 it has way too much power. i see these questions all the time, and someone says go for a 250 or a 500, i think you can safely go for a 600 which lacks no power at all, if you know how to ride. thats what i did, but it wasn't entirely my first bike, i've had dirtbikes, but that doesn't mean you'll know how to ride, dirt and street are as different as night and day. since your 18 you will more then likely need to take a rider safety course, if you don't have to, i recommend it, you will not be experienced enough at your age, insurance will also be cheaper if you take the course. also the older the bike, the cheaper the rates, the smaller the engine, cheaper the rates. get your license and all the gear before you get the bike, the bike is the easy part, if you just buy one on a whim, and you don't have the money for taxes, registration, training course, helmet, jacket(with protective armor inside), gloves(optional), and insurance, you will end up staring at it in your garage..which isn't fun for an eager young rider. so get all that together and get a used 600, when you get better you won't be bored with it such as with the 250 and 500. remember, if you don't want to listen to any of us here, or your friends, and you get the 1000, it is almost certain you will die.
good luck

I would highly advise against getting a CBR1000RR for a first bike. I sold motorcycles and I sold some CBR1000's to kids or should I say young adults. I advised them all day and gave them a 100 reasons why not to buy the bike but in the end it is their decision. This is how it worked out for them. One is no longer with us. The other crashed about a month later but he only had scrapes and bruises. Lucky him but not so much for his girlfriend riding on the back. She broke both arms. You have to have experience and a lot of respect for those bikes.

It depends on who you talk too. Most people would say start on a 250, i would say a 600 personally. But there are some people that start out on 1000s and ride safely and ride for a long time. A 2007 honda cbr 1000 goes from 0-60 in 2.7 seconds (07 bike reviews from cycleworld magazine). That is alot of juice!!! Think about the real reason that you a 1000, its not about having big balls and showing off. Its about enjoying the ride. On the other hand two guys that graduated with me ride 1000cc cbrs and the bikes are their firsts. If you really want it think about how you drive. If you hit the gas hard all time, then you need a 250. If not you need to make your own decision. Try progressive insurance, it will be a arm and a leg because of your age but guys i know ride with liablity insurance and have lo jack on there bikes. so peace.

I will likely hear about you in the news.

A CBR 1000? Get a Ninja 250!

If you choose a CBR 1000 for your first bike at any age, flat out the truth here, YOU WILL DIE.

Frankly I love the CBR, it is top notch! No MSF course will prepare you for a bike that will do 180 before you notice you are running over 50MPH, REALLY!

I don't know why I am worrying about you, unless you are rich, you will never afford the insurance. Get a quote on that bike and a Ninja 250, and you will be considering a small bike.

Wheelies and bunny hops are what you need to AVOID! Come on, you have to have more sense than that!

Do you intend to ride more than 100 miles? then a sport bike would not be a good choice. Comfort and range is poor on these bikes, so cross country is not an option.

Lastly, you will not pass the riding test on a bike this big, unless you are a pro.

Don't be the next dumb kid in the paper, dead 40 miles after buying a new sport bike!

We recently had a kid buy a CBR 1000, he took the MSF course, rode a 250 for a year, bought his new bike, froze on the highway, an plowed into a tractor trailer at 160MPH. He got 8 miles. He didn't know he was prone to freezing, which is becoming so frightened, your body locks up, and you can't move. It happens most on sport bikes.

You've put almost everything into your question except, "...and I PROMISE to always wear a helmet!" and "Please help me convince my parents!"

This is the epitome of every stupid squid-to-be newbie question all rolled into one, Junior. It's obvious you know NOTHING about motorcycles and your favorite color is "shiny!"

So when people tell you that you will DIE on a literbike, you just laugh it off? That's why you should not have a motorcycle.

The people that tell you this are serious, and they're RIGHT. Guess how much your bunny hop skills are going to help you with a machine that can rip your arms off and throw you into a guard rail at 180mph? Zip. Squat. Nada. Nothing.

So it would seem that, at the ripe old age of 18, you do not posess the wisdom or maturity to ride yet.

I'm 20 and got my first bike 3 months ago. I bought a used Honda Nighthawk. I'm not much for sport bikes so the Nighthawk was a good choice for me. My insurance is pretty expensive and is about to go up because I wrecked it the other day. It wasn't a matter of speed like most crashes, I had a car come across the center line and run me off the road. Whatever bike you get, make sure you can handle it, wear a helmet, and expect the unexpected.

first of all, any bike is a good bike, but if your a little worried like i was take the motorcycle basic rider course, most community colleges have these courses...it teaches you alot of the fundamentals..but as long as the wheels are turning the bike will go

I think a Yamaha R6 would be a good bike

Personally, I think that any bike would work for a beginner, BUT.. the person has to have a head on their shoulders. Riding any sports bike takes a lot of will-power and constant thought. Problem with a lot of guys on these bikes is that they are more interested in the reaction of the people around them... looking cool, hot girls checkin you out... oh yeah, I know alllll about it.

The biggest mistake any person can have on any motorcyle is not having the proper safety equipment. BUY IT. Helmet, leather, gloves, the works! Second, is riding like a fool. Many bikes will be more forgiving than a 1000rr in hairy situations, but if you are riding like an idiot, it doesnt matter what you are on.

I watched a guy total his R-6 Raven on campus a couple weeks ago. He thought it would be fun to open her up in a 15mph zone. Once he hit about 50 he realized that a car was stopped in front of him (after checking out some girls at the bookstore)... Yeah, totaled it. It was for sale too... what a shame. The bastard was extremely lucky considering he was not only riding like a fool, but without a helmet as well.

So, here is my bottom line. Any bike can work as a starter bike for a person so long as they ride it correctly. I started on a gsxr 750. Kind of funny.. now I ride a gsxr 600. Anyways, I rode them nice. You got to get used to them long before you abuse them. If you abuse them before you get used to them, your going to end up in a fence or grille. Seriously.

Be safe.