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Would a 600 be OK for a first bike? |
Hi Guys, I am in Australia and I have just received my full motorcycle license which enables me to legally ride any type of bike. I am looking to purchase my first bike and really like the 97 model Suzuki GSXR 600. I have had very limited riding experience with friends bikes, dirt bikes and some lower powered bikes overseas and was just wondering if a bike like this would be too much power for a first bike? I have talked to some others and they said some 250's have more horsepower than 600/750 so I shouldn't pay too much attention to the cc class of the bike? Can anybody shed some light on the subject? Mike. Yes there is a difference in the horsepower in a 250 and a 600. a 250 is a hyped up scooter. stay away. Your friends don't like you very much. The 600 is a good starter bike. the 250, you will be pissed in about 30 hours of riding. Make sure you respected the power of any bike but respect the 600 the power will surprise you. After about 30 hours you will start to push it little if you make to 30 hours (I pushed mine first on after about 8 hours. Be careful buying a used sport bike, check it out good ( the stupid stuff your friend do with theirs is the same thing this person did to this bike. Rub your hand up under the rear fender and see if it feels like 10 grit sand paper(rough) from all the rubber that has been thrown up from spinning tires and if you can have a shop look at it. respect the bike I hit 110mph the first day on mine but laid it down the second day after gunning it and lost control from on front tire on the ground. respect it have fun and ride safe. Source(s): cycle sales and all out riding i am from QLD, i would really not recommend a 250, i had 2000 GPX for a couple years and i found they were more dangerous than anything cause you just dont have the power, my partner has just bought his 1st bike too and went for a 1000cc, i thought it would be too much power but its not the bike its the rider that controls it that decides what the bike will and wont do, he is handling it great and in fact next week we are going for a ride away for the week (to gold coast bike week) and i am not concerned at all, i owuld recommend anything over 400cc for a first bike, however not something like the busa's or anything like that as they are far too big for a learner, just remember you want to get a bike that is not going to get boring to you in 6monthes time, your riding ability will improves but your bike wont go any faster/ harder etc. your best bet would be to go and see your local dealership and see what they recommend and what will be suited to the style of riding you want to do GSXR.. way to much power.. sports bikes are at the top of the power to weight ratio.. although you have a full licence & could go out & get an R1 Yamaha I would suggest you take small steps to get there. look at the 650 twins.. Suzuki have a nice one or even the hoyo-song 650.. cruisers are a bit more the power you would want to look at & a 750 Kawasaki or Honda Shadow would be ok... plenty of bikes out there that would suit a novice rider... Talk to the local bike shops there always good for advice & may even let you test ride a few bikes.. Adelaide boy racer my self.. LOL( dont hit a Roo/ Wombat on ya bike) 35 years riding & counting OK, I just recently went through the same problem.... My best advice to you would to NEVER over look the cc class. If you have at least one season under your belt then I would say go ahead and risk jumping to a 600. If this is your first bike I would highly recommend starting with a smaller bike. For example: My current bike is a 500 but along with that it is in the form of a twin. It puts out about 50 horse to the ground. A GSXR 600 is a 600 but with four... That puts the power at 91.5 HP at 12,000 RPM! That is very impressive but unless you have experienced this before and can handle it I would say dont do it! I own a Kawasaki Ninja 500R. Its a very common starter bike for a reason: If you accidentally roll on the throttle its not going to buck up and throw you. If your leaning into a corner and you clutch it wrong chances are you wont spin the tire and it wont kick you off. Yet its a great bike to learn on if you have limited experience because it teaches you skills like high-speed leaning, and common biking skills. Also, note that even with the 500 Ninja you can wheelie, do burnouts, stopies, and I have hit 125 mph with a passenger! Its very capable but not to much. If you start with a 600 your probably going to lay it down very soon. Also when you heard about some 250's being more powerfull that some 600's or 750's that is true to an extent. But those are more than likely racing WAY modified 250's. So don't take that so much to heart. If you want to have a good riding experience and a more enjoyable one start with a 500. If you are almost completely new to a bike and never clutched before and aren't used to a heaver bike then start with a 250. BTW: i am talking about 4-strokes here not 2. A good starter bike is a Kawasaki Ninja 500R at about $5500. Or if that's too much I would do a Kawasaki Ninja 250 at about $3000. Cheap so if you do lay it down it wont matter as much. Look at the website, dont listin to psychotic people who say they started on liters and are fine. Be safe, not sorry, and try not to get in too far over your head. Hope this helps. http://kawasaki.com/home/welcome.aspx... |
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