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Hey lookin for advice
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January 28, 2009 at 11:22 pm #2499VrosParticipant
Hello
Im looking to get a bike with in the year and I am totally set on the Yamaha YZF600r. What do yal think of that bike?
January 29, 2009 at 3:21 am #16090megaspazParticipantAny riding experience? Wouldn’t be my first choice for a beginner with 0 riding experience.
January 29, 2009 at 7:04 pm #16106VrosParticipantI have none. I really do not want to buy a 250 then turn around and sell it a few months later because of the power and the only 500 I know of is the Ninja 500 and that thing is ugly.
January 29, 2009 at 7:20 pm #16107DaggerParticipantThere’s lots of riders who ride their 250’s for years before moving to a bigger bike.. It all depends on your learning curve.. The Ninja 250 is more than able to ride at freeway speeds.. Unless you’re wanting something that will do 100mph +.. The 250 is a great starter bike as far as sport bikes go..
As for turning around and selling it when you’re ready to move up, don’t worry about it too much.. 250’s usually hold up their value and they usually sell fast.. There’s always some new guy looking for his first bike..
I read the review on the 09 FZ6R and although they said it was a good “starter” bike.. A. I think for sport bikes, 250 is a much safer way to go for new people (Though on a cruiser I think you can go up to a higher cc bike to start with). And B. Personally I wouldn’t want to spend over 3k for a first bike.. Odds are you’re going to lay it down a couple times while learning..
Dagger
January 30, 2009 at 5:02 am #16138SantaCruzRiderParticipantI agree with Dagger that the FZ6R isn’t a great starter bike, and the YZF600R even less so.
January 30, 2009 at 5:11 am #16139VrosParticipantI do understand your concern but I would like a starter bike for 3-4k that dosn’t look like a starter bike you know? Iv looking at the hyosung and heard from many people how bad the reliability is. Any other good looking ones? do you think 400 or 500cc is to much?
O and what are the safest helmet and jacket brands? I don’t want to spend a lot but also I don’t feel confident with anything cheap.
January 30, 2009 at 7:00 am #16140PhilUpParticipantThe new ninja 250’s look pretty damn slick in my humble opinion. If you don’t like the ninja 500, have you checked out the suzuki gs500f? I hear it’s a good starter with more power than a 250.
Some of the best advice I was given was that it is more fun to ride a slow bike fast than ride a fast bike slow.
January 31, 2009 at 3:01 am #16168megaspazParticipantThe only thing that matters is if the helmet is DOT certified (assuming your in the USA). Anything after that is optional. You can find helmets that are also rated for Snell, BSI, or ECE. For clothing, leather’s where it’s at. I’m a dainese guy myself and have road tested their stuff. Alpinestars also has a great rep for style and road testing survivability. Those are the only brands I’d ever look at for OTR gear, but that’s just me. Shop around locally first to see what’s out there, what fits. Then check the internet for prices.
January 31, 2009 at 4:46 am #16172VrosParticipantThank you for yals help. I just wanted to make sure with the helmets…i kinda like my head. haha.
I have seen it but I just dont like it. Is it the weight or the power or both that is the problem with the yzf600r? I have read the reviews about the SV650 and he describes that this 650 is ok because of the way it produces power. o and i ment like the 2004 yzf600r if that matters. You know the bigger one? Its more of a touring and sports bike.
February 1, 2009 at 10:45 pm #16213Jon D.ParticipantI am not one to tell you what is best for you. As said before , are you looking for advice, or agreement in your choice. With no experience riding, the only guarantee with your choice is scratched up fairings. To start with an advanced sport bike may be a bigger bite than you may be ready to chew. Not all of us started on 250’s, but most of us started on smaller cc’s and advanced up as our skills and pockets allowed. Read other posts and glean information from there, once you have done the research, make your choice. Have an open mind, these are opinions based on experiences of all sorts. Above all take the MSF, if the 250’s they use present a problem, the YZF600R will be more than a handful. Ride safe and God bless. Jon D.
February 2, 2009 at 8:09 pm #16229BrianGuestNew bikes in general are not good starter bikes.
There is no reason to think you will drop or wreck your bike – if you get a good instructor (not a friend who started riding 4 months ago) and you incrementally increase your skills over a six to twelve month period – however, smashing or dropping a cycles happens all the time – way more than it should! Dropping and/or smashing a used bike sucks – Dropping and/or smashing and perhaps totaling – a new bike is probably enough to drive you away from cycling all together. This scenario assumes you don’t seriously injure or kill yourself.
If you need this scenario reinforced look on You Tube – search – new, motorcycle, riders, crash, drop.
If you are rich and don’t mind dinging up or destroying a brand new bike – this bike is not out of the question as a starter.
Can you ride a bicycle proficiently???
Are you above average in the physical condition and coordination department???
Can you put both feet flat on the ground with a little flex in the knee on this motorcycle???
Can you pull the motorcycle to vertical with out a struggle???
If you answered yes to all these questions, this bike is probably OK for you as a beginner.
Find a good instructor – someone you trust and who has the knowledge to teach you… not someone who is going to show you how to start the bike and then watch you crash. See: You tube again
Being that you’re “totally set on getting this bike” – makes me wonder whether this bike will be a good choice for you. It sounds like you’re chomping at the bit to get on any bike and you know nothing about motorcycling. Enthusiasm is a great thing! But enthusiasm and inexperience is a recipe for disaster with respect to motorcycling. I would take a MSF course and then make a more informed decision.
What ever way you decide to go good luck!
February 11, 2009 at 7:24 pm #16414Clay DowlingParticipantGo into the showroom, sit the bike. It’s a beautiful machine. I love my Magna, but if I was looking for a new bike a 500cc or 250cc Ninja would be high on the list. And right now, my bias would be for the 250, because it’s very pretty, extremely nimble, and gets good gas mileage. Also, the dealership near me has been sitting on 2 of them for the last five months and I’m pretty sure I could talk a decent deal out of them. And one of them is red.
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