R6's are too slow, look at a ZX12R or a R1 instead.

Originally posted by frenchblueC2:
slower than a 600 for a first bike?
come on

I learned on a 250 and my first bike is now a 750 cruiser. It is in no way too fast as a first bike.




Try using an R6 or a modern Gixxer, it probably weighs about half of your cruiser with twice the hp and a very very peaky powerband.

If that's your first bike, it's gonna [censored] you up bad. 95% of new guys that start on modern supersport 600's usually end up crippled or dead in 6 mo's.

Buy a used Ninja 250, an old ZX-6E / fizzer, something early 90's. They should be cheap and you can splurge the rest on really really good gear.

There's also the argument he's gonna drop it too. It's gonna be sad dropping a beautiful R6. You can toss the gixxer off a cliff for all I care though