Looking into purchasing my first streetbike. What would be a good bike to start with? i am looking into the suzuki gsxr 750. I know the dangers when it comes to motorcycles. Im not going to go dummy on it. I've always had a passion for motorcycles and i finally want to buy one for myself. I know a 600 would be probably better for me, but from what i have heard is that once you get the hang of it you'll want something better. Which is why im looking into the 750. The 1000 is out of the picture as for now.
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If what you are trying to say is that im a follower then you are wrong. I have been wanting that same bike ever since i learned about the suzuki bikes. And to be honest he does know how to ride it, hes mastered it. The lowest bike ill consider is the 600. I appreciate all the input from everyone.Buy a 750, all the cool kids are doing it!
I say get a bigger Supermoto bike like an Aprilia or KTM, learn how to ride the piss out of it, and have fun passing your friends in the twisties.
Sure your friend can handle his 1000. But can he really ride it? Huge difference. Half the people on here with thousands of dollars in mods on their Foci will get smoked any day by our best drivers in a stock car.
If you want a big-liter bike because it's a penis-size thing, by all means, have fun. But if you really want to become a good rider, listen to what people are saying. Get a smaller/easier to handle bike. Get the proper gear. Learn how to ride the piss out of it. Then treat yourself to what you want.
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LOL no one ever masters a motorcycle, unless you're Valentino Rossi, and even he has his bad days.
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well you get what i mean. He's became a good rider on his bike. First bike he's ever got. even i question why he got a 1000 as a first bike.
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So...I'm just lost to as why you would come on this forum and post this thread if you already had made your mind up?
Good luck on the 750, but please take the MSF course and learn to ride. Oh wait, I'm sure your friend just took the test because he was too cool with his liter bike.
Oh well
-Cody
Good luck on the 750, but please take the MSF course and learn to ride. Oh wait, I'm sure your friend just took the test because he was too cool with his liter bike.
Oh well
-Cody
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wow... some people just.don't.get.it.
Good luck with that 750... when the 1st time you drop it and cause thousands of dollars worth of damage, i promoise we won't laugh... really.
Good luck with that 750... when the 1st time you drop it and cause thousands of dollars worth of damage, i promoise we won't laugh... really.
I saw your third sentence, skipped over all the comments, and am going to type this:
You're retarded for starting on that bike, get an SV650 or Ninja 250, take MSF, wear full protective gear, and don't start riding on such a powerful bike, I don't care how careful you think you will be.
I assume many of the comments above mine will have some of those sentiments
Oh and let me guess, you totally want a Yoshimura crabon slip-on for ur Gixxer, those are de rigeur for the new rider
You're retarded for starting on that bike, get an SV650 or Ninja 250, take MSF, wear full protective gear, and don't start riding on such a powerful bike, I don't care how careful you think you will be.
I assume many of the comments above mine will have some of those sentiments
Oh and let me guess, you totally want a Yoshimura crabon slip-on for ur Gixxer, those are de rigeur for the new rider
Look, here's how it works. I've owned 6 bikes thus far, most of them lower displacement bikes. I have never lost money on a bike, and I've never had one for sale for more than a week. In fact, over the course of those 6 bikes, I've made probably $1500. So I'm not sure I'd call that a waste of money at all! Also, if you think you'll outgrow a SV650 in a couple months, then you're lying to yourself.
edit: oh yeah, also, the amount of money you spend on that starter bike will probably be about equal to the cost of repairing the damage when you drop that 750 the first time, with or without insurance
Side note: the techs at my work are mysteriously all buying Yamaha WR250X's, it's like super motard fever has fallen over the dealership. Seriously like 3 people bought them in the past month.
I think those are wayyyyyy cooler as you can push them to their limits and fully take advantage of them, compared to a full-on "street" bike. Plus they are WAY more comfy in traffic and tooling about.
I think those are wayyyyyy cooler as you can push them to their limits and fully take advantage of them, compared to a full-on "street" bike. Plus they are WAY more comfy in traffic and tooling about.
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I have a question.
Has your friend let you ride his bike? I think he should let you try it out.
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Has your friend let you ride his bike? I think he should let you try it out.
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Super motard = mega win!!! :thumbup:
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I'd take something like this in a heartbeat over ANY modern sport bike.
This has a soul, it's two wheeled perfection.
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This has a soul, it's two wheeled perfection.
One of those bad days resulted in some broken bones in June. He's lucky it wasn't way worse.
I, too, am a novice rider. I took and passed the MSF course in April. Well worth the time and effort. After that, I decided that I wanted an old Honda CB. Sat on a pretty nice 750 SuperSport and decided that it was too big and too much. Ended up with a CB500T project.
The hell of it is that I'm a big dude - 6'2" and 3xx pounds. I probably could have handled the 750 just fine. However, I figured that if I had to take chances with my money (by buying a small bike and wanting to upgrade a year or two after learning to ride) or my safety (by buying a stupid fast bike and hurting myself or other people), the money was the better way to go. After all, you can always make more money. Smarts and safety are a little harder to manufacture out of thin air, especially after you've squandered both in a squiddy attempt to master riding a huge sport bike.
So, I got a smaller bike and a chance to learn more about how bikes work as I rebuild and modify it (bars, lighting, etc. No performance mods). In a couple of years, once I've refined my skills, I'll probably upgrade to something like an SV650. Or maybe a KLR650. Or a Versys. Or a Bonneville. Or a Shadow. Or... whatever.
The big, fast, hairy-chested bikes will always be around. Pick a smaller, less manic bike on which to learn. Once you've become a more skilled rider, get that big, bad litre bike, take it to track days and drag strips and scare yourself silly... as safely as one may on a motorbike.
Does this make sense?
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Why would i want to ride his 1000 lol?
Because then you will understand how powerful a 750 is. There isnt much difference in ridding a 750 and a 1000. I have a buddy that bought an R1 this guy rides and races on the track and guess what... he did a tank slapper in 2nd gear all because the tires were to cold. Tell me how its even safe for someone who has never been on a bike to jump on a bike that is 750 or 1000ccs. You seriously need to step back and look at a bike that is made for starters. You will never regret it, as much as i want to move up to a 600 i love my 250 its an amazing bike!
it'll cure your lust for a 750 while you lay in a hospital? :lol:
on a related note to above subject, I want a supermoto really bad... I also want to get some 21/18 wheels and ride it off road too!
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I don't think the OP quite understands exactly HOW fast/powerful bikes are.
I'll use my MINI...it's got ~180whp with some mods done to it. It's probably the same as a blown focus or the like, and a 250 ninja will BLOW my car away. My KZ 650 that I just sold was so much more powerful than a 250 ninja it was scary. Twist the trottle back in first and you're already going 50-60mph in a few seconds.
Listen to what experienced people are saying...but if you want to start on a 750, go for it, just LEARN how to ride.
-Cody
I'll use my MINI...it's got ~180whp with some mods done to it. It's probably the same as a blown focus or the like, and a 250 ninja will BLOW my car away. My KZ 650 that I just sold was so much more powerful than a 250 ninja it was scary. Twist the trottle back in first and you're already going 50-60mph in a few seconds.
Listen to what experienced people are saying...but if you want to start on a 750, go for it, just LEARN how to ride.
-Cody
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A friend of mine had an older Kawasaki 750 crotch rocket and he let another of our friends try it out one day.
The guy got on it and gave the throttle a little twist and he had the typical issue with the bike rapidly taking off and when it made him lean back he of course twisted the throttle further and the bike took him for a quick spin though some heavy shrubs which caused a bit of damage to the bike and quite a bit of damage to his ankle.
Just saying, take some time to get used to riding on something less demanding and more forgiving.
New guy on a sport bike is Russian roulette.. one mistake and it may be your last.
And I guarantee you won't be riding in five years cause you'll be doing it wrong..... ass backwards as they say.
How do I "Do it right?"
Lot's of posts told you how to do it right, but will you listen?
If you do drugs, smoke, drink excessively, can't hold a job, can't keep a relationship, have a disregard for the law (tickets, court appearances), don't keep insurance on your vehicles, won't get a motorcycle license, won't take an MSF course, ride in flip-flops and shorts and a helmet and that's it.............. The sport bike will be perfect.
If you have personal responsibility, take care of yourself, have a future, have family obligations (you need to be around and healthy and not break the heart of people who love you)..... The sport bike is the best way to throw away that bright future.
I've seen and read about this so many times it breaks my heart.
If you live in NC, PM me and I'll be happy to bring my KLR650 "training bike" and run you through a skills test that will convince you how right everyone else is and how WRONG you are.... Seriously.
And I guarantee you won't be riding in five years cause you'll be doing it wrong..... ass backwards as they say.
How do I "Do it right?"
Lot's of posts told you how to do it right, but will you listen?
If you do drugs, smoke, drink excessively, can't hold a job, can't keep a relationship, have a disregard for the law (tickets, court appearances), don't keep insurance on your vehicles, won't get a motorcycle license, won't take an MSF course, ride in flip-flops and shorts and a helmet and that's it.............. The sport bike will be perfect.
If you have personal responsibility, take care of yourself, have a future, have family obligations (you need to be around and healthy and not break the heart of people who love you)..... The sport bike is the best way to throw away that bright future.
I've seen and read about this so many times it breaks my heart.
If you live in NC, PM me and I'll be happy to bring my KLR650 "training bike" and run you through a skills test that will convince you how right everyone else is and how WRONG you are.... Seriously.
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Most have given you the advice you've sought in this thread, and by in large you seem to have negated everything you were looking for in the way of advice by your asinine rebuttal posts. :dunno: You really should have just asked your buddy's advice - because that's whose advice you seem to be taking. :thumbdown
Jared hit the nail on the head in RED up there. And it's not YOU that you have to worry about. It's all the people in cages that are texting and eating cheeseburgers.
Someone suggested that you need to ride your buds R1. And they are right. That is a seriously fast motorcycle. If you have NO intention on taking your bike to the track and doing some track days (or something similar) - then you ARE wasting your money already for getting a Gixxer anything. I understand that most people don't track their bikes and you want to be part of that crowd, you know, the crowd that "has street-legal race bikes and just putts around town on Friday night" crowd. Cool bro!! It's all good. But like I, as well as most have said its not always you that is the problem, it the other drivers - in freakin' 4800lb S.U.V.'s. Honestly, from reading your posts - you don't sound mature enough to have a super sport, or "crotch-rocket" if you will, but you're gonna get it anyway.
TAKE THE MSF COURSE. And pass it before you get ANYTHING. <-- PERIOD
ALWAYS WEAR GEAR. <-- PERIOD
Good luck with what you get... but if you think you would be "wasting" your money by starting off with a 'smaller' bike - well, you're stupid. And sorry for being so blunt and frank with you, but it's the truth.
-Barry
Please be safe with what ever you get. And click on the link and read it, MONTHLY (have your omniscient bud read it too) - it may be the difference between living to ride, or just being DEAD!
50 Ways to Save Your Life
(btw, I have ridden dirt bikes since I was 7, raced motocross, hare scrambles, and "cross-country" enduros, and have a CBR 600 F4i - just an FYI, and I read that article probably two or three times a month)
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