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Originally Posted by TRIX
+1 for the bandit...the 600(or 600s)
for all the people who think newer 600 sport bikes are great starter bikes you're nuts, the newer ones anyway, a 10-15 year old 750 will get blown out of the water by a newer 600, the technology and power-weight ratio of these new crotch rockets is insane, some able to reach over 100km/h in first gear....right, great learning bike
A sport touring (standard, traditional, naked) or a cruiser would a be a better starter bike than the 600cc crotch rocket, IMO anyway
If you really want a sport bike grab a 250-500
We're kinda lucky in AB not having GDL for every biker, such as other countries in Europe, where you have to start on a 125cc then take another test, then you can get a 250-500 (iirc) then a test, then a 600-1000, then a test and finally unrestricted after that, being lucky also means there are people owning and riding 1000cc+ bikes who have no buisness doing so
big ego's flame on! haha
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I agree with this. It's definitely possible to start off on one and not get yourself killed, but the point in getting in starter bike is to develop your skill and learn to really push (i.e.; ride) a bike. I believe that the bigger the bike you start off on, the more concerned you are with just keeping the bike up.
A lot of people who start off on 600s will say they're great first bikes just because things happend to work out for them. That's fine, but the reality is that they're high performance machines that are not designed with rookie riders in mind.
In the end, the choice is yours, but there's a reason why they make "starter" bikes, and why a company such as Yamaha would even go so far as to discourage new riders from hopping on a 600 sportbike. (
"The YZF-R6 offers a significant level of power and performance. It is not intended for novice or inexperienced riders." - Yamaha Canada website)