I wasnt too busy at work yesterday so I got to thinking about turboing or supercharging my ride. But then I was thinking. Why not get a sportbike instead and be 2x as fast as my car. I know kawasaki makes a 250cc bike to learn on for around 3G's and that is the approx cost to turbo or supercharge our cars. Then in a year I would step it up to a GSXR6hundy What do you guys think?

 

My first suggestion to you would be to take a motorcycle instructor course in your area. Most places will provide the bike with the course and it is usually a 250. The course is $65 here it vaires depending upon your area. A 600 is a good first bike if you have taken that class the GSXR 600, CBR 600, Or Yamaha R6 or yzf600 are all good choices but I would also reccomend a motorcycle saftey course to boot. I have been doing stunts and shows with some local and naional people for sport bikes and reccomend this process to everyone. Hope this helps. I will attach a picture of what I do if I can figure out how to do it.

 

if i could afford a bike i would have one, im jsut a poor college kid

 

"I know kawasaki makes a 250cc bike to learn on for around 3G's and that is the approx cost to turbo or supercharge our cars. Then in a year I would step it up to a GSXR6hundy "

If you do get a bike this is a great plan. "to learn on" - take a course. Wear gear like you're gonna fall off - sometime you will.

"A 600 is a good first bike if you have taken that class the GSXR 600, CBR 600, Or Yamaha R6 or yzf600 are all good choices"

This is flat wrong. A 600 these days is a high 10 second machine that will go 0-60 in 3 seconds. In no way are these reasonable first bikes.

The 250s are good starter bikes. If you want more power a 350 dual sport or a 500-650 mini-cruiser are alternatives.

 

The 250 bikes are fun but very slow, The Ninja 250 runs 15's

 

Personally, haven already taken the safety course, i would go ahead and step up to a 600cc bike. If i am going to ride a motorcycle i want the power to be able to get myself out of trouble if i ever need to. Ex passing cars on the highway. 250cc bikes are great for getting around town on, but they are not safe for highway use.

 

Thanks for all the replies. This has been a long debateable question over at sportbikes.net. Some say go with the 250 to learn on and step it up to a 6 after a year or so. But then you would have to think about payments. You did lose that year paying on the 250 rather than on the 6er.
I also hear that like 90% or riders lay it down within a year or so, and I personally would rather throw down a 3G bike rather than a 7G bike.
Thanks camarocutie. I definately was planning on taking the class. I have already talked to the DMV bout it.
And last but not least, I guess San Diego is a pretty good place to have a bike huh, since we get rain like 15 days outta the year. Now if I lived in Seattle I wouldnt want on.

 

Whats your username at SBN?

I'm nsutke222....



if anybody ever has any questions about sportbikes, let me know. I've been riding for years!

Cale

 

Mine is speakofthedevil. I post every now and then when I am bored. So where you live, and i guess you have a silver 6hundy. What kind. As you read im kinda looking into getting a 6er sooner or later. Maybe when I move to palm springs.

 

"This has been a long debateable question over at sportbikes.net. "

OK, so let's continue it here.

"i would go ahead and step up to a 600cc bike. If i am going to ride a motorcycle i want the power to be able to get myself out of trouble if i ever need to. Ex passing cars on the highway. 250cc bikes are great for getting around town on, but they are not safe for highway use."

Snort. Chuckle. Try this on for size. Your 16 year old kid brother, fresh from high school driving class, inherits $50K and says he's going to buy a Turbo Porsche because he "wants the power to be able to get out of trouble". Would you or would you not bust a gut?

A modern 600 sportbike as a first bike is more extreme than that, far more extreme.

BTW, the kid brother then tells you your V6 is not safe for highway use, because it is underpowered and can't pass.

"You did lose that year paying on the 250 rather than on the 6er."

Have a motorcycling friend help you buy a used bike. As I said, you could go a little bigger.

 

I would definately get a used bike b/c your surely going to drop the bike. I would would rather get scratches on an older cheaper bike then a new sports bike. Whatever you do take the saftey coarse and stay safe

 

Yea, i'd start on a 250, thats what my brother and I did. It was a 97 ninja 250, learned on it for aboule half a year, and now we have the 600 version. Nice way to learn though!

 

Try buying a bike by paying cash. I suggest you will NOT drop it. It's the sign-and-drive sportbikers that get in trouble.

And how about a 500 as a first bike? Plenty of power, narrow engine so you can flatfoot at traffic lights, cheap tuneups. Kawi has made a nice one for decades. The Buell Blast is used in many rider ed courses, and has the extra snob appeal of having half of a Harley engine.

If buying used, get the most modern bike you can afford. You won't enjoy spending time cleaning plugs and adjusting points, so go with the modern electrics.

OK, one more. A straight-up rider position is more comfortable on longer rides than a laid-back, arms up cruiser or a crouching, tucked in race posture. Then again, if you only ride for fun, a crouch is fine, and cruisers have good seats for riding two-up.

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