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jching jching
Enthusiast | Posts: 262 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/23/06
03:08 AM

I want to get a motorcycle but I don't know.  I was thinking of a kawasaki but some friends of mine have Hondas and they said its good enough for them so I don't know what I should think.  

 
h3nry h3nry
Administrator | Posts: 441 | Joined: 04/06
Posted: 06/23/06
06:20 AM

one of the hottest bikes out right now is the Kawasaki ZX-14, its kinda big from what i heard.  What exactly are you looking for?  

 
automotivedp automotivedp
Enthusiast | Posts: 487 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/23/06
07:25 AM

if its your first bike or if your not a very experienced rider, a 600 would be your best best.  a 1400 bike is wayyy too much for a new rider to handle.  even the kawasaki zx9r is too much for a new rider.

honda's are the best built in terms of quality.  i think of them as the toyota of motorcycles.  Yamaha R1 is too much for a new rider as well, but the new ones are just insane.  the new Suzuki gsx-rs are great performers,  and italians bikes are just sexy, aprilias..mmmmmm...

anyway if i bought a bike, i would buy a Honda 600rr.  if i could afford one, an aprilia 2 stroke.  

 
 
jching jching
Enthusiast | Posts: 262 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/23/06
08:06 AM

Aren't 2 stroke engines illegal here cause of the smog emissions or am I thinking of the other one?  

 
Burtreyn0lds Burtreyn0lds
Enthusiast | Posts: 538 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/23/06
08:20 AM

yeah a friend of mine was gonna buy an R1 for his first bike but the guy at the yamaha dealership suprisingly talked him out of it  

 
ssali ssali
User | Posts: 219 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/23/06
08:21 AM

I am a big fan of Yamaha motorcycles. A good beginner bike from Yamaha is a turbo hayabusa. Haha just kidding if you were to get a turbo hayabusa you'd kill yourself. In all seriousness, the GSX-R 600 is a really good bike. Your first bike should be bigger than a 750. There's plenty of power with a 600 or 750. You have to learn to crawl before you start running.  

 
automotivejtm automotivejtm
Guru | Posts: 1019 | Joined: 03/06
Posted: 06/23/06
10:43 AM

i ve always heard that a honda 600 f4i is a very forgiving bike and therefore a good one to learn on.  This is the bike I plan to buy, unfortunatly its not any faster then my car, at least on the highway, but o' well  still kick *ss  

 
h3nry h3nry
Administrator | Posts: 441 | Joined: 04/06
Posted: 06/23/06
10:55 AM

screw it just go big and get a Hayabusa, and when you get really good then you just smoke everyone. =)  

 
DjGiant DjGiant
Enthusiast | Posts: 322 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/26/06
04:48 AM

I started on a Yamaha virago 250, great bike and good pickup but no power in the higher end.  Im looking at getting an R6 next :P
You want to start small so you don't kill yourself before you get to have fun.  

 
MKIV MKIV
Enthusiast | Posts: 405 | Joined: 04/06
Posted: 06/26/06
05:35 AM

Dont forget to take safety courses!!!! (sound like a dad)  

 
automotivedp automotivedp
Enthusiast | Posts: 487 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/26/06
06:27 AM

your car runs the quarter mile in under 11 sec? 0-60 in less than 3.5 sec? nice work! give me a ride in it  

 
automotivejtm automotivejtm
Guru | Posts: 1019 | Joined: 03/06
Posted: 06/26/06
08:48 AM

the cbr 600 is a low 10 sec bike.  You missed part of my post.  

 
automotivedp automotivedp
Enthusiast | Posts: 487 | Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/26/06
09:56 AM

i thought it runs an 11.. oh well.  i still want a ride.