a good sport bike for a total beginner?

Question

i have never even so much as ridden dirt or taken the MSF course yet - i plan on it. im looking for crotch rockets only and i think id be ok on a 650 or under as long as i respect it, i just dont want a 250 or 500 though.

Answer 1

What's wrong with the 250's or 500's? They can keep up with freeway traffic and be a hoot to ride on winding roads. People who aren't into bikes will never know what size it is anyway, and anybody who is into bikes but won't respect you for picking something that matches your skill and budget is not someone you should try pleasing anyway.

I suppose if you must have a 600, how about a Yamaha Seca II?

The Ninja 650 and SV650 are both somewhat controversial for beginning riders, but they are not nearly as crazy or dangerous choices for beginners as a 600 cc supersport. Those 600 cc fours are around 100 hp or more. You'll probably see some people in the MSF class accidentally wheelie bikes in the 125 to 250 cc range... imagine what a beginner can accidentally do with four to five times the horsepower.

Answer 2

Bad news- you need to stay under 600cc for a sportbike. The CBR600RR is too much bike for you, and the moron that suggested a larger displacement no longer wants to see you posting here (i.e. you will die). The only things you get with a bigger bike is faster acceleration, higher top speed and extra weight. Nobody NEEDS to do 0-60 in under 4 seconds, which is what even the "little" CBR will do.

It's not a "respect" thing, it's a "you have no idea how to ride one" thing and it takes years of coordinated practice to internalize the operation of a motorcycle.

If you MUST have a 600cc "sport" bike, look into a Suzuki SV650S. It's a half-naked, 645cc V-twin. Lots of usable torque, goes well above the speed limit.

Anything more and I promise your brain will not be able to process the speeds you reach before you can react. It's not a toy, and it's not a bicycle. Wear full gear or die.

Answer 3

To expand on the person who said "none" perhaps you need to look at how many young people are killed on crotch rockets daily who do not have the experience required to ride them safely. Also, hopefully you have a mature riding coach to ride with while your learning? Seek this persons advice. And when I say mature, i'm not only speaking of maturity in age. I've seen 40+ year olds riding crotch rockets who don't have the common sense to ride safely. I know you said you only want a crotch rocket but be sure to know that an investment in time in learning to ride safely will be more beneficial in the long run then jumping right on a crotch rocket and becomming another stastitic.

Answer 4

A smaller bike can actually be a bit more dangerous for you. Due to the lightweight and high power of he smaller bikes, it is a lot easier to wreck. Get a bigger bike like a 900 or a 1000 and you wont be disappointed. If you have self-control, you can keep yourself safe. The larger bikes have more power and can easily blow past traffic and other wimpy crotch rockets, so you just have to mind yourself. As with anything, practice makes perfect! Hope that helps....

Answer 5

My brother and I bought 2 new bikes for a summer vacation. His 1200 Bandit leaked gas and ruined the motor before it got 2000 miles. We asked Suzuki to replace the motor so we could go on vacation.
It took 2 months to get a rep, then he said it’s to expensive and would cost $3000. After 4 months and the vacation gone they got the motor rebuilt at a their cost of $3700. The dealer wanted to replace the motor but Suzuki Rep squashed that.
The gas stained cases and burnt exhaust pipes were not replaced. The bike got nicked and scratched all over from being apart for 6 months. The rep rode it and looked at it, then said it’ good as new. It ran like crap and looked worse.
We called Japan, and even wrote the US CEO all for nothing. We spent $15,000 for the bikes to get ripped off by Suzuki. We spent our vacation hassling with Suzuki, and not one person there gave a damn!
Beware Suzuki’s warranty is not worth the paper it’s on! Buy one of their lemons, get shafted, we did!
I’m a 30 yr garage vet and I know when a rep and a manufacturer have ripped off a customer. This one stinks to high heaven! RUN from buying any Suzuki!

Answer 6

-i think of you would be ok length clever -activities motorcycles do tend to have small seats for passengers, you're able to desire to take human beings out on short runs in spite of the shown fact that i does not advise going traveling on it. -maximum yet not all new riders to tend to thrash there bike around and many times drop there bike and get some scraps. So paying for 2d hand is defiantly a stable theory. in spite of the shown fact that it quite is greater effective paying for from a broker that way you comprehend it quite is been properly maintained. you like to discover something 5k miles and decrease than for a a million year previous bike 10k or decrease than for 2 year. additionally verify the Tyre' tread, the final subject you wanna do is purchase a clean bike and discover that the tyre desire changing or you get fined by using the police. make advantageous the chain and sprockets are in stable subject i.e they are clean and no rust and function been given a stable coat of chain wax/oil. -As for concepts i think of what you're after is a stable adequate starter bike, as its a activities bike coverage could be slightly bigger. with your coaching i'm slightly uncertain approximately it quite works interior the u . s . , interior the united kingdom we do something referred to as a CBT (obligatory elementary coaching) you're able to desire to try this in the previous you're allowed to circulate on the line. then you extremely can e book your try. I think of you will might desire to do something comparable, the place you will study the fundamentals i.e changing kit, lane postion, indicating and typical administration. desire that helped besides the reality that i don't comprehend regardless of if understanding what we do in united kingdom helped, yet i assume its a start up.

Answer 7

600 will be your best bet. honda or kawasaki make good beginner bikes in that cc class. go with the katana or cbr 600.

Answer 8

none