Is a Suzuki Gsx-r 600 A good Starter MotorCycle?????

Question

Am just asking, because am getting a motorcylce in two years & is this a Good choice

i got the juice i know how to ride one but, i never rode one, i call me self hayabusa cause that my fav motorcycle & ill cop one before i turn 25

Answer 1

As usual, this question brings out the worst advice. Go with the first guy to answer, as he got it right. Any 600 and up race replica bike is a horrible choice. Good choices would be: Ninja 250, 500, or the new 650 (this is not a RR bike, and doesn't have anywhere near the power), Suzuki GS500 or SV650. Anyone who thinks you will "outgrow" a 600 or below bike in a year clearly does NOT know how to ride. I've met VERY few people who could ride a 600cc sport bike to it's full potential (or even within 75%). A bigger sportbike will have more power than is actually useable on the streets.
Learn to ride first, THEN get a large displacement bike if that's what you want. Just as your first car is not your last car, your first bike will not be your last either... unless you kill yourself on it. Believe me when I say that, as a non-rider, you currently don't even know what type of bike you will really want after a year or two riding. You may find that, because of the way you ride, you would rather have a sport touring bike than an all out race replica. Or you may find that your riding style is better suited to a cruiser, or a taller "naked" sport bike with better ergos, etc. Once you learn to ride, and spend a good season or two on your first bike, you'll figure out what type of bike really suits your needs.

Answer 2

The Gixxer has enough power for a small car, and a chassis designed for lightning fast responses. In the hands of a beginner, it will immediately do anything you accidentally tell it to do. It's very easy to accidentally wheelie one or drop it in a corner.

So, I'd recommend starting out by taking some lessons, where you'll get to do some riding without needing a bike of your own and have an experienced professional teach you how to ride. In the United States, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation is the biggest group that does these, but there are others.

Then you'll want to get some appropriate gear. If you're into sportbikes, you might as well go with the full face helmet and a full leather suit. That'll look the part of a real racer, and keep you protected.

For a first sportbike, I'll say it's best to start with one 500 cc's or less. While that may sound close to a 600, the 500's in this market are usually 50 hp or less, and much more forgiving and predictable. I've got a Suzuki GS500F myself, and that one looks a lot like a Gixxer but is a lot easier to ride. Then after you've ridden it for a year or so, if you want more, you'll probably be able to sell it for close to what you paid for it and get something wilder.

Answer 3

If you are under 30, your insurance company will answer this question for you before you even purchase the bike.

The GSXR is a race bike - it's not even a good beginner bike on the track, let alone when you're out on the street dicing with idiots in metal boxes.

Give yourself a chance at making it through your first year of riding alive. Take the MSF safety course, choose a small bike (250cc or less) to start with, ride within your limits, don't put yourself in bad situations (late night riding, drinking, lots of traffic, crowd scenes, etc), if you do this for the first year of riding, and then still feel the need for more power, you can start looking for a bigger bike.

Most of the time though, good riders realize it's not the power in the bike, it's the skill of the rider. Learn the skill first, get the powerful bike waaaaaay later.

Yes, I know there are many folks out there who have purchased a big hp sportbike when they were 25, and have lived to tell the tale, but odds are against it. That's why the insurance is so high -- those companies stay in business playing the odds!

Answer 4

Sorry, you don't have the skill to "respect" these 150 mph road racing motorcycles. 4 months is NOTHING!! How do I know? Your comment "The whole turning while leaning is a bit rusty so far." How else do you turn? Seems to me you have hardly ridden the 250R. These are capable bikes. You just don't know how to ride. These little bikes will go like stink, but it takes skill to be able to push the bike. Skills you lack. Moving to a big displacement bike to try and make up for the lack of riding skill is how accidents occur. Unless you like tumbling along the pavement and collecting a banged up body, broken bones, road rash, and a destroyed bike. Buy your own 250R. Or buy a Suzuki SV or DL 650 with ABS brakes. V-twin engine with lots of mid range torque that is very reliable. Three articles below for your reading. Learn to be a good rider first. Sport bikes in general are poor machines for commuting, hauling gear, offer no rider protection from the elements, and terrible for riding two up. Why? These are race bikes that happen to be street legal.

Answer 5

Why wait two years? Don't you have a license yet?

You want a quick answer? NO a Gixxer is NOT a good beginner bike.

Why is it that people think just because a bike is "only" 600cc's that it's slow? A Gixxer will do exactly what you unintentionally tell it to do, so unless you have YEARS of experience under your belt you will not be able to control it properly.

Answer 6

I cant say much about sport bikes, but I have advice on buying a first bike.

Buy cheap and something that will sell quick when it's time to get your second bike. Because when you get ready for the second bike you want to get rid of it. You want something your size and lightweight. Something too powerful or too big will get you hurt. Or hurt the bike. A 600 is great for a beginner. It handles great and has just enough power for you to learn on. Picking the model is up to you. The bike has to fit you like a pair of jeans. Your butt has to sit in that seat for hours and you want to be 100% comfortable. You can always lower the bike and change the seat but handlebar placement is limited on a sportbike.

Answer 7

NO. It has way to much power for a beginner. You might want to try an sv 650 or even a gs 500. I know there not as flashy as the gixxer but they will introduce you nicely to the sportbike world.

Answer 8

It doesn't have too much power for a beginner... and dont buy anything bigger either. A 600cc bike is perfect for beginners and a GSX-R has good handling and decent speed so it should do you good.
No matter what bike you get first you'll want something else in about a year so as long as its decent, safe, and a good price get it. You'll probably be able to turn around and sell it for what you bought it for... if you don't drop it, which a lot of people do so don't spend too much.

Go dirt bike riding a couple times, its good practice with zero risk.

Answer 9

i'll be honest, buy the bike you see yourself on in two years from when you first start riding. you will wish you did. buy a bike you are a little afraid of but one that you respect. this way you will not get lazy with a little 600 cc.and start thinking you can do things you cant. because when the time comes to move up to a bigger bike, you will have developed some bad habbits from riding around on that little peashooter, and have to learn a whole new bike. you will learn the right way to ride a bike and will be more cautious.

Answer 10

Strange that you call yourself (Hayabusa) and don't have the juice to ride one.

Just get a Hayabusa and live up to your name. You can ride slow for 3 months and be use to it by then. Just don't crack the throttle back from 2,3 gear of you will find yourself on the street.

Don't buy a 600cc you will out grow it in 6 months.