I wanna buy and learn how to ride a sport bike. Any recommendations on make/model/size and the reasons why? I'm 6'1 and 220 lbs if that matters..
I've been entertaining the thought of a YZF-600R or a Katana 750 or something along those lines. |
Both of those are great starters. I started with a Katana 600, it was a great bike, the one I now have the wife on.
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I am thinkin of getting a GSXR 750 or 1000.. I think it was Phins who said Yamahas have Frame problems.. so .. I am ruling them out.. Besides..I do not have the need for speed.. but I like the power.. Think it is wise to get a NEW bike as a starter, since there is the posibility of dropping it..
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No i don't think it is wise to get a new bike for a starter.
Yami says they have fixed their frame issues as of the 2002 or 2003 model year, I dunno but the pre-2002 models have very weak frames, like hit a pothole and you are gonna tweak it. That's why you didn't see them on the track much a few years back, great bike otherwise. |
so maybe a Katana 600 then. you don't think it'll be too small for my fat ass?
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Hmm.. Sinful looks like a Hefty mofo.. I am thinkin he would like a 750 better..
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yeah, definitely go and sit on some bikes. Everything might look good about a bike, then you might sit on it and get like a pinched nerve or something, because of the way it "fits." Never hurts to try some out. As far as I've seen, bike shops let people sit on bikes.
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Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Aug 13 2003, 02:08 PM
so maybe a Katana 600 then. you don't think it'll be too small for my fat ass?
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How bad is insurance on those bad boys..
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I'm not sure what bike you should start out on, but if you are interested in learning how to ride a sportbike properly, check out this book 'a twist of the wrist' by keith code, theres a sequel 'a twist of the wrist 2' which is good also.
I'm also learning how to ride sportbikes and initially I figured it would be easy to learn and I know some people who ride regularly. But there are some things about riding that are not intuitive, like steering, and even some people I know who ride regularly don't know how they steer. They actually think they're leaning the bike at speed by shifting their weight and steering as a result. I almost got in a accident taking a friends bike out and using this method, you cannot steer a bike at speed this way. |
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