never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

ive never riden before,had an srt4.**** went wrong with the insurance company,car is gone.looking for a used 600.is a ninja or gixxer a bad first back?with no rider exp.and are they hard to ride,if uve never gotten on one before.yes this is a newb ? but oh well,thanks for your help
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

yes they are hard to ride if youve never been on one before.. just get ya an older ninja600 and youll be fine
Old Jul 24, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

A 500 is a good idea!

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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

500 is meh,i ant the styling of teh sexy sportbike but,i favor my life as well,i mean is a 600 something i can get,and take me time on learning on the street of my neighbor hood?(priv area) for a while?or will i fall off it the first time i try leaning in for a turn
Old Jul 24, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

first learn how to spell so we can understand what youre saying.



youd be better off starting on a used 500. if you have no exp., youre gonna drop it and youll probably wreck sooner or later. 600's have more power and will get you in trouble if you dont know what youre doing. you can get hurt just as easy on a 500 and they have more power than you think. a lot of new riders get in the gas too much, panic, and lay it down or run off the road. start small and work your way up.
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

find your local Motorcycle Saftey Foundation course, http://www.msf-usa.org/ and do the course, it cost me $225, I wanted to do it so I could get cheaper insurance and stuff. Check it out, it is the best thing for new riders, and even if you dump the bike, it's not yours to worry about You'll be a lot more comfortable with a bike afterword.
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

Originally Posted by DarkMemory
500 is meh,i ant the styling of teh sexy sportbike
The everyday person doesn't know the difference between a 500 and a 600. When I was in high school I once had 2 smokin hot college girls come up to my house and ask me to take them for a ride.
Old Jul 25, 2004 | 02:14 AM
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

I think you should buy a furred F3, and what do ya know, I happen to know of one for sale
Old Jul 25, 2004 | 06:07 AM
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

My first bike is a 1993 Kawasaki Ninja zx-6. There is only one problem with them that it seems a lot of people I talked to have, when you're just cruising and stop at a stop sign, you shift down into first, but it gets stuck in Neutral. The way to fix it is to let out on the clutch and rev it past 5k RPM, then shift to first.

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Anyone have any idea what I need to replace so I won't have that problem?
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

Originally Posted by Frogger
find your local Motorcycle Saftey Foundation course, http://www.msf-usa.org/ and do the course, it cost me $225, I wanted to do it so I could get cheaper insurance and stuff. Check it out, it is the best thing for new riders, and even if you dump the bike, it's not yours to worry about You'll be a lot more comfortable with a bike afterword.
About how much % or whatever do you save on insurance by doing one of these? And is it too late to do it if I have a learner's permit?
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

when shifting back down to first make sure you push the lever all the way down.

if its not that, your clutch/clutch assembly must have something wrong with it.
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

thanks for the help guys
Old Jul 25, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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Re: never riden before,is a 600a bad first bike?

My bike, which is my first, is a 01 cbr f4i which is a 600 and I feel good on it. You just gotta be safe and don't push it until you learn everything. I'm glad I didn't get anything smaller.
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