help pickin out a bike cant decide

**toxik iroc** · 11-20-2006, 11:35 AM

im lookin in to sport bikes. i perfer a new bike .

im lookin in to alot of bikes, the SUZUKI GSXR 1000 has caught my eyes . my dream bike is a ducati 999

any info you guys have from expereance or just research
one bike easyer to work on,wich moddle i should go for,comfort

thanks everyone

**TheKitchenSink** · 11-20-2006, 11:38 AM

Do you have any experience on a bike...If not, I would look at sometihng a little different so you make it to getting your dream bike. Those can get you into some trouble at your age. Or any age for that matter.

**amon37** · 11-20-2006, 11:40 AM

If your not new to bikes an R1 is where it's at.

**TheKitchenSink** · 11-20-2006, 11:43 AM

Ive been looking at an R6...but until I move out that will never happen because my dad wont let me have one under his roof. There are to many idiots on the roads these days he says, which i agree w/

**toxik iroc** · 11-20-2006, 11:44 AM

i play with drit bikes

**TheKitchenSink** · 11-20-2006, 11:47 AM

Id suggest something lower then a 1000CC or your going to run into problems. Play w/ dirt bikes..as in ride one occasionaly? Insurance on that thing would be another killer, 18 yrs old w/ a superstreet bike....no way is that going to be cheap. Personally Id reconsider bikes..something around a 600CC or even lower if you have very little experience. When you get comfortable w/ a 600 then move up to a 750 or something bigger..take little baby steps to keep yourself from being 6' under. Sure you might be able to hand one..but thats your call.

**toxik iroc** · 11-20-2006, 11:58 AM

i go riding abit so witch 600 or 750 would be good

**TheKitchenSink** · 11-20-2006, 12:08 PM

Ive always like the Yamaha YZF-R6...or there is the Suzuki GSX-R-600 Both seem like nice bikes

**jacobyb** · 11-20-2006, 12:28 PM

take it from me, I have been riding street sport bikes for 13 years. NONE of the current sport bikes are good for you. I know this gets said all the time, but the riding dynamics are so different between dirt and street that you would be making a massive mistake.

The GSXR1000 is out of the question. This is a bike that can and will pull wheelies from 3rd gear down low. Most people that have been on the street for years are not ready for a full liter bike.

Another thought is that you are going to crash. Everybody crashes. Not if, but when. Statistically, it is in the second year of ownership. Why crash a brand new bike? Get something older, learn how to ride, then move up to something more current. I could type for hours about this, and I know that you have already made up your mind and you're going to get what you wnat anyway, but I have seen too many friends make this mistake and live...some of them anyway...to regret it. My brother lost the use of his legs, another friend is brain-dead, another friend had his right leg torn off of his body, I have had 3 people I know die and all 3 were closed caskets. Most of them were doing nothing illegal or out of control with the exception of the leg being torn from his body. The funny thing is that all the accidents could have been avoided by nothing more then having an experienced rider on the bike.

**Tyler_LS1** · 11-20-2006, 12:31 PM

Definatly the NEW R1 or R6.

R1

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr.../6/0/home.aspx

R6

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr.../8/0/home.aspx

**TheKitchenSink** · 11-20-2006, 12:32 PM

Dont they say there are 2 types of riders, the ones that have gone down and the ones that are going to go down. I agree w/ it. My dad went down on a goldwing a while back, and slid into a guard rail and took a good chunk out of his left leg. Lucky thats the only thing that happened. Im 20 and have already lost 2 friends due to bikes. Makes me think im silly for even wanting one.

**toxik iroc** · 11-20-2006, 12:40 PM

its fine that a a 1000 is outa the question and i understand about how different street and dirt are,

and with crashing i agree its going to happen just a matter of time.
but why in the 2nd year ?
i dont realy want a used bike b.c you never know what ppl actly do to/with there bikes and i dont want to buy a bike send alot of money and find some problem.

when i bought my 87 iroc camaro the ppl i bought it from hid alot of shit and i dont want that to happen again

why the r1 or r6 what makes u say that?

**TheKitchenSink** · 11-20-2006, 12:41 PM

Im assuming after the 2nd year people start getting more comfortable on the bike and becomming less scared, but then it bites them in the ass.

**Tyler_LS1** · 11-20-2006, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by ToKiC IROC

its fine that a a 1000 is outa the question and i understand about how different street and dirt are,

and with crashing i agree its going to happen just a matter of time.
but why in the 2nd year ?
i dont realy want a used bike b.c you never know what ppl actly do to/with there bikes and i dont want to buy a bike send alot of money and find some problem.

when i bought my 87 iroc camaro the ppl i bought it from hid alot of shit and i dont want that to happen again

why the r1 or r6 what makes u say that?

Well ive had quite a bit of experience with yamaha's and i grew up around them, all my friends had honda's and ive just always like the Yamahas better, and i think the new 07's are very nice pieces of machinery, there has been quite a bit of changes to the super bikes over the years. Read up on the links i gave you.

**toxik iroc** · 11-20-2006, 12:47 PM

i looked at em but wanted your opinion about em and from the 2 wich would u recomend

**Tyler_LS1** · 11-20-2006, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by ToKiC IROC

i looked at em but wanted your opinion about em and from the 2 wich would u recomend

for me it would depend on what i could afford.

Both Bikes are very good, the R1 is obviosly faster, but cost more money, it just depends on what you can afford.

If this is your first Street bike I would start with the R6.

**Spaz** · 11-20-2006, 12:53 PM

some guy at my work calls the "donor cycles"

**toxik iroc** · 11-20-2006, 12:58 PM

yh it would be my first street bike

**Hi-Po** · 11-20-2006, 01:17 PM

wheres shadegray when you need him.

**Z28Camaro010** · 11-20-2006, 01:23 PM

I like my cbr 600rr. It's nice bike and is comfortable for me. My friends ride R6's i don't like the feel of them. Go sit on a couple and see whats more comfortable to you.

Also i am one of those statistics i just dropped my about 3 weeks ago not doing anything dumb. I was turning out of a parking garage and the tire slid out when it made the transition for concrete to pavement.