First Bike choice after passing DAS test?

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Surfdude

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This has been asked a million times before and I have read them all :) but I wanted to ask for my self and be a little more specific to my case.

I am 33 and have just passed my DAS, I have ridden 50cc and 125cc when I was 16/17/18 and then got a car but the bug came back.

I have £2k to spend on a bike...the problem is the only bikes I like the look of are R6, GSX6R, Daytona 675 (although too much money), CBR600RR. Basically I am after a sports bike looking at the list ;) although the Hornet 600 looks ok... I suppose. I am a very sensible rider to the point that I would probably only use somewhere in the region of 5% of the bikes power! I have looked at the YZF125R and the Ninja250 as they have the looks... but when I rode them and listened to that exhaust it was terrible and I felt like I was 17 all over again on my TZR or RD-LC.

So I think what I am saying is is it ok to go to one of these sports bikes as my first bike if I ride carefully and sensibly and would it be worth sticking a 33bhp on something like an R6 until I get used to riding?

Thaks in advance
 
If a 600 sports is what you like then get one, dont waste money getting something else. Theres lots of scarey talk from bikers acting big and tough about new riders should not ride powerful bikes but dont let it put you off, if you take it easy and increase your skills gradually you will be fine. Most important dont get egged on into racing someone just because they see you are on a sports bike.

Dont bother with a restrictor either. You can still get killed on a bike with "only" 33bhp if you dont respect it. If youve experience of 50s and 125s you have the basic riding skills.
 
If it does not need to be restricted then don't restrict it.
The sports bikes you are looking at at that sort of price will most likely have had a hard life and a fair bit of track time. Finding a good one that has not been down the road on its side will be an achievement.
You will enjoy your riding much more if you get something other than a crotch rocket at around 600cc and all of them will knock spots off your old RD-LC. In your position i would look for a 600 or 650 Bandit and get a newer better bike for your 2000 that will be less likely to spit you off when the red mist comes down - you know it will.
 
If it does not need to be restricted then don't restrict it.
The sports bikes you are looking at at that sort of price will most likely have had a hard life and a fair bit of track time. Finding a good one that has not been down the road on its side will be an achievement.
You will enjoy your riding much more if you get something other than a crotch rocket at around 600cc and all of them will knock spots off your old RD-LC. In your position i would look for a 600 or 650 Bandit and get a newer better bike for your 2000 that will be less likely to spit you off when the red mist comes down - you know it will.
 
Hmmm. My advice is to be patient, Padwan. Especially if you are about to start riding again over the winter.

So... either you *think* you will only use a low % of the power (haha), or you're getting a bike that you don't really need. Why?

Hornet 600s are very popular, with good reason. They're reliable and 'quick enough', while if you drop them (and you will, because they're heavier to manoever about when at low speed) then you aren't knackering all the plastics.

SV650s are another very popular choice, as are Bandit 600s. Steer clear of Japanese imports (most used 400s and 250 are, for example).

Go and join therevcounter.com and have a poke around in the forums. This will have been covered over there many times, and by people that really know their stuff. There's also a 'for sale' section.
 
Hmmm. My advice is to be patient, Padwan. Especially if you are about to start riding again over the winter.

So... either you *think* you will only use a low % of the power (haha), or you're getting a bike that you don't really need. Why?

Hornet 600s are very popular, with good reason. They're reliable and 'quick enough', while if you drop them (and you will, because they're heavier to manoever about when at low speed) then you aren't knackering all the plastics.

SV650s are another very popular choice, as are Bandit 600s. Steer clear of Japanese imports (most used 400s and 250 are, for example).

Go and join therevcounter.com and have a poke around in the forums. This will have been covered over there many times, and by people that really know their stuff. There's also a 'for sale' section.
 
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