Which Bike First?

rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

I will be taking my bike test soon at age of 18. Once i passed i wanted to know which bike to buy. I havent realy ridden any bikes apart from my mountain bike:). But i was thinking of a restricted R6 either a 2000 or 2003 model..so thats the kinda bike i want...any ideas

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

2003 has a better gearbox

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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

a restricted R6? , its a rev monster it won'tlike the restrictions
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kiers · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Karma :

what about a vfr/cbr 400 or something similar?
r6 will be a lot to insure as insurance charge you the same whether its restricted or not.
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rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

I want something that looks like a big bike and sounds like a big bike. Dont really mind the performance

01dabreoo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

400s look like big bikes, although they are pretty low.
sound pretty good aswell.

my 400 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzgvUBqxk4g (note, the cam seems to amplify the tapping for some reason lol)

and without a can sounds awsome lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12KZ7RlZ3w

rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Nice bike and thanks for the link the bike sounds great. But i was looking for something a little newer. Im looking to spend around the £3000 mark

01dabreoo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

kawasaki were the last people to stop making 400s.
think they stopped in 99, bu dont hold me to it.

SV650 seems popular for 33hp people

rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Does the restriction make any difference to the sound?

01dabreoo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

nope, just the performance

rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Anyone know what the performance figures would be once its restricted?

01dabreoo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

all depending it will top out max 110mph, not sure how quick acceloration would be, but would still accelorate faster than the average car

Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

Why are you buying a bike?
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rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

Im buying a bike because im into bikes just like im into my cars but just never had a chance to start

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rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

im not definitely getting it but i want something similar...Any suggestions?

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rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

even tho id love an r1 i dont think so...how about a fazer?...come on people help me!

rac3r · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Karma :

i might just do the sensible thing and go for a zxr 400

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damz · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Karma :

im in a similar situation as the tc apart from the fact that im 20, i was going for a zxr400 but insurance is only £100-200 cheaper than an R6 and most zxr400's are imports which insurance companies seem to hate

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damz · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Karma :

an r6 for me tpft is at around £1000 mark, for tpft on a zxr400 was around £900.

Most 400's i went to look at, zxr's, cbr's and fvr's were all in pretty bad conditions compared to the 600's ive seen.

and lets be honest, 33bhp is more than enough for a bike in an urban area, i doubt you will ever get to use the bikes full potential on country roads let alone city ones.

Seb · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Karma :

Maybe look into a faired SV650s? Its a V-twin so more low down grunt and hence much happier restricted than something like an R6, plus they sound absolutely fantastic even when your not thrashing them.

Other more sensible and useable options would be stuff like the ZZR600 (Got one myself and I love it to bits, laid back, relaxed and very comfortable at motorway speeds, but wind it up to 8k rpm and it soon reminds you that its not far removed from a ZX6r), CBR600F (Less rev dependant than the RR) or a YZF Thundercat Thumbs Up

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kaz32 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 08 May 2007 Karma :

Hey , thats nonsense man i'm 17 and going to get an R6 at the start of next year , and insurance tpft is 900 mate , bikes are a passion , and in order to completely fill that passion you have to get what you desire and i want an R6 i am going to ride around on a Mito for a couple months and then go for an 2002 model , as for your performance stats ... wait for it ....... an R6 will hit 0-60 in the very low 4's if not 4seconds dead , racer if you need any other advice or help just give me a shout mate ... like on how to convince your parents lol ,thanks.kaz