First big bike

[Sbilley]

Hi guys! I'm looking at getting my first 600cc bike but just wanted some advice. I currently ride a yamaha yzf r125 and am looking to step it up to a R6 this summer. I will be using it every day to get to work and general commuting.... Im not quite sure what year to go for as ive got a budget of around £6000 but I want a bike that looks seriously sporty.

Im currently looking at the Rossi replica in blue and white....
Are there any other colour schemes that would look really nice? and would it be better to get it sprayed?


Thanks for your time!

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[RePT]

125 to a super sport 600, I'd leave the re-spraying till after your funeral.

stay safe

[Sbilley]

[sidewinder]

The r6 should be a 2000 in red and white

https://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m492/sidewinder11/yam-r6-x1.jpg

The best looking ones i recon

[Rogerborg]

[Seb]

Stick with a standard paint scheme, good quality race rep jobs are hugely expensive to repair should you drop the bike (and you will).

Also note Rogerborg's comments, if you are restricting it you're effectively chopping away the very top end the motor needs to be in to go anywhere with any kind of haste.

If it was me I'd personally get a ~2 year old ER6F (The ZX6r lookalike) and ride around on that for a couple of years till your restriction is up, the comparatively unrefined motor and much lower gearing will make it feel quicker plus the softer suspension and taller bars will make it much more enjoyable on the commute.

Also note you'll learn more on a easy going bike that you have confidence in as opposed to a stiff sharp bike that is trying it's best to frighten you.
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[Reid]

Seb's spot-on You'll probably be able to ride the ER-6 faster than you would an R6 anyway.

[Beelzebob]

You already seem to know what bike you want. But isn't it a bit pointless asking other people which colours are good? I don't know, for example, if you like 90s green and purple colour schemes. It's a bit like me asking you what kind of cheese I like. It's cheddar, mostly, but that's beside the point.

Nice to see Roger looking out for your hot Mrs tho
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[drzsta]

Just get the one you like, 6k can get you ALOT of bike.
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[Sbilley]

thanks for your advise guys..... I dont intend on restricting it tho that would be pointless. I never mentioned anything about cheese and girlfriends so please just stick to the original post....

I was only wondering what colour schemes are good, and what the difference is in terms of the year.... Green and purple sounds quality! And the red and white is nice too.
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[Paris2]

But will you be on an A2 license?

And I too have a hot girlfriend and lurve cheddar, which do I love most though
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[Teflon-Mike]

[Dean-J]

Sbilley - there is a lot of truth in the advice you are being given, and also a touch of pessimistic bullshit.

YOU are the deciding factor in whether or not you make it though the year unscathed, be it on a 125 or a 1000cc. You can go from a 125 to a 600 without killing yourself, i and many others have done it. The bottom line is the bike will only do what you tell it to, dont ask too much of it, or yourself, and you should be fine. But ride the R6 like you ride a 125 and it will spit you off in a heartbeat. You need to have serious respect for the machine you buy, and take your time building up to being "fast". It doesnt come overnight, and trying to rush the process will see you in hospital or a bodybag.

Personally, buying a 6k R6 as your first big bike seems rather pointless to me. theres a fair chance it will be dropped or sent down the road at some point in your first year or two, so maybe starting off with something a bit a) cheaper, and b) more forgiving would be a wiser move.

if however you absolutely MUST have an R6, then colour choice is an entirely personal thing.

All the best!

[Redoko]

[Rncv]

dont forget the insurance, which if your under 21 and on a supersports bike?...

Good luck getting insurance, i only just managed to get TP cover on my FZR600 91 with 3 year no claims and it still cost me £1000.
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[Jim Mc]

Plenty of people go from a 125 to a super sports, if you want a super sports go for it.

Yeah you might bin it, but you'll look awesome doing it!

[.....]

Get a 600 but not a race rep - it will end in tears when if you drop it - a normal paint job is much easier to sort out.

[Teflon-Mike]

[Dean-J]

Have to admit, having gone from a 125 to an SV650s, then onto a thundercat, the SV (any Vtwin) gives you all kinds of feedback that the IL4s dont. It is far easier to go a LOT faster on an IL4, but without that feedback from the bike, it is far easier to find yourself getting out of shape.

I know, as i nearly bit the bullet under the wheels of a 4x4 today, on a bend that didnt phase me one bit on the SV.
Reason being i could feel what was going on with the SV, i didnt have to look at the clocks, or overthink anything, it just felt right and it was.

The IL4 gives very little feedback from the engine, and i got a bit carried away with myself so i was in too fast, then on the brakes when i should have been turning, then on the wrong line, pushing out into oncoming traffic. Luckily my reactions were the correct ones, and i pushed the bike down hard into the corner and prayed! If i had touched the brakes, i was off. No iff's but's or maybe's, brakes on and i was under that 4x4.

Thankfully despite the conditions being shite today, the 023's did their thing and held on to the road tight,and i got round with literally inches to spare. I have never put a bike so horizontal and in all honesty i dont want to have to do it again unless its on a track! I absolutely shat myself, had to stop off for a cig ( or 3) shortly afterwards.

Still, at least i no longer have a chicken strip on the left side anymore!

[Drake]

have you actually thought about insurance?
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[sidewinder]

From my limited bike knowlage .How about a cbr600f.got looks.but a better choice for a new rider than a r6.i think 2k can get you a decent bike.with change left for a rainy day

[sidewinder]

From my limited bike knowlage .How about a cbr600f.got looks.but a better choice for a new rider than a r6.i think 2k can get you a decent bike.with change left for a rainy day