so this spring i think im gonna buy a bike, there so sexy i gotta have one. i've had my eye on the zx-6r i know there are other choices but id like to see some input as to diffrent 600's. the other question would be, do i gte a starter bike first, something like the zx-250r just to learn how to handle the bike.
YES ! Get the 250 first. do NOT get caught up in the "I need a 600cc bike" horseshit. A 600 CC bike is like saying "I NEED a Ferrari for my first car". I learned on a 250, and now I can do those parking lot maneuvers that motorcycle police do with my 600 (And almost my 1200). You need to graduate to powerful bikes.
Everyone I know that said "A 250 is a girls bike" or "a 250 is too slow" has wound up wrapped around a tree on their 600+ cc bike because they couldn't handle it. TRUST ME - you need to graduate to those levels.
Alittle story: I started off with a 250 earlier this year. I rode that bike EVERYWHERE, even on days-long highway trips, at a screaming 10k RPMs. I had no accidents, a few mis-haps that I recovered from, and learned a lot with that bike.
Then I traded it in on a 2001 ZX12R. Biiiiiiiiig mistake. I haven't wrecked yet, but I'm WAY too junior to handle that machine. I realise it. I haven't got enough experience to make perfect judgement calls. It's like moving from a Civic to a Veyron with 9 months driving experience. nooo way. I'm trading it in.
[/quote]dont say something crazy like a hayabusa or zx-12r cuz i am 5'5'' and 135 pounds there's no way i could handle a machine that big[/quote]
I'm 5'6" and 135 lbs and ride my ZX12. It's lighter than you might imagine, and easy to handle. But it takes full 100% focus at all times, which makes riding it a real fatigue. I miss my 250.
I have a 1985 GPZ600R (The Ninja 600ZZ) and it's perfect. E_solSi is completely correct. Get something low powered, used and GEAR UP. I ride with about 1000$ of gear all the time, 100 degrees or not. Get the best you can.
If you can finance, then go to a bike shop and finance the new 08 250R - then you can toss in all that gear and finance it too. Be smart about riding, and not reckless. Reckless gives you cred now, but reckless riders never ride for more than 2 seasons. Do it for the right reasons.
IF you do get a bike, welcome aboard ! We have a motorcycle forum here, open the threads to "any date" and read them all. IT's the off season, so the topics are slow right now, but there is a ton of good articles there.