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Please share your thoughts on someone buying a GSXR600 as their first bike...

fr0ng

fr0ng

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A brand new 2002 GSXR-600 with 3700 miles for $5300 without even taking the MSF course or even getting their permit.


Personally, I think this person would total the bike within 100 miles.
 
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Well the fact that he bought it without ANY experience whatsoever...no permit, no license, no msf...no GEAR...makes him an idiot.
 
Unless that person have ridden Mopeds or scooters before, i strongly suggest at least the BASIC MSF before getting any sportbike above 250cc
 
Dar25 said:
Unless that person have ridden Mopeds or scooters before, i strongly suggest at least the BASIC MSF before getting any sportbike above 250cc
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Hey Alex :D




Anyway, the guy has never ridden anything before.
 
I did it with a heavier bike back in the early 90s, a 1990 ZX-6. Power wasn't too different (around 80ish), but the additional 100 pounds was.

My only previous experience involved borrowing 250cc motorcycles sporadically over the course of about 3 years. That and years of mountain biking.

I wasn't about pushing it to the limit. I was just out there, constantly learning, readying, studying, observing, and enjoying the ride.

A year later, after a few cross-state voyages, I found my confidence. Followed by aggression. That's when it all went to hell...

Ducky's right. Attitude is everything.
 
hey i know someone that did that (not me)....

he bought the bike, had his friend ride it home from the dealership....

Considering his entire situation (he didn't know how to even ride a bicycle when he got his motorcycle)...i think your friend should be okay...

my friend got the bike, had it sit at home for a while, took the MSF, but didn't pass the riding test....but eventually got his license...he lowsided the bike a few times, ended up leaving it in the garage again...but eventally got a good grip on how to ride and he is actually a good rider now.
 
FYI, i bought my 01 sixxer brand new in 01. didn't last a year before i totalled it @ the track riding like a dumbshit. i've already lowsided on it beforehand.

i don't have high hopes for the rider keeping it shiny side up.
 
Ducky_Fresh said:
Depends on the person and their attitude IMO.
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Everyone has stated some great advice. And I wholeheartly agree....:thumbup

I'm on a Gixxer 600 and it was/is my first bike :cool
 
Yeah, like the guys have been saying. It all depends on the rider. If he respects the bike then he'll be fine. If he goes draggin his knees at 100 mph his first day, then he's gonna total it. My TL1000R is my first bike, and I learned on it just fine. I just had my first crash on it last week. (After putting a couple months and a couple thousand miles on it already) but, that was because I was rippin up the twisites and riding beyond my limits. Just tell him to take it slow. (He wont listen, but tell him anyway)
 
I think if the person has a good head on their shoulders, everything should work out fine. The bike sounds like a cool deal. Hopefully the person is smart enough to get all nessary things done before riding it?

Danny
 
Weak sauce... He should have gone for a 'busa instead.

But really... respect the bike and don't be dumb, it'll be okay. That said, the more I read about first bikes and what the different schools of thought are, the more I lean towards the "start small, you won't be able to push a bigger/faster bike enough to actually become a skilled rider" way of thinking. Take the gixxer 1100 I bought from a buddy, I could have kept it and rode it around, but I wouldn't have really learned how to ride since I was too scared to try anything on it. I didn't feel that I could control it, so I got rid of it and I'm looking for an older 600, or possibly a ex250/500 to learn on. Well, that and a fiddy :)

Anyways, listen to the people with bikes, not to me!
 
Pot calling the Kettle black there Frongy?:confused

How about thoughts of someone buying an F4i for their first bike, calling themselves "the next Nickey Hayden", smashing the shit out of it, then buy a brand new 600rr?:twofinger
 
slowpoke said:
Pot calling the Kettle black there Frongy?:confused

How about thoughts of someone buying an F4i for their first bike, calling themselves "the next Nickey Hayden", smashing the shit out of it, then buy a brand new 600rr?:twofinger
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Please show me where I claimed I was anywhere near fast. The reason I crashed my F4i was due to several factors, but mainly riding too close to my limit, and target fixation.


Plus, I had dirtbike experience and rode a GS500 around for a while (which means at least I knew how to operate a motorcycle before I even bought the F4i :nerd
 
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bad idea...for the gsxr as a 1st bike. get something smaller, learn to ride, put 10k on it and then sell it for something bigger. my 1st ride was a 75 honda cl360 and i turned out ok :laughing
 
fr0ng said:
Well the fact that he bought it without ANY experience whatsoever...no permit, no license, no msf...no GEAR...makes him an idiot.
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Obviously, it's not an ideal bike for a beginner. But I don't think it's fair to call someone an idiot because they lack knowledge. Unless they were familiar with motorcycles or had done some research, a novice would have no understanding of why this bike is a bad choice. And without some education, they wouldn't see why gear is so important.

You can't expect people to magically know that riding takes a lot more than the ability to balance the bike and twist the throttle. It's not immediately apparent that you have to change your entire way of looking at the road and thinking about your environment. That's something people have to learn.

I do agree that it isn't very smart to go into any potentially dangerous activity without first taking the time to educate yourself a little.
 
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