What Sport Bike Should A Beginner, Like Me, Purchase?

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I have been looking at some sport bikes for a while and have found a lot a people saying the Ninja 250 is a perfect bike to start out on, its small, light weight, easy to handle, and most importantly not too much power to run yourself of the road.

Even though I am a beginner and have no experience, I feel that I have a stronger learner curve and am on a much higher maturity level then most first time riders. I also understand the risks and responsibilities of a faster bike. But I am no Dare Devil, I just want something with a little more power.


It took me only an hour to drive a manual car, and I had no instructions on how to do so, except for a 2 minute video on youtube.
This might not even compare in any way to a sport bike, but I am just mentioning my "feel" for motor vehicles .

ALSO: I'm 6'3 and 150 pounds, but space is not a big comfort issue for me (I drive a small civic right now without being feeling crammed)


Maybe a 600cc bike would be good for me? I would not go crazy with it and would start out slow.
Please feel free to give me as much insight as possible.

Thanks in advance.
 
Beginning on a sportbike is not the answer, no matter what you think you can learn fast. You should take the MSF class and learn to ride an upright bike first. When you get some time riding a regular bike, then switch when you are comfortable with controls and riding on the road. Starting on a sportbike is an accident waiting to happen.
 
600cc sports bikes are not learner machines......hows that for insight??lol

buy a cheap second hand 250cc bike & learn to ride first... The old CB250 honda that you buy for under $1000 will do standing Quarter mile times faster than the average V8 car & top out at over 80 MPH.. if you get one of the old air cooled 2 stroke 250cc bikes..(RD250 Yam or the like) they top out at 100MPH & do sub 15 second 1/4 miles..

this is probably twice as fast as your Civic.. & its an old 250cc bike..

if you multiply the performance by 4 then you get an idea of the power from a new 600cc sports bike

& when it comes to stopping... grab a hand full of front & the bike stands on its front wheel.. not good when your trying to stop in a hurry & arnt sure what your doing....


heres a bit from a bike magazine reveiw..even they say its no beginner bike,,

I was now getting used to this motorcycle and I decided that a fast lane won’t hurt anyone, so I headed out of town in order to get the best out of the 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6S. Outside town I encountered a completely transformed machine, one with tremendous power available on twist of the throttle away. I noticed that the racy and power oriented engine doesn’t require shifting up until around 15,500 rpm, where redline is encountered and that was my goal: bringing the needle close to redline in every single gear in order to really make my point on this bike. I found myself far away of the long arm of the law but the R6S kept going and going forever. 6th gear in top end brought a TopSpeed of 165 mph and I believe that it is more than needed from a 600cc motorcycle.

Reducing the speed was no problem as the reliable braking system made stopping more of a kids play but it is more than worth mentioning this bike is no beginner’s motorcycle



In conclusion...learn to ride first.. cheap bikes dont matter if you throw them down the road..
 
im with some of these fellas.

buy yourself a $1000, 500cc-1100cc old jap bike off craigslist, take a class, get your endorsement then save up and buy the bike of your dreams in a few years.
 
im with some of these fellas.

buy yourself a $1000, 500cc-1100cc old jap bike off craigslist, take a class, get your endorsement then save up and buy the bike of your dreams in a few years.
 
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