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New to the forum. Just bought an '06 cbr 1000rr in October and thought that it would prove beneficial to participate in some forum shinnannigans. My name is Doug and this is my first sport bike so I will probably be that guy with 1000:1 q:a ratio. I appolagize in advance for my ignorance in the domain of two wheeled motorized vehicles.
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A good few people told me to be weary of the 1000rr. To be honest, I did not get the 1000 because I wanted to go fast. I swallow a 600. A good friend of mine has a '05 R6 and he let me ride it a bit. I just felt like there needed to be more physical bike under me. I stand a little over 6'2 and I weigh about 210 and I just don't feel comfortable on a 600. I feel like a clown ridding a clown car. (expression may be...is... a bit over the top...but) in all sincerity I feel that the power of the 1000 makes me a safer rider in that I am mildly fearful of its power which keeps me in check. Also this is not my first bike, only my first sport bike. I have been riding for a little over three years, not like that is a lot but I feel that, for me, it is enough.
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A good few people told me to be weary of the 1000rr. To be honest, I did not get the 1000 because I wanted to go fast. I swallow a 600. A good friend of mine has a '05 R6 and he let me ride it a bit. I just felt like there needed to be more physical bike under me. I stand a little over 6'2 and I weigh about 210 and I just don't feel comfortable on a 600. I feel like a clown ridding a clown car. (expression may be...is... a bit over the top...but) in all sincerity I feel that the power of the 1000 makes me a safer rider in that I am mildly fearful of its power which keeps me in check. Also this is not my first bike, only my first sport bike. I have been riding for a little over three years, not like that is a lot but I feel that, for me, it is enough.
just throwing this out there but 90% of people who buy a 600 or 1000 as their first bike crash it with in the first year of riding.