It's fine to love honda, and 90% of us here ride honda... but you have to look at what the poster is asking and answer without that bias. If the best bike for them is a kawasaki the tell them that, not some hogwash about only honda 600cc+ bikes.

It pisses me off that people are so stuck on recommending the bike they have to new riders....

Ask your professional racer friend what his first bike was... I bet it wasn't a Honda 600.

Woot.

 

why don't you sell your bike and get a GSXRlike the rest of the squids then? cause surely you won't listen...and for you to come in here bashing other people's opinions like that...not just disagreeing...and then going to list your "experience"...it just shows you have something to prove. not calling you a squid...but i sure do see signs of one.

good for your state with all the scenic twisties...good that your neighbor is a racer...mine is a lawyer...does that mean i know how to practice law?

ride wheelies all day? here...a cookie for your mad stunna skillz...



set track record at your local track? um...no pro racers ever hit up that track or what? AND...running off the track and then proceeding to offroad it to the otherside back to the starting line doesn't really count as record time.

bottom line...a truly responsible rider will start small and then go bigger with experience...most don't do that...and while you'll still get better and progress...you won't progress as fast or get your skills at tuned in as if you were to start smaller and then go bigger.

don't come in here blasting away...cause it's not appreciated...i don't care if you're super duper thugged athlete...you don't have much experience...and that WILL bite you one day...so you better wear your gear. come in here blasting and you will receive the same.

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TAHOE
[sm=icon_rofl.gif][sm=laughat.gif]Can you help me out with a couple of tickets?

 

I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE 1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought the 600 was a piece and slow?!?!?!?!?

 

gotta love this forum. I didn't think that starting this thread will bring so much action...lol. I was really thinking about starting on a cbr too, but now I'm not because I listen to what experianced riders said on this thread about how beginners should start on a small bike...which is a good thing mand take the MSF course. a cbr can wait but your brain can't. All beginners riders need to start on a small bike. I know a few people who started on a 600 or bigger bikes and they all wrecked. A ninja250 or a ex500 is a good beginner bike.

 

not saying that you can't start on a 600...you can...and many do...but the 'smart and safe' way would be something smaller....i dunno about 250 though...maybe 500.

but it's just people coming in and saying it's perfectly fine to do so...it's NOT perfectly fine...and those who claim to master it or have it down after riding less than 1 year?!?!? two, three, etc...there's always tons to learn.

 

Arkansashog -- If Honda made a great sport bike 250, you'd find ALL of us likely to recommend it! Unfortunately Kawasaki is the only sport bike 250 choice out there. One question: Have you ever actually ridden a Kaw 250 Ninja?

I'm a pro-driving (not riding) instructor on the side. I've never found that anyone who was a noobie and bragged about havinga track record somewherewas telling the whole truth. Sorry! Been around too long to fall for that one.

Ifyou really were learning from a pro racer type, I think it would show....meaning, you wouldn't think you already know it all. You wouldn't be so quick to dis a guy's great judgment in starting out smaller & working up. See all this stuff the experienced guys here are recommending isn't new...isn't rocket science either. It's sound advice honed out of hard experience & sometimes painful lessons learned. The accomplished racers I know would be saying exactly the same thing & applauding the guys good judgment as a new rider starting smaller, gain experience, then move up. Yeah like why don't they just hand rookies an F1 car? Why do they start in Formula Atlantic or VW or Mazda, etc? Why do NASCAR rookies start in ARCA or BUSH then move to CUP?

We're talking about peoples' well-being & safety & LIFE here man!!

You might think some of us sound like wimps or something - recommending starting small & then moving up. I can assure you that I'm far from it. I fly jets, fly hard aerobatics, race cars & ride a 600RR as hard as I safely can. I think you'd find if you went for a little ride alongside of quite a few here like TahoeSC and 13BRSXSRR, etc., you'd probably find it just a wee bit difficult to keep up. I suspect you'd be off the back riding with me too. How do I know? I've seen your kind before. They sound just like ya.

Wise up! Before we hear/read about ya getting smashed in a bad wreck - cause that's the other part of the know it all deal in case you haven't found out yet.

 

greatadvices

 

Ain't that the truth.

 

I have to agree that the 4 stroke 250's are a great bike to learn on, but I dont recommend them for commuting or Highway use. I found them considerably under powered on the highway. Left me feeling like a turtle that cant get out of the way of a cage. Personally, I would recomend an older 2 stroke to learn on. Light forgiving powerful and inexpensive to repair. Save your money for apparel and repairs. Once you have experience under your belt ( that includes school time, even pro's attend school ) then think about going to a larger bike. If you are into the twisties the weight to HP of a two stroke is hard to beat considering the costs.