I have never riden a motorcycle, however I am looking into buying a brand new 600rr... Any advice would be greatly appreciated... of course being on a CBR forum im expecting everyone will be supportive of this purchase, but im also not completely confident in what bike I want yet.. Im open to anything! thanks!

 

Welcome to the forum. We don't blindly follow Honda/CBRs because of the name. We love them because they last forever and are very dependable. Plus they look sweet.

What riding experience do you have and why do you want s CBR? I'll be the first to say you need to try out other bikes too.

 

I heard the cbrs are great bikes, they look pretty nice and seem to be in my price range... like ive said ive never been on a bike.. at all...

 

1st, welcome to the site

2nd, I'm gonna tell you what everyone else will say. Get a cheap slow bike to learn on. Don't want to hurt yourself OR wreck an expensive bike.

Best of luck

 

Please for the love of motorcycles take one of the MSF classes before purchasing a bike. Learn how to ride the safe and proper way.

I bought my F4i as my first bike a week after taking the class. I think the 600cc CBR's are good starter bikes, because they aren't huge power machines unless you want them to be.

Like 1morebike.com, I'd also recommend buying an older bike first to learn on. My used F4i was a great started, and at $3800 it was super affordable. You can find 2001-2004 CBRs for pretty good prices, and they'd be just as fun.

 

F4i or an RR.. you cant go wrong. Please dont buy a Suzuki just to say "gixxer" though, Please for the love of god.

 

so there wouldnt be any concerns with buying a cbr as my first ride? I have been trying to find a nice used one, but have been unable to find anything decent...

 

hmmmm-really? if you HAVE to have a 600 as your first bike(the new ones are alot faster than most ofthe old ones) get a crash cage, sliders and spools, basically you need to crash proof your bike....and yourself for that matter...get full leathers, boots, gloves and a helmet... gear alone should sent you back no less than $700

 

Welcome to the site, and here's my $.02... Take the msf course BEFORE you buy your bike. (google "msf course" if you're not sure what that is. You'll get some good links and it'll help you find a course in your area). I would HIGHLY recommend buying a smaller bike, say a Kawasaki Ninja 250, (I went with a Honda Rebel personally, 250cc bike). Everyone drops a bike at some point... and the smaller bikes are cheaper, easy to find, and invaluable learning tools and MUCH more forgiving than a 600cc bike. This is just my personal experience talking here. My rebel taught me more about bikes (kept it for just over a year) on the street than I'd ever expected... and that experience has saved me and my new bike on more than one occasion.

We love Honda's here because of all different reasons. For me, Honda makes the best bikes. They're durable, relatively low maintenance, comfortable, and very well made. I checked out yamaha's, suzuki's, triumph's, and kawasaki's before I went with my honda. I did my darndest to tear up that little Honda Rebel I had... but no matter what it kept on kickin' (and got me 60+mpg to boot!) I'm sold on Honda's, and I'm sticking with them.

 

HUGE concerns. Yes, many people can get a CBR600, 1000 or even a turbo nitroused Hayabusa and learn and survive the ordeal. But your chances of dying or getting maimed goes up with the power of the bike when you are learning and even after a while after that. Remember, sportbikes are inherently unstable, that is why they are/were basically race bikes because they can quickly change direction and stop/go faster than a cruiser, they are responsive to a fault. Couple that instability with 100hp and a new rider and bad things tend to happen at a higher rate than with a 30hpstandard/cruiser bike that can deal with inappropriate control input without f**kingyou up..

Like I said, you can learn on a 600RR, but your chances of crashing, dying, are much higher than if you start off on a cheap used 250cc. If you plan on riding throughout your life, what is the difference if you wait a year to get your dream bike.