What were the other 9?

Look up yammienoob on youtube. He's got hundreds of videos geared towards new riders and beginner bikes.

 

ok, this is not quite in the spirit of the comments befor, however any bike can be a deadly weapon for the person riding it and its environment.
In the Netherlands one is obliged to get a motorcycle driverslicence which takes 3 official exams.
Theory, bike handling, and taking part in traffic. In between these exams one can only get lessons at certified traffic schools which on average takes about 40 hours of lesson time.
You need serious talent to do it faster.
Point being the more serious the bike you want to get the more serious you need to be in traffic.
You can easily start on a cbr954 rr (what I did) but you need to be in absolute control.
After some time YOU WILL fly with at least 200+km/h (125+m/h) over the road and you need to be sure to pick the right time and place.
When you are sure you can trust yourself with this, then there is no problem at all to start on a cbr600rr or faster.

be safe

 

good luck on your hunt for a bike as said a 600 is a good bike .the bike is only as fast as you make it go

 

I'm not sure where trickman is but I assume it's in the states. Other countries have tier licencing for a reason. Here, anyone can take a short written test and jump on any bike and off they go...

 

what is the survival rate of the average starting motorcyclist in the states?
oh my, I thought the weapons policy of the states was crazy.....

 

I don't know what it is or how it compares to other countries. Google may know....

 

Yep I'm in wisconsin, all you need is the permit but I intend on taking the courses as soon as I can. Is there any difference in the older cbrs? I have found a 1993 cbr600 f1 but don't know anything about it, would that be a better starter

 

Nothing wrong with any of them. The older they get though the harder parts are to source.

 

Imo, you would be better off with something newer. You will want the bike you're learning on to be mechanically sound so you can focus only on riding without the bike throwing problems in the mix. You can pick up a slightly used 250, 300, or 400 something that's a only a few years old for a couple thousand dollars, or stick to the F4i if it's clean and cheap.

 

Yea, I realize now I have got lots of research to do still lol, thank you so much for the advice and helping me out. Hopefully I can't get on two wheels soon enough!