Classic CBR 600 as first bike?
Discussion
moanthebairns said:
Speed addicted said:
moanthebairns said:
Blandits, fazers.....all good, good bikes. But they're a bit like watching the women's world cup.
Like beach volleyball, more interesting than the mens?besides, I've read somewhere mx-5 is the most tracked car in the world, for sure the most tracked convertible.
Stu-nph26 said:
Can you give me some examples of bikes to look at?
Something like a Suzuki V-strom or a Triumph Tiger 800 would be good if going adventure shaped. The Yamaha Tracer 700 is more road orientated (looking, none of these are really offroad bikes) and is a decent size.One of my mates got a Kawasaki Z750 as a first bike and it was a good mix of decent power and being comfortable for distance.
Obviously these all look pretty bland compared to the sportsbikes, but as a larger than average person you may not get on with the smaller bikes. The current crop of sports bikes tend to be designed for people about 6" smaller than you!
I always suggest getting something that's quite sensible as a first bike, then once you know what you would like more or less of you can change it for something more suited to your needs. If you go for more extreme bikes early on you may be put off by the experience rather than gaining confidence and enjoying it more in the longer term.
Of course there are people out there that have only ever ridden sportbikes and are perfectly happy too.
I bought a CBR600rr Hannspree straight after passing my test and didn't regret it at all, was an awesome bike and I was just careful with it until I got used to the power. It was way faster than I needed it to be but was great fun, cant imagine what a 1000 would be like!
As long as you are careful I don't see why not.
I had ridden plenty off road bikes before and had a Raptor 700r road legal quad before this too which helped I guess.
As long as you are careful I don't see why not.
I had ridden plenty off road bikes before and had a Raptor 700r road legal quad before this too which helped I guess.
The classic CBR600 is a good first bike in my opinion. However, you need to factor in some spend to keep it running. Classic bikes tend to have classic problems e.g. carbs, hoses, corrosion, stator/reg-rec. Parts are available cheaply and labour is usually cheap because of how easy these bikes are to work on - also a good opportunity to learn DIY.
I still think its a good idea to get a cheap first bike as you're still technically learning your craft as you begin to ride without instruction.
I still think its a good idea to get a cheap first bike as you're still technically learning your craft as you begin to ride without instruction.
Ho Lee Kau said:
moanthebairns said:
Speed addicted said:
moanthebairns said:
Blandits, fazers.....all good, good bikes. But they're a bit like watching the women's world cup.
Like beach volleyball, more interesting than the mens?besides, I've read somewhere mx-5 is the most tracked car in the world, for sure the most tracked convertible.
moanthebairns said:
I bought a gsx 600 f after I passed my test.
I did the same, the old 1990 teapot model that would never start when it rained. A design fault where water ran straight off the tank into the coils! About 80hp IIRC.Replaced it with a brand new 145hp Thunderace. The performance was stark and I went everywhere on it at 100mph. Nearly came a cropper several times on it, in the end it ended up in a ditch and was written off with a twisted frame. That was back in 1999. I checked the other day and it was last MOTd in 2012 and had fewer miles than I put on it 13 years previously. Curious!
Sa Calobra said:
myvision said:
Hornet
Early VFR800
Fazer 600 or early 1000
Thundercat
Any of those will do you and can be had cheap enough.[/quote
I'm liking this thread as I was bawking at paying 5k+ on pcp for a first bike.
So was I mate check out the insurance on a classic too cheap as chips. I’m still torn £100 a month for a brand new bike really is a bargain Early VFR800
Fazer 600 or early 1000
Thundercat
Any of those will do you and can be had cheap enough.[/quote
I'm liking this thread as I was bawking at paying 5k+ on pcp for a first bike.
Sa Calobra said:
£100 a month isn't a bargain though if you are on PCP and handing back at term. That's £100 a month renting.
Depends on what you want though, if you bought a new bike outright £1200 a year wouldn’t be far off the depreciation you would face. You can buy cheaper used bikes but they also come with running costs.
One of the earlier examples was £160 a month on 0% interest, so you would own it at the end up.
£134 per month over 4 years with no large balloon payment at the end:
https://www.kestrelktm.co.uk/ktm/offers/ktm-duke-6...
https://www.kestrelktm.co.uk/ktm/offers/ktm-duke-6...
Sa Calobra said:
£100 a month isn't a bargain though if you are on PCP and handing back at term. That's £100 a month renting.
I think I’d go down the HP route especially if it’s 0% on something like this Ninja:Cash Price £5,999
Deposit £199
Total Amount of Credit £5,800
Duration of Agreement 36 Months
Monthly Payment £161.11
Total Amount Payable £5,999
Representative APR 0%
Pothole said:
don29 said:
I did exactly that after passing my test at 25 and regretted it.
For a novice biker it was just too powerful.
Even my examiner suggested I rethink my choice and look at a 250 or 400 as a first bike.
I ended up selling the CBR after 12 months having done less than 1200 miles on it.
In hindsight I should have listened to the examiner and bought something smaller to start with.
You just should have grown a pair and done some real miles on the CBR.For a novice biker it was just too powerful.
Even my examiner suggested I rethink my choice and look at a 250 or 400 as a first bike.
I ended up selling the CBR after 12 months having done less than 1200 miles on it.
In hindsight I should have listened to the examiner and bought something smaller to start with.
A mate had a CBR600 at the time and we all agreed that it was by far the easiest bike to ride out of the group. More tourer than sports bike.
ruprechtmonkeyboy said:
Pothole said:
don29 said:
I did exactly that after passing my test at 25 and regretted it.
For a novice biker it was just too powerful.
Even my examiner suggested I rethink my choice and look at a 250 or 400 as a first bike.
I ended up selling the CBR after 12 months having done less than 1200 miles on it.
In hindsight I should have listened to the examiner and bought something smaller to start with.
You just should have grown a pair and done some real miles on the CBR.For a novice biker it was just too powerful.
Even my examiner suggested I rethink my choice and look at a 250 or 400 as a first bike.
I ended up selling the CBR after 12 months having done less than 1200 miles on it.
In hindsight I should have listened to the examiner and bought something smaller to start with.
A mate had a CBR600 at the time and we all agreed that it was by far the easiest bike to ride out of the group. More tourer than sports bike.
Agree with this, its only too powerful for you if you let it, just go easy on the throttle until you are used to it.
For a biker I would say the bigger threat is the other people on the roads, you can go as slow or fast as you like depending how you ride but its the other idiots who aren't checking blind spots or pulling out without checking properly that you have to worry about imo!
Lazermilk said:
Agree with this, its only too powerful for you if you let it, just go easy on the throttle until you are used to it.
For a biker I would say the bigger threat is the other people on the roads, you can go as slow or fast as you like depending how you ride but its the other idiots who aren't checking blind spots or pulling out without checking properly that you have to worry about imo!
I'm currently mainly commuting in my Nissan pick-up, it's massive and you can't switch the lights off.
People still don't see it pretty regularly, on the bike you do need to be more aware of what others are doing and ride defensively, there's no point being in the right if you're the one in hospital.
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