16 year old with ninja zx6r as first bike? (Clifs)

[anoosbrah]

even though you're a red ******* i dont want you to die OP. pls get a 250 to learn on the zx6r is an unforgiving race bike. i know you think you're going to be sensible on it and blah blah blah but the thing about riding a motorcycle is it only takes one split second of misjudgement and you're dead.

[basshead444]

Can I have your kidneys?

[kickblake]

Yes, yes I know the zx6r is a racing bike, but there's something about it that just draws me in.

Something draws you in.................like may be the fact that it's a race bike!?

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[cklol]

Once you learn how to ride having a 250 is going to suck, get a 500 or 600.

[Svonne]

Big time this. Even at 21 - its hard as **** to ride responsibly; your talking about a bike that will do 0-200 in seconds. I'm glad I had the track to get the speed out of my system at 17-19. Yeah its cool to show up in HS on a good looking bike, but its cooler to show up on a bike you can man handle and look like you can do backflips on it.

This. Don't be that guy with the 600cc that can't u-turn on it, lowers his legs like landing gear 500 feet before the stoplight, then goes 100mph to next stoplight. LOL

[l1l2l3l4l5l]

OP if you're gonna die, die in style

Get a BMW S1000RR




14,000 rpms, 310kph

[Lamborg]

Every single beginner or teenager thinks they'll be safe and are mature enough for a sports bike above a 250cc, those are the same kids who end up dying

just get a 250 and suck it up



PS you aren't going to outgrow your 250 anytime soon.

[321CBA]

This. Don't be that guy with the 600cc that can't u-turn on it, lowers his legs like landing gear 500 feet before the stoplight, then goes 100mph to next stoplight. LOL

LMAO I see this sooo many times it makes me sick. Sportbikes look cool and all but, for the street they suck. They belong on a track and thats it. I burn people up on sportbikes every time I ride and I'm just on a WR450 supermoto

[drekkage]

fuark so many bad stories in this thread. I was gonna get a bike, strongly reconsidering. I'll still get the license though.
Probably just gonna restore a vintage car as a pet project instead.

[Ecooke21]

damn.. i hate when i type up a long post and the page refreshes, erasing everything i typed..

op.. seriously.. dont do it.. i would bet my house you think youare different than every other 16 yr old out there..YOUR NOT..

you have no business riding a bike with that much power.. chances are you wont take our advice, and die..

btw, fwiw, i have THOUSANDS of street miles logged..ex500, r6, r1, duc 748, husqvarna sm610,

[ctprelude]

Oh and to go along with all the other bad stories, when I had my bike I seriously don't think there was ever a time I went out riding for more than 20 minutes where I didn't have to dodge someone in a car. I am a very good driver in general and always know exactly where everyone is around me and there were still a few very close calls where I would have went down if I didn't know how to control the bike properly. I mostly got that experience from riding dirt bikes growing up, which included falling down on them. I'd recommend not falling on asphalt.

[DropSetBrah]

inb4 OP's funeral

Seriosuly though OP, my first bike was a 600, and I'm fine. I did wreck it at 60mph (not my fault), and I have lost some friends, but don't listen to all these miscers that think it's a bad idea. What they should be saying is: Always have respect for the machine between your legs, aka the bike... but also your cawk, and always have an out.

I went from a 600, to a 954, then a 1350. Even though I've been riding dirtbikes since I was 5, I can tell you as long as you respect the bike and the road, you will be fine. And yes... Kawi's 600 series are pretty greasy. If you get a 2005-2007, 2013 model it will be a 636. Good luck brah!

[kickblake]

Once you learn how to ride having a 250 is going to suck, get a 500 or 600.

If having a 250 sucks, you're not using it right.

[Zigoz]

LMAO I see this sooo many times it makes me sick. Sportbikes look cool and all but, for the street they suck. They belong on a track and thats it. I burn people up on sportbikes every
time I ride and I'm just on a WR450 supermoto

Yea.. I can handle any 600cc/1000cc fourbanger, but could not handle that. I'd have my license for 2 weeks max...Or be dead.

[ML9]

Buy a ****box car. Don't buy a bike.
Too young

[BakeryMaster]

jesus. so much THIS.

OP you're dumb as fuk. srs. if you think at 16 your riding talent exceeds even a 250 you're a moron.

I know guys that race and routinely lap others riding liter bikes while on a 500/600. on public roads, there is nowhere you can even use the power of a 600, not to mention how fast things get out of control. you don't even have experience driving yet, let alone the skill and reaction needed to safely ride a sport bike.

it matters not how safe you think you will ride, those bikes are designed WAY beyond the skill of the general public. there is a reason insurance is so high on them, and the death stats by age/bike are what they are.

goodnight sweet OP. make sure your parents take out life insurance policy out on you.


btw the 650r bars are high bcuz they are not clip ons. also you're 5'8". those seats are 31/32? i'm guessing that's higher than your inseam. you won't be able to reach both feet flat on the ground unless you lower the bike.

all of this.



the problem isnt being aware of the power. the problem is trying to manage the power, while being aware of your surroundings. You wont even have much experience driving a car, and you need to be MUCH more aware on a bike, because others wont see you.

when your learning you want to be able to focusing on having easy control and getting used to being surrounded by cagers.

on a 600 SS you can go from oh just cruising to lose your liscense speeds in a matter of a second or 2

[gun6slinger9]

Get the 250 op... upgrade to a better bike once you no longer have chicken strips

[DropSetBrah]

This. Don't be that guy with the 600cc that can't u-turn on it, lowers his legs like landing gear 500 feet before the stoplight, then goes 100mph to next stoplight. LOL

Holy manlet of peace

[gatovolador]

You guys are all talking about people who died riding bikes like that where someone " ran a red light " or somethin like that, but that stuff could happen just as easily on a 250 as a zx6r

The zone between in control and out of control on the bigger bikes is very narrow, especially if you are new to it. There's not much room for error, and in general, on a motorcycle when you lose control you die or get hurt badly.

[DropSetBrah]

damn.. i hate when i type up a long post and the page refreshes, erasing everything i typed..

op.. seriously.. dont do it.. i would bet my house you think youare different than every other 16 yr old out there..YOUR NOT..

you have no business riding a bike with that much power.. chances are you wont take our advice, and die..

btw, fwiw, i have THOUSANDS of street miles logged..ex500, r6, r1, duc 748, husqvarna sm610,

This guy rides an R6 and R1; don't listen to him.

[321CBA]

Yea.. I can handle any 600cc/1000cc fourbanger, but could not handle that. I'd have my license for 2 weeks max...Or be dead.

Lol I can never keep the front wheel down for some reason

[Ecooke21]

inb4 OP's funeral

Seriosuly though OP, my first bike was a 600, and I'm fine. I did wreck it at 60mph (not my fault), and I have lost some friends, but don't listen to all these miscers that

you have to be trolling... let me get this right..

1. you bought a sportbike as your first bike
2. wreck the bike at a considerable speed..
3. you have "lost" (assume died) friends

yet you still recommend a sportbike for a beginner..? you are a toolbag

[BrandonLit123]

Another thing is, I live in iowa. Just a small town with a population of maybe 1500? There's absolutely no traffic jams
Or speeding traffic. Just rural streets and highways where you might see a car every 5 miles? Different than the cities with ramps and interstates and all that.

[Zigoz]

Lol I can never keep the front wheel down for some reason

I took a street modified husaberg 570 out for a few hours, good God - I should be banned from any dirtbike with street tires. I was using sidewalks lips for jumps, going on the grass. Front tire stayed down for like none of the ride.

[Ecooke21]

This guy rides an R6 and R1; don't listen to him.

for the record, ex500 was my first streetbike (10,000 +/-miles).. been riding dirt bikes.quads my whole life before that.. those bikes i listed were in order.. my last bike was an sm610..

[Olympia2018]

[QUOTE=DistanceSkater;1115510793]Here's the thing Opie. This is coming from a 22 year old, that has had his motorcycle license for all of 2 weeks and hasn't driven his car since he got his license and bike. I got a Kawasaki KLR650, a dual sport...A big dirt bike that you can ride on the street. It's super fun, has plenty of power and is VERY forgiving. I can run over potholes and hop curbs and whatnot. The bike can't do a wheelie even if I tried. And it does about 100mph top speed, but struggles at anything over 80.

It doesn't matter how "responsible" you are or (my favorite) you "respect" the bike. The fact of the matter is ANY supersport motorcycle's driver inputs are VERY sensitive. Acceleration, steering and most importantly, breaking. It takes very little input to do anything on a bike like that.

In my opinion, you buying a Zx6r as a first bike at 16 years old will most likely be a fatal mistake. I highly recommend starting on a dual sport, they are way more fun than a ninja 250 and will allow you to learn on something more forgiving.

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But srsly. 3, working on 4 pages later and no word from OP. I have a good feeling hes out looking at some zx6r as I type this

[Swamp Dog]

OP, understand that any over correction will get you into trouble. Too high rpm's and let off the clutch you'll flip or spin out. Too much pressure on breaks you'll lose control and lay over. Let off the clutch too soon your bike is on top of you. Go into a curve too fast, you're dead. Come into a stop too slow and you'll fall over. That bike is unforgiving, get something smaller.
That's not even talking about how absolutely no car or truck driver has any concept of your existence. Drivers are not conditioned to look for two foot wide objects.

[DistanceSkater]

Hey knee draggers, what are y'alls opinions on squidding around without gear on? I never really noticed it when I was just driving a car, but now that I'm on a bike I'd say 30-40% of people I see on bikes do not wear helmets and probably 80% of people do not wear jackets and pants.

I've fallen so many times at 30+mph while downhill longboarding and I know how much road rash hurts, I never skate without a helmet/gloves and knee pads. Now i'm on a bike always wear helmet, jacket, gloves jeans and boots. I know jeans will do very little but its better than shorts. I need to get some riding pants.

My entire family always tells me "You better wear your helmet at all times!" and I'm like >_> "Yea mom, because I don't wear a helmet when I'm skating hills at 50mph or anything" but everyone seems so unaware of how important jackets and pants are. I saw a guy on a GSXr the other day, fat white guy, 35% BF at least, ICON helmet, tank top, cargo shorts, DC shoes, no gloves. He's basically saying "I want to survive this low speed crash, but I want to lay in a hospital bed with no skin for 6 months and hamburger fingers".

[Zigoz]

Hey knee draggers, what are y'alls opinions on squidding around without gear on? I never really noticed it when I was just driving a car, but now that I'm on a bike I'd say 30-40% of people I see on bikes do not wear helmets and probably 80% of people do not wear jackets and pants.

I've fallen so many times at 30+mph while downhill longboarding and I know how much road rash hurts, I never skate without a helmet/gloves and knee pads. Now i'm on a bike always wear helmet, jacket, gloves jeans and boots. I know jeans will do very little but its better than shorts. I need to get some riding pants.

My entire family always tells me "You better wear your helmet at all times!" and I'm like >_> "Yea mom, because I don't wear a helmet when I'm skating hills at 50mph or anything" but everyone seems so unaware of how important jackets and pants are. I saw a guy on a GSXr the other day, fat white guy, 35% BF at least, ICON helmet, tank top, cargo shorts, DC shoes, no gloves. He's basically saying "I want to survive this low speed crash, but I want to lay in a hospital bed with no skin for 6 months and hamburger fingers".

I'm guilty of driving with no jacket. Always helmet and gloves / jeans and a decent pair of shoes. Normally these trips are to the gym and back, eg about a 1.5min drive down the street. I def know the results of what would happen and kinda feel foolish when I do.

Like I said even at 21 you don't think all the time. I put so much effort into making my muscles bigger and could possible ruin all chance of aesthetics with 1 lay down at 10km/h

[Batjoke100]

Get a Ninja 250R OP, and don't listen to anyone ITT discouraging you, it's just as dangerous as someone 10 years older than you first learning to ride a bike.