You will always have guys telling you to buy what they are riding if they like their bike, that is hardly a recommendation. Guys who have had bike problems will tell you all the same bikes have the same issues and don't even think of buying one of them.
To cut to the facts, Kawasaki, Honda...
I like your choices of bikes that fit well in the different classes. It really comes down to what you want the most to do with a bike. The DR-Z400S is more than enough bike to handle dirt riding like trails and faster dirt sections, also deep loose sand or mud but as a road bike the stock tires...
Your buddie tried to con you but at least you had the sense to check his story out.
There is no ties between KTM and Suzuki. By ties I mean like Ducati and Cagiva which are two brands of bike owned by the same company. KTM was recently taken over by Audi (the German car manufacturer) while...
Just buy the one that appeals to you most and that one will be best for you; there is not enough difference between them for average use....and after all; you will be the one who rides it so go and have a sit on each and then you decide...
The reliability of the sports bikes brand against brand is to even to make a choice, they are all very good and it really depends on the maintenance by the owner.
More important is which bike you feel comfortable on yourself and that would decide my choice if I was looking. Hope that helps -...
Going on your 8 years of riding you might be suited to a 600 sports bike with an improved rider coarse under your belt for the reason you haven't ridden a bike that accelerates, stops and corners as these two do; they are well worth the time and money even if you only pick up a few tips.
As to...
Welcome back Edmund. Good to see you still ask questions without giving any information so the best I can offer is if it is dirt bike racing buy a dirt bike, if you are talking about road racing then choose a bike that is suitable to road race.
Next time ask your brother to read your question...
Riding a YZF R6 on a wet road is ok but to think it could be ridden off road or large amounts of water that would be near impossible; it is a sports road bike and not a motocross or trail bike.
It simply would not be safe for you or the bike...
I guess all 'sports bikes' have the potential to be a 'racing bike', from the uneducated point of view of an insurance company. There are racing classes for 250's including '250cc production class' which is where a 250 Ninja would fit in nicely with only the removal of the glass and fitting of...
I'll answer about cc first. An engines capacity is the diameter of the cylinder in centimeters, true to a tenth, multiplied by the stroke again in centimeters true to a tenth, which is the distance the piston travels from top to bottom, then multiply again for the number of cylinders. The last...