Kawasaki Ninja 650R, Suzuki GSX650F, or Yamaha FZ6R?
Those are the ones he wants. Is that an appropriate amount of power for a beginner? Other similarly priced suggestions?
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Kawasaki Ninja 650R, Suzuki GSX650F, or Yamaha FZ6R?
Those are the ones he wants. Is that an appropriate amount of power for a beginner? Other similarly priced suggestions?
Kawasaki 250R.
But since that's not in your options, take the Yamaha FZ6R.
learn to ride on some thing smaller that way when you fall off it will be going slower and your in with a chance. Riding skill is more important that doing 0 to 60 in 2 seconds. Try learning to ride on a trials bike through a local club, learn that and you'll learnt to ride for the rest of your life. 0 to 90 in 5 seconds is crap untl you need to be able to do it, but 70's the limit so wants the point.
Any of those would be fine. 600-650cc is not too big to learn on, for a normal-sized person. So long as you can sit on the bike with both feet flat on the ground.
Also Suzuki SV 650 or V-Strom, and Honda 599 aka CB600 aka 'Hornet'.
Also I always recommend you start on a used bike. (By 'you', I mean anyone, of course.)
How big is he?
The power is only half of the problem, the chassis is designed to get experienced riders to their edge, not beginners past theirs, Get a used Standard or Cruiser for a year.
To much power.
Have him read this -
http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151947
First if he is a first time rider he should take the M.S.F. beginner rider course after completion he will get a insurance discount. All those bikes are great but are very fast for a beginner i know he wants but take the course first he will get recommendations from people who know.
Any of those 600s would be a good choice as far as sport bikes are concerned.
I started with an 1100cc bike and a lunatic of a father.
The words "sport bike" and "novice rider" should not even appear in the same sentence.
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