Question to fellow audi owners who also have a bike.
 

<center><img src="http://www.hondamotorcycle.com/models/2001/images/sport/gallery_popups/CBR600F4i_04.jpg"></center><p>What would you recommend for starter to go with? I'm looking at Honda CBR600F4i and I really like this bike. I like RC51 too, but it's kinda expensive. If you know any forums like this where bike owners hangout where I can ask questions please point me to those.

Thanks alot for your help.

Igor

Truthfully, CBR 600 is way too much bike for a beginner.
 

But most people don't have the money or patience to climb the displacement ladder one step at a time.

So unless you know that you are going to love biking and spend considerable time and resources bringing your skills up to the level of your machine, forget about the top-of-the-line sport bike. The CBR 600 is plenty.

Also, PLEASE take a certified motorcycle training course. And realize that you need to be 1000x more alert on a bike because there's simply no room for mistakes.

Yeah I registered for safety school and I'm not going to buy a bike until I figure out
 

what is riding one is all about.

igor

I drive by the Ducati dealership everyday on the way home from work and those bikes are bad a$$!
 

I don't think you would want a Ducati for your first bike, though. I would have killed myself in the first week.

If you never road street bikes, 600cc is quite a jolt...
 

It can be scary at first,..let me rephrase that, it will be scary at first.

I agree...
 

When I got my first bike (Kawasaki 350 Triple), my brother told me that there are 2 types of riders...those who have crashed and those who will crash. I'm glad it was a $400 used one, since I had my share of spills. Here's my current bike (CBR600F2). It's still more than fast enough for me. Better to spend a few hundred bucks on bike while you learn, than to trash an expensive one.

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Great bike! The Yamaha R6, Ninja ZX6, and Ducati SS 750 are also great choices.
 

My favorite is the Ducati, but that is the most expensive and hardest to maintain. If you want a sick looking bike, go with the R6. There is nothing nicer in its class. If you go to a bike forum (sorry, I only know about the one on ducati.com), most of them will tell you to start of with a smaller bike. I personally feel that you should get something along the ones I recommended so you feel good about what you paid for. Just try not to drop it!!

Just for the record, my favorite bike right now is the Ducati SuperBike 748.
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But that really IS too much for a first bike.

Good luck, and let me know if I can help out some more.

I don't know if riding scooter (49cc) counts, but I had one of those when I was 18 :)

speaking of bikes, Im thinking of getting a new one too...
 

still need just a beginner bike, I was looking at the Buell "blast" anyone have expierence with it? Just for fun, and the occasional commute to work.

Check out the Suzuki SV650 - excellent starter bike...
 

...has good grunt (its a twin), easy egronomics, and forgiving geometry. If that doesnt convince you, just call your insurance company. The CBR will cost you half the price of the bike (no Im not joking) and the SV650 will cost you a couple hundred bucks.

That CBR is more capable than 90% of the people who own/ride them - so do yourself a huge favor and get something a little more tame. The SV650 will easily carry you from a beginner to intermediate level of riding skill, and you'll have a blast doing it.

Check out motorcycle.com under bike reviews - they did a write up on budget bikes that includes the SV650.