Originally Posted by
integra-t
Hey everyone I'm in the market for a bike. I have ridden dirtbikes for a long time and want to take the experience to the street. This is my first bike, so I am looking at 600cc bikes to start off with. Like it says in the title, I have 4000 to spend and no more. I am leaning toward Honda and Yamaha bikes because their cars and dirtbikes have always done me well in the past. I don't have a specific model in mind, I just want to make sure I buy something that has been taken care of and is reliable for me to learn to ride responsibly. Please, no stretched and chromed out bikes! I'm in for a learning experience so something flashy will do me no good if I lay it down sometime. Anyway, let me know whats out there!
Thanks
Do yourself a favor and get a 500 cc bike like a Ninja 500 or a 650 twin(Ninja 650 or a SV650) and stay away from the SS bikes and invest in good gear. Take the MSF class. You should never start off on a 600 SS bike as your first bike. You need to learn how to ride on the street and how to develop you skills and how to react when you give it the wrong inputs. You can not respect a bike either despite what other say.