New toy

[JET]

A R6 is not a good first rocket. Their front end is extremely light and they can bite you in the ass really fast. GSXR 600 and ZX-6R are much better choices.

[x-pride]

Yeah, 600's are fun the first few years of being on a rocket. 750's are a blast and 1k's are overkill. I am all about overkill though :D Honestly my next bike will probably be a 750. The 1k is just too insane to have much fun on. You can't press it hard enough to really start having fun without being at 150+. First gear does over 100 mph. I have only had this one to 175 mph indicated. I need to get a nice stretch of road somewhere.

I agree on the over kill that is why my next bike is either going to be a Gsxr750, Gsxr 1000, Hayabusa and the muscle bike of all cruisers the Yamaha V-Max. Honestly if you want to really have fun without a huge speeding ticket I would highly recommend a V-twin. All I can say is torq up the ass. Even on my little SV I enjoy riding it under 100MPH because of all the low end "handing most car their ass" torq.

[niterydr]

A R6 is not a good first rocket. Their front end is extremely light and they can bite you in the ass really fast. GSXR 600 and ZX-6R are much better choices.

Hmm...I wasn't having issues with the r6 I was learning to ride on, but again it was in a parking lot at speeds lower than 60mph. I know they like to pull the front end up from what I have read, how do the other two bikes you mention compare?

[JET]

The R6 is a tad faster around a track in the hands of a pro, but they are quite twitchy. The GSXR and ZX-6R are much more stable and confidence inspiring. The ZX-6R is the HP and torque king (cuz it is 636cc), but a hair heavier than the other 2 (maybe 10 lbs?). The R6 is a great bike, but is for a more experienced rider.

[Swifty1638]

damn! the r6 was going to be my starter bike. I love those things, since 99. But, I guess we shall see what I get, if anytime soon.

-A. Swift

[TheBlizzard]

Yeah the GSXR's are by the far the best overall bikes in my opinion. And I am not saying that cause I have one. Before I bought this last one I test drove a whole bunch of different ones to see if I like anything else since all I have ever owned is GSXR's. It was no contest.

Hondas were smooth and comfortable, but were not fast and did not feel like you can do anything on them except put around.

The Yamaha was fast and cornered great and it would be my second choice. I don't like the looks as good as the Suzukis though, but they are definetly a nice bike. But like Jet said they are not for a novice rider even though they are a 600.

I choose the Suzuki because it has the best combination of power handling and comfort as well as looks. It just feels like you can do so much more on the GSXR's.

I am getting rid of the 600 and getting a 1000 in the spring. Jet is right though, a 600 you atleast feel like you are getting your moneys worth out of it, you can flog them for all they got and generally they won't get away from you, you start reving the liter bikes over 10k you better know what the fuck you are doing or your a dead man.

Either way bikes are way more fun than any fast car in my opinion.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

Sweet deal on the bike man, I'm loving my '06 GSX-R600, and I'm sure you'll love your's. And I just found out my insurance went down, so that makes it even better :)