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[M1L3S]

To each his own in respect of motor size. I guess it all depends on your learning curve. Anything over a 1000cc i believe is too big for any fun.

Some people enjoy cc's differently. If your just street cruising for the ladies and to say you have a bike with occasional fun runs then a 600 is perfect.

But if you like to ride, and willing to explore what riding truly has to offer , as in track time and even dragging. 1000cc is already able to perform . Its a street legal track bike. Obviously people who know bikes will argue that with a 600 you can break later and turn sharper, but thats a whole othier debate.

We are on a performance forum. Im sure you like speed , hp, and torque. So why limit yourself out of the gate ? But at the same time do your research. What i love you may hate and vice versa. Ride a few bikes. It will feel akward at first no matter what you ride.

Just remember to keep your feet up! Have you taken your permit test yet ? And to those who commented on my post. What i meant by taking fairings off and riding i mean in a large empty parking lot. Get the feel for it. Counter steering , you basically ride with your hips and counter steer

[JET]

Originally Posted by M1L3S

To each his own in respect of motor size. I guess it all depends on your learning curve. Anything over a 1000cc i believe is too big for any fun.

Some people enjoy cc's differently. If your just street cruising for the ladies and to say you have a bike with occasional fun runs then a 600 is perfect.

But if you like to ride, and willing to explore what riding truly has to offer , as in track time and even dragging. 1000cc is already able to perform . Its a street legal track bike. Obviously people who know bikes will argue that with a 600 you can break later and turn sharper, but thats a whole othier debate.

We are on a performance forum. Im sure you like speed , hp, and torque. So why limit yourself out of the gate ? But at the same time do your research. What i love you may hate and vice versa. Ride a few bikes. It will feel akward at first no matter what you ride.

Just remember to keep your feet up! Have you taken your permit test yet ? And to those who commented on my post. What i meant by taking fairings off and riding i mean in a large empty parking lot. Get the feel for it. Counter steering , you basically ride with your hips and counter steer

Sorry man, but this is totally a squid mentality. Go find any truely good rider (expert level with the CRA) and ask them about starting out on a liter bike. If you started on a liter bike you will probably never be a really good rider or you are going to crash a lot. I raced in the CRA for 3 years and made expert level. There is a reason you see race series' always have a "feeder series", whether open wheel, NASCAR or GP racing. They always start with lower powered cars/bikes and work their way up.

While you may have no intentions of becoming a racer the logic still applies to the street. You are going to avoid a collision easier if you have better bike control, which you learn with a smaller bike.

That 500 ninja is a decent bike, mediocre power and handles well. The biggest knock on it is the steel frame, but it doesn't seem to hurt the handling. They are very reliable too.