600 cc bike or 500 cc bike

shuaibf

which would be better and is it worth buying from new ?

seeing how i only just passed my test on the bike bike

was lookin at a honda cbr 600rr but bit expensive . was looking to spend abt £5 k max on a bike

GSXRCarlos

hi, and congrats on passing your test

depends on you as a rider, how many minors?

how old are you?

alleycat`

As above - also did you pass via DAS or on a 125 (does DAS still exist?).
Does the 5K include your insurance costs?

Rolandtheroadie

Neither. 1st/2nd bike was a CBR1000F third bike Hayabusa. Thats me 3 years passed test on 15th march and just bought a Ducati SP2 and it's absolutely gutless by comparison (but not a bad bike, handles well and is still fast enough for what I use it for).

Hintza

I thought you were looking for a car?

GSXRCarlos

this is me:

26, riding for 10 years, 10 years NCB GSXR600 (k1 with a k6 front end swap)
Passed my test first time with 3 minors and bought an SV650 as my first bike for approx £3,000

Get as cheap a bike as possible, because it will slide down the road at some point, i was gutted when i came off my SV due to ice

i suggest getting a cheap bike for 12 months build up some NCB then look at newer bikes

PS, i hope you're old enough/mature enough to handle a sports 6, as i know some idiots who think they can ride, and they just get in my way - please, please don't think that a 6 is guttless - mine does 170 mph, and will leave all cars worth less than 100k, and most other bikes too - plus, no matter what anyone says - wheelies ARE big and clever :j

Have you got any friends to ride with? where abouts are you in the UK?

catflea

My ex had a CBR600F (52 plate) until she parked it in the front of a Taxi (well, according to the court the taxi driver parked his car under her bike - but I prefer to think of it the other way round) and aside from the downpipes rotting out that thing seemed pretty bulletproof and it wasnt too bad to work on.

600s tend to be easier to get hold of than 500s I believe too......

GSXRCarlos

an RR will be expensive, i'd suggest a FS (predecessor to the RR) but they're holding their value

If i sold my bike tomorrow i'd make more money than i paid for it 2 years ago!

marlot

In answer to the original question. Most 500s are twins, most 600s are 4-cylinders. I'd go for a 600. But if you've only just passed your test, I'd recommend getting something sensible, at least for the first year - perhaps halfway between your direct access bike and where you'd really like to be. Maybe a cbr600, a hornet or a fazer - all in the 80+bhp area.

shuaibf

23 and passed on DAS and was like 7 minors

davetrousers

What about the Suzuki SV650, V twin lump sounds pretty good (with an open pipe). Trouble is though being 650cc pushes it into the next road tax bracket.

A 500cc would be a dog, what are the options a GS500E pmsl! Mind you Bimota did that nice 500cc stroker a few years back :drool:



A slightly older CBR 600 (not an RR) would be a good bet, still fast as f%ck, and mostly bulletproof.

£5k for a first bike is quite a lot, especially if you stack it.