• A. Body Kit
  
  cost me about $700 total
  
  
• B. 2002 SUZUKI GSXR600 $7,599, BLUE/WHITE, 1,300 miles
  
  down payment would be the same as a body kit
  
  
  
  
  
• C. 2000 KAWASAKI ZX6R $6,399, green/black, 7,400 mi, , micron carbon pipe,sliders,
  
  
  down payment would be the same as a body kit
  
  

 

don't get the body kit since winter is coming.

 

same holds for the bike you dolt

 

bahahahaha personally i like the gsxr......

 

you can plow snow with your bike's bodykit?

 

I still like the GSX, but if you still like the green one then, ride out

 

Personally, the Yamaha YZF-R6.

 

D. None of the above. Yamaha R6.

 

Nealoc! You know it!

 

body kit will only make you depressed every time you scratch it.

Gixxer is ok...although the 750 class is pretty much dead and you're paying a premium for a bike that basically performs like a 600.

Kawi is UGLY AS ****....


My vote is D, put a downpayment on the newly re-designed 2003 Yamaha R6 (pick it up in the spring, when you can actually ride it).....best 600cc bike you can buy....

 

none around here... thats my fav bike.. but the ones around here are for private sale.. actually i am wrong.. the R1 is.. and as soon as i am bored with one of these *cough* end of spring *cough* R1 it is

 

i like the r6 but i don't plan to stay in the 600 class.. i am actually planning to get a R1 in the begging of summer.. so i am just looking for a fck around bike for now..

 

BTW - Both those bikes are rip-offs....I wouldn't spend more that 6800-7000 for the gixxer AT THE MOST and a the Z6-6R with that mileage would be around 5000=5200 this time of year.

 

hmm.. thanks for the ammo when i go down there.. its a dealer so you know they will start high... my friend just bought a 2002 ZX-6r brand new with 0 miles for $7300

 

C if you must get a 4.

D http://adcache.cycletrader.com/5/7/6/35011876.htm

is a much better option. early RSVs are a steal right now.

 

then keep looking for a 2000-2002 R6...they have MAJOR discounts on them right now since the '03 is coming out.

Will this be your first bike???

If it is...you won't be bored with a 600 sportbike after a couple monthes....it will take YEARS to take full advantage of all those bikes have to offer.

I love my R6.....and I'm still learing EVERY TIME I RIDE IT.

 

The R1 is bad ***. The only problem is, it may be too much bike for someone that isn't ready for it yet. I'm looking to get a bike soon as well. I'd love a GSX-R 1000, or an R1 or a Hyabusa. With the way I drive (hard, fast, etc.) any of the 1000cc and greater sport bikes is just asking for trouble on my part.

 

first bike and taking classes..

but i am 6'3 / 235 lbs.. and my friends are like.. you are going to look like a giant and get bored easy

i was actually going to get the 2002 R1 as a first bike.. but my co workers are telling my gf to get life insurance

 

thanks for that link

welcome to the redline to the mail box down the street club

 

I'm 6'1" 200 lbs, and have rid a 1000cc bike before, as well as a 600cc. With the 600cc, it's already more than easy enough to get yourself into trouble in a heart beat.

If this is your first bike, I highly recommend getting a 600cc. It's a LOT faster than you think.

 

If "it's time" as in right now, then I'd go with the body kit...
Winter is approaching and you won't be riding the bike much, if at all..
unless you're getting a great deal on the bike, then I'd go with the body kit.. if you plan on getting both the kit and the bike eventually, it just depends what you could use more right now. I'd go with the kit for that reason.

I'm trying to save for a bike for the summer time myself and my kit is lying in the basement collecting dust, need to get around to painting it

 

you can't do body kit now.. paint needs to cure.. and the winter salt and dirt is not going to help that.. so if i bought the body kit.. i wouldnt' paint and install it till late winter early spring

 

ok, check this out:
http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/sea...der=descending

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but i am 6'3 / 235 lbs.. and my friends are like.. you are going to look like a giant and get bored easy

i was actually going to get the 2002 R1 as a first bike.. but my co workers are telling my gf to get life insurance

your co-workers are probably right. a better first bike would be a sv650s or better yet a ninja 250. i've got arguments for both - the 250 is going to be really easy to learn on, and the resale value on the things is incredible. if you get one for a good price, you can sell is 3,6 months later for a few hundred less than you paid. my wife rides one, and i take it out from time to time because it's a fun bike. they are better bikes than you may think - http://www.ninja250.net/

i have a mille, and i want to add an sv650s to the garage. should be a crazy fun bike, and i think the fact that it has less power and i would be able to wind it out more on the street without loosing my liscence is a big plus. the power delivery of the twin should be much more linear and easier to learn on than an 600. kinda like learning to drive stick in a 12 second honda vs a stock max.

if you are buying a r6/r1/whatever so you can keep up with your friends... well your friends are lame if they won't wait for you.

that's all i'm going to say about that.

 

in that case
get the GSXR or just any bike you want more.
I don't know if your mind is made up on the bike and how much you want to spend and exact color combo and model, but you have time since prices should be somewhat cheaper in the winter, same might go for the body kit, might miss some kind of sale or group deal to be ran in the future..

 

you gotta register..



nuh uh....

nuh uh...

i only have 1 friend with a bike.. he got a 2002 ZX-6R and he rides it like its a scooter..

 

i don't know jack about bikes ... but the green one looks pretty

 

_you_ gotta register..

 

neither...you want a real bike? get a Harley

 

i am a mid twenty's black single guy who loves to speed and go clubbing.. now you explain to me why i would want a harley?

 

Sprint...go for the bike man!!! I'm looking into one next spring, I'm just starting out though, so its only gonna be a Ninja 250 though I figure I can burn some sccoters with that. but after being down here for Howard Homecoming and seeing all these Busas and R1s doing wheelies down the ave, I caught "bike fever" **** the body kit go for the bike!!!!

 

Puffy has a Harley....

 

get the kit now, specially if your planning on getting a different bike in spring. imo

 

Puffy is an American Express Biker...

 

I'd go the GSX-R, probably get a deal too. The market dies in the *** for bikes towards/during winter.

 

A perfect compliment to a Max, would be a bike. I used to ride motocross and have loved bikes even longer than cars. Although the style of the Suzukies is not my favorite they are the fastest in a straight line and top speed. R1's are probably my favorite because they are not much slower than the GSXR-1000 (and faster than everything else), but they look so much better in my opinion. The GSX-R 750 is about the best balance of sport bike and street mahcine. The Hyabusa is a big bike that I would call a straight line racer or top speed marvel, rather than sport bike.
600's are great to start with, and as long as it isn't a Katana, it will be plenty fast. Also check about insurance. I know in some areas the difference between a 600 and anything above is crazy.
Good luck, I hope you get the bike. I know you have seen the DMX video, people doing wheelies, and burnouts while sitting on the handle bars is just nuts.

 

whats up with the Katana?? I keep hearing "avoid the Katana at all costs" whats the deal on that??

 

There's nothing wrong with them, it's a good bike to learn on if you've never ridden before. However the difference between a Katana 600, and an R6, CBR 600, ZX6, GSX-R 600, is night and day. The Katana is good for cruising, but it's hard to keep up with other 600's should they decide to open it up. But the Katana is very cheap and a good all around bike to get around and enjoy the open road.

 

NONE......If your going for a bike, that means you want REAL speed. Not that our max's aren't fast, just that bikes are crazy fast, and if you want to go REAL fast, you might as well spend the extra dough and get a Gixxer1000, my friend has one with about $1500 in it and it runs like 8's. SOOOOOOOO FAST!!!!!

 

Exactly.

Occuring debt on bike is insane! He will probably drop it at least once before it is even half paid off.

Sprint: Don't go on how good a rider you are etc.. Stupid *** drivers on the road and even the best riders drop especially with a street bike.

 

If you ask people, almost everyone will tell you that Suzuki makes the best bikes, hell i'm talking to people i know and they are all telling me to get a Suzuki, bc they win championships. Kawasaki has always been a bit behind Suzuki, Yamaha and Honda, but their all new 600cc is suppose to bring them back on par with their competitors. Suzuki's are the fastest, probably least comfortable, they design their bikes for track use. Yamahas tend to be slightly better, but like Suzuki they also make it more track oriented than everyday riding. Kawasaki DOES make comfortable bikes, just they were never on par in performance, straight line or track, with the others. Honda is kind of in the middle, their performance is better than most equivalent Kawasakis, but less than Yamaha and Suzuki counterparts.

From your choices i would say get the GSXR, but thats cuz im not a kawasaki fan. But a Honda CBR600 makes a good beginner bike too. If u wanna buy brand new Honda CBR600RR