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zuzuki · 03-01-2004, 10:39 AM

I am in my first year of college, and plan on gettin a 2000-2001 suzuki gsxr 600 for my starting bike. I just wanted to know, will i be able to get used to it?, is it too powerful? is it jsut right? will i liek it? i jus want to know your guy's feedback on this bike and what you know?

pitbull76 · 03-01-2004, 10:49 AM

See the dozen or so other threads with the same question. My short answer: A GSXR is NOT a good first bike.

**Louis** · 03-01-2004, 06:42 PM

Read through the forum. You'll know our opinion.

Here's a recap.

A Gixxer is NOT a beginner bike. Period.

neu_sp8str · 03-03-2004, 12:49 PM

Gixxer will be your beginning bike to the book of statistics

in a body bag

not really in that order, but you get the drift...!!!!!!

If you read through the forum we suggest the Gixxer is a big eccentric for newbies.. read on and you'll get the pic!!!

Ride Safe... have Fun...

Merc...

**Clint** · 03-03-2004, 09:34 PM

Hehe. We're getting a bit impatient with the young'ns, aren't we?

How many times do we have to say it?

wolph69 · 03-03-2004, 10:44 PM

I started on an 03 gsxr 600. I knew nothing about bikes or these forums when I bought it only that I was getting a great deal (from what a new one cost at the time) I knew the power the bike had, and i've driven some fast cars in my time (drag cars ect.) Being on a fast bike is nothing like being in a fast car. 2 different worlds. I didn't take it out of my driveway the entire first month and didn't take it out of the neighborhood the first season. Now i'm just starting to get the hang of riding it. starting on a 600 gsxr is not what I would have done if I had to do everything over again but it worked out for me. Had a few close calls but no injuries yet. Yea I expect to go down sometime, we all do. But I don't ride the bike like i'm in a hurry or like i'm racing anyways. I figure it'll last long enough that i'll eventually be able to progress to that level at my own pace. my advice, get the new gs500f and get so good on it you can wring it's neck. then step up to the gsxr.

03-01-2004, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
zuzuki Newbie Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	Newbie with a question!!! I am in my first year of college, and plan on gettin a 2000-2001 suzuki gsxr 600 for my starting bike. I just wanted to know, will i be able to get used to it?, is it too powerful? is it jsut right? will i liek it? i jus want to know your guy's feedback on this bike and what you know?

03-01-2004, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
pitbull76 Found second gear by accident Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Montgomery, IL Posts: 330	See the dozen or so other threads with the same question. My short answer: A GSXR is NOT a good first bike. __________________ 1994 Kawasaki ZX-6E

03-01-2004, 06:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	Read through the forum. You'll know our opinion. Here's a recap. A Gixxer is NOT a beginner bike. Period. __________________ Louis

03-03-2004, 12:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
neu_sp8str Seat Tester Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 68	Gixxer will be your beginning bike to the book of statistics in a body bag not really in that order, but you get the drift...!!!!!! If you read through the forum we suggest the Gixxer is a big eccentric for newbies.. read on and you'll get the pic!!! Ride Safe... have Fun... Merc... __________________ Semper Fidelis... Carpe Diam... innocens manibus et mundo corde qui non exaltavit frustra animam suam et non iuravit dolose

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03-03-2004, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
wolph69 Seat Tester Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 75	I started on an 03 gsxr 600. I knew nothing about bikes or these forums when I bought it only that I was getting a great deal (from what a new one cost at the time) I knew the power the bike had, and i've driven some fast cars in my time (drag cars ect.) Being on a fast bike is nothing like being in a fast car. 2 different worlds. I didn't take it out of my driveway the entire first month and didn't take it out of the neighborhood the first season. Now i'm just starting to get the hang of riding it. starting on a 600 gsxr is not what I would have done if I had to do everything over again but it worked out for me. Had a few close calls but no injuries yet. Yea I expect to go down sometime, we all do. But I don't ride the bike like i'm in a hurry or like i'm racing anyways. I figure it'll last long enough that i'll eventually be able to progress to that level at my own pace. my advice, get the new gs500f and get so good on it you can wring it's neck. then step up to the gsxr.

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