id start out on a used katana. you can pick them up cheap. usually around $2500 or so for a nice one.
LOL, I have a very nice 06 750 for sale, but not for that price. Only has 413 miles on her. I really wish I could sell this bike.
id start out on a used katana. you can pick them up cheap. usually around $2500 or so for a nice one.
+1 on this. If you haven't really ridden much at all you need to start with a bike that you can drop. It's almost inevitable that its going to happen, so why not to a used Katana or old SV? That brand new 6R is going to really sting you in the wallet and heart when its sitting in your garage with a busted fairing/mirror/etc.
Get a beater for a few months....make sure you are committed to taking up the sport before you dump $8k into a bike. Resale value on those starter bikes is pretty good....use it until summer, then sell it and buy that 6R...or Busa
Before you say anything, I am long past my speed demon years, I have been there and done that. You wont find me going above the speed limit nor will you find me passing people up on the freeway.