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Originally posted by jhugh
Oh, but first.. don't limit yourself on the power of the bike. Don't believe for a moment that in a few months you won't be able to handle a big bike. I know you're a 911 nut, so you're going to want more performance real quick. Near the end of my riding career, I was always chopping the 900ss' throttle wide open, gunning it everywhere, wheelying, peeling out, etc. I sold the bike to a buddy and didn't ride it again for a year. When I got back on I couldn't believe the speed and couldn't fathom how I'd been chopping it open like that all the time. But you get used to it. Naw, you get addicted.
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I think that is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard about bikes. You are basically telling a newbie to get as fast a bike as possible?? I'll tell you this...starting out on a smaller bike will let you develope your skills much better. I started out on an xl 80 when I was 10 years old for Christ sakes. Smaller displacement bikes, while still being very fast in most cases, are also lighter and easier for someone not used to a bike to handle. My YZF600 will absolutely smoke my 911. I honestly can't think of a stock street car it can't out accelerate. I have beaten pleanty of larger bikes at the races simply because they didn't know how to ride! 5axis was right when he suggested the SV650. It has a v twin with plenty of torque that will easily pull a wheelie if that is what you are into, handles great, and doesn't have a lot of expensive parts to bust up when you dump it. Good luck with whatever you get man, but please stay away from the R1, GSXR1000, and Hayabusa type bikes until you develope your skills.
-Jeff
85 Carrera
98 Yamaha YZF600
75 Chevrolet pickup 4X4