Opinions Needed...

I am trying to get a bike when I turn 17. I am looking for eaither a 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 or a 2005 Honda CBR1000RR and was wanting advise about handling, and opinions about what I can do to make them a comfortable bike that has good power, and isnt hard to control.

you're gonna get trashed on this site for asking that.

I am trying to get a bike when I turn 17. I am looking for eaither a 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 or a 2005 Honda CBR1000RR and was wanting advise about handling, and opinions about what I can do to make them a comfortable bike that has good power, and isnt hard to control. This is a joke...right?

if this is your first bike dont get a goddamn gsxr 1000...

here we go again.

u do know this is a gsxr site every one is going to tell u the same thing ALLWAYS GO FOR THE SUZUKI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :headshake

I am trying to get a bike when I turn 17. I am looking for eaither a 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 or a 2005 Honda CBR1000RR and was wanting advise about handling, and opinions about what I can do to make them a comfortable bike that has good power, and isnt hard to control. what kind of riding experience do you have? all modern sportbikes will kill you just as fast, but if this is your first bike, i would recommend a 600 cc class bike until you get a few thousand miles under your belt. dont become a statistic.

Do some research is all I will say. But with regards to your specific areas of interest: comfort - honda goldwing power - GSXR 1000 not to hard for you to control - Ninja 250r

I am trying to get a bike when I turn 17. I am looking for eaither a 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 or a 2005 Honda CBR1000RR and was wanting advise about handling, and opinions about what I can do to make them a comfortable bike that has good power, and isnt hard to control. This is why they should not let anyone under 21 get a 1000. Make them stick to a 600 or even a 250. :laughingr

Bike shops could just keep a bat around. When someone with zero riding experiance comes in for the new 1000 just break both their legs and save another innocent bike from harm. :headscrat

Bike shops could just keep a bat around. When someone with zero riding experiance comes in for the new 1000 just break both their legs and save another innocent bike from harm. :headscrat I think a new rider thinking of buying a 1000cc bike should be treated the same way as if anyone catches me shopping for a Jigsaw puzzle, And that is with a sharp blow to the head....

Have you ridden before?? No offense, but as young as you are you can't have much experience..........stay away from a GSX-R or CBR for now. Get yourself a used SV650 and take a riding course. In a year if you still want a racebike, then go for it.........good luck :thumbup:

Actually, im gonna get a 1000, but ride my freinds 600 for practice so its his loss (if something goes wrong).

Actually, im gonna get a 1000, but ride my freinds 600 for practice so its his loss (if something goes wrong). Right on! GSXR 1000 parts coming up on Ebay soon!!!! P.S, You are what we like to call.......a Dumbass! I'm not going to even comment on this thread any more, Chances are he wont get one for these reasons 1.He is 17 living with Mom and Dad and wont let him have one( if they are smart) 2.He wont be able afford the insurance. 3.If by the slightest chance he does get it He will have it trashed in a week or less and never to been seen again on this board

Right on! GSXR 1000 parts coming up on Ebay soon!!!! P.S, You are what we like to call.......a Dumbass! I'm not going to even comment on this thread any more, Chances are he wont get one for these reasons 1.He is 17 living with Mom and Dad and wont let him have one( if they are smart) 2.He wont be able afford the insurance. 3.If by the slightest chance he does get it He will have it trashed in a week or less and never to been seen again on this board I think a 600 cause like someone said new parts on ebay soon and i own a 600.

Right on! GSXR 1000 parts coming up on Ebay soon!!!! P.S, You are what we like to call.......a Dumbass! I'm not going to even comment on this thread any more, Chances are he wont get one for these reasons 1.He is 17 living with Mom and Dad and wont let him have one( if they are smart) 2.He wont be able afford the insurance. 3.If by the slightest chance he does get it He will have it trashed in a week or less and never to been seen again on this board +1

Really just being honest and truthful. A Ninja 250, Ninja 650R, GS500F or a SV650 would be a much better choice. Get plenty of riding experience and in five or six years upgrade to a GSX-R600 or 750. You have no clue what you are getting into with a 1000. And I don't want to hear that dumb $#@* from anyone about "just don’t twist the throttle"...that’s BS and you are as lost as he is.

why do peeps even come on this forum asking shit. Seems to me like everyone needs somebody to hold there hand while they take a piss. Why is it someone would come to a forum and ask total strangers for advise, sometimes its not simple shit, its financial shit, and stuff regrading future plans etc etc. With that said, I need to go take a shit right now. I need all your opinions. How many sheets should I use at a time when wiping my ass, 1, 2, 3 or more sheets? Should I wipe my ass twice and then hop in the shower and wash off. Or should I wipe my ass until its red, and squaky clean and go about my day.

why do peeps even come on this forum asking shit. Seems to me like everyone needs somebody to hold there hand while they take a piss. Why is it someone would come to a forum and ask total strangers for advise, sometimes its not simple shit, its financial shit, and stuff regrading future plans etc etc. With that said, I need to go take a shit right now. I need all your opinions. How many sheets should I use at a time when wiping my ass, 1, 2, 3 or more sheets? Should I wipe my ass twice and then hop in the shower and wash off. Or should I wipe my ass until its red, and squaky clean and go about my day. I think you should wipe to the front....then stick the paper in your mouth :lol: :laughingr :clap:

I think you should wipe to the front....then stick the paper in your mouth :lol: :laughingr :clap: your are one sick puppy

I know... just having some fun ball!!!

I think you should wipe to the front....then stick the paper in your mouth :lol: :laughingr :clap: eew..eew...eew..think good things..think good things... :laughingr

man your seriously going to get yourself killed on that thing if your not carefull take the class first before you get on a bike but there is always the old saying if you get a bike get what you want

Ive Honestly been riding since I was 6 years old. And I got a GSXR 750 and its more than enough power man. You dont need a 1000 at 17, thats just insane, Do the smart thing & GL

Its really retarded to see this same question reposted week after week. The people that ask usually end up not getting a bike and never heard from on here anymore or they buy the bike they said from the beginning and didn't listen to any advise "they asked for". Why ask if ur mind was already made up. I can see why some of the older guys on here are getting tired of answering the same old questions and responding to ignorant questions. I haven't been a member very long and I am tired of seeing posts that say should I buy a 1000 and I have little/no experience riding.

ive been riding mx since i was 6 years old, i had a yzf 250 when i was 16 turned it into street legal, got a katana 600 when i was 17 a Gsxr 600 when i was 18 a totaled r1 later and now i own a gsxr 1000 and i am 23 so be smart and be safe kid , sounds like you dont have to much experience , that 1000 still scares me sometimes

I am trying to get a bike when I turn 17. I am looking for eaither a 2003 Suzuki GSX-R1000 or a 2005 Honda CBR1000RR and was wanting advise about handling, and opinions about what I can do to make them a comfortable bike that has good power, and isnt hard to control. So, it looks like the overall consensus, opinions, and recommendations are without fail, hands down - - -go with a 600 or at the very most a 750. I AGREE totally! The number 1000 looks good until you've looped the bike and it is laying on top of you. Be serious and wake up friend - :headshake. As the 'ole addage goes: "You're cruising for a bruising and aching for a breaking" if you go with anything over a 600 or 750. Be sure and take a Motorcycle safety Course too, BEFORE you buy a bike so you make it home from the dealer with it. Have you consulted your parents about this bit of a distorted dream? When is the birthday and what have you decided upon or are you still on here??????? Let us hear from you! :hmmm:

i started on a k6 750

Bike shops could just keep a bat around. When someone with zero riding experiance comes in for the new 1000 just break both their legs and save another innocent bike from harm. :headscrat +1

i started on a k6 750 I, too, selected the GSXR 750 too, but I also have been riding bikes on and off for close to 20 years. The 750 has plenty of spunk and a powerful machine to be contended with too. :hmmm:

Right on! GSXR 1000 parts coming up on Ebay soon!!!! :bike: Rise in insurance rates as well.

Everyone is different! When i was 18, i bought a 1996 Harley Softail, and still have it. Rode it for 2 years without a permit, and no previous riding experience. Took the MSF course in Tampa about 3 months ago. I passed the coarse flawlessly, and got a 98% on the written test. Bought a 2002 GSXR 600M Telefonica, Sold it two weeks and 40 miles later. Bought a 2001 GSXR 1000 and am loving every minute of it. Just because this kid wants a 1000 as his first bike doesnt mean that he is going to be a complete and total dumbass. Go ahead and flame me for thinking that this kid is responsible, sensible and mature enough to handle the 1000, but i know that i was when i was his age. Till this day, i have never laid my bike over, it has never fallen on its side and i have evaded the close calls which were initiated by others. Now for my advice: Get a bike that you are satasfied and comfortable with, but make sure that although you "can handle the power", it intimidates the shit out of you when you do something stupid on it. Dont become a statistic, and dont prove these other guys right, but dont endanger yourself either. If, rather, when you get your 1000cc rocket, if you feel that it is way too much, SELL THE DAMN THING AND GET A 600 [you know that you are comfortable on one already, right?] Dont think that if you feel its too much that you will grow into it, because then you have the superman syndrome. durring the "growing into it time" something will happen and you can and will seriously injure yourself; then you will be kicking yourself in the ass for being a dumbass. Be safe and take a coarse. I know that in Florida if you are under 21 you have to take the MSF coarse to get your permit and/or liscense anyways. Just be smart. None of us want to see you in the fallen section, but if it does happen, the people in this thread that have told you so .... heh hmmm .... want first dibs on parts.

:funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: Hopefully, we never have to say, "We told you so!" Enjoy the journey and just be safe out there~ :bounce

i have a 2003 suzuki katana 750 for sale ..$3000.00 has exhaust and new paint job, and rear tire 407-346-7762 it was a great 1st bike for me kept me alive

maybe hes just trying to compensate for his lack of manhood.... after all he is only17 :lol: but seriously take the MSF course b4 you even think about getting a bike.

HOLY CRAP!!! This thread is brutal...But fair and honest. I just bought my 06 600 about 3 months ago. I'm 5'6'' weigh about 150 and am 46 years old. If anyone ever tells you that a 600 is for pussys' they haven't been on an 06. For those of you that feel the urge...go ahead...all I can say is that "I YAM WHAT I EAT" so please don't ever call me a dick! (I DON'T EAT THOSE). Seriously (shit I can't spell when I been drikin) the new 600s are bad! They aren't your dads 600!

dude, this is just my opinion too but takes (mostly) everybody's advice. they are saying it for a reason as too many young riders get liter bikes, can't handle the power and either sell it or wreck it and nobody wants that to happen (the wrecking part). start smaller and then work your way up. i got a 600 and find it too have plenty of power plus i can really throw that thing around in the canyons. don't be scared of not being able to "keep up with everybody else" or whatever just please man be safe and don't over do it. ALSO WEAR YOUR GEAR!!!!!

Ninja 250r AMEN!!!!!

dude, this is just my opinion too but takes (mostly) everybody's advice. they are saying it for a reason as too many young riders get liter bikes, can't handle the power and either sell it or wreck it and nobody wants that to happen (the wrecking part). start smaller and then work your way up. i got a 600 and find it too have plenty of power plus i can really throw that thing around in the canyons. don't be scared of not being able to "keep up with everybody else" or whatever just please man be safe and don't over do it. ALSO WEAR YOUR GEAR!!!!! I LOVE MY 600 FOR THIS REASON TOO!!!

gixxer 1000 gonna scare you to death... :)... hit me up at stackleschwien@aol.com when you wanna sell it...

So, it looks like the overall consensus, opinions, and recommendations are without fail, hands down - - -go with a 600 or at the very most a 750. I AGREE totally! The number 1000 looks good until you've looped the bike and it is laying on top of you. Be serious and wake up friend - :headshake. As the 'ole addage goes: "You're cruising for a bruising and aching for a breaking" if you go with anything over a 600 or 750. Be sure and take a Motorcycle safety Course too, BEFORE you buy a bike so you make it home from the dealer with it. Have you consulted your parents about this bit of a distorted dream? When is the birthday and what have you decided upon or are you still on here??????? Let us hear from you! :hmmm: I want a repsol trackbike, but maybe a gixxer 1k replica, and gixxer 600 stuntbike..... And NO, my parents dont know, we dont really get along, so im just gonna throw it in the El Camino and bring it to the neighbor hood.

Everyone is different! When i was 18, i bought a 1996 Harley Softail, and still have it. Rode it for 2 years without a permit, and no previous riding experience. Took the MSF course in Tampa about 3 months ago. I passed the coarse flawlessly, and got a 98% on the written test. Bought a 2002 GSXR 600M Telefonica, Sold it two weeks and 40 miles later. Bought a 2001 GSXR 1000 and am loving every minute of it. Just because this kid wants a 1000 as his first bike doesnt mean that he is going to be a complete and total dumbass. Go ahead and flame me for thinking that this kid is responsible, sensible and mature enough to handle the 1000, but i know that i was when i was his age. Till this day, i have never laid my bike over, it has never fallen on its side and i have evaded the close calls which were initiated by others. Now for my advice: Get a bike that you are satasfied and comfortable with, but make sure that although you "can handle the power", it intimidates the shit out of you when you do something stupid on it. Dont become a statistic, and dont prove these other guys right, but dont endanger yourself either. If, rather, when you get your 1000cc rocket, if you feel that it is way too much, SELL THE DAMN THING AND GET A 600 [you know that you are comfortable on one already, right?] Dont think that if you feel its too much that you will grow into it, because then you have the superman syndrome. durring the "growing into it time" something will happen and you can and will seriously injure yourself; then you will be kicking yourself in the ass for being a dumbass. Be safe and take a coarse. I know that in Florida if you are under 21 you have to take the MSF coarse to get your permit and/or liscense anyways. Just be smart. None of us want to see you in the fallen section, but if it does happen, the people in this thread that have told you so .... heh hmmm .... want first dibs on parts. If it is to powerful, I'll keep it, and buy a 600.... BTW, I'm 6 Foot, 8 Inches at around 200 lbs.

If you dont own anything why do you have 50 posts?

If you dont own anything why do you have 50 posts? cause its obvious he lives in the sportbike state duh.:lol:

don't do it man. especially if you have no riding experience!!! i (sort of) remember what it was like to be 17, and i can tell you that i had no concept of the gravity of my actions. i had a 5 liter mustang with a built 306 and a 150hp shot of nitrous and i still get cold sweats from the stupid shit i pulled in that thing. if i ever have kids i know exactly what they won't be driving lol. at your age you just don't understand the consequences of your actions, and this is totally understandable because you aren't a man yet, you haven't gained the maturity that comes from experience. it would be a shame to see you get that maturity out of a negative experience. the margin for error on just a 600 is very, very small. on a 1000 there isn't one. things can go bad very, very fast, and even the most experienced of riders can get hurt. if i put a 15 year old who just got their learner's permit in a mclaren what do you think is going to happen? don't do it. like others have said, go pay $175 and take the MSF course first. learn how to ride a bike.

If it is to powerful, I'll keep it, and buy a 600.... BTW, I'm 6 Foot, 8 Inches at around 200 lbs. If you are 6'8", a sportbike isn't going to be a happy place for you. At that height and weight, you're a beanpole, and while it is interesting to watch someone so tall and skinny bend and twist themselves just to sit on a sportbike, let alone ride it, it isn't very comfortable. Quite apart from the inherently bad idea of starting out on a 1000 or Hayabusa due to the power (which even I can't imagine) they will be wildly uncomfortbale for someone so tall. These bikes get smaller every generation, not bigger. A current 1000 is smaller than a previous generation 600. Don't believe me? Go sit on each side by side. So don't try the "I'm so big I need a bigger bike" argument either, because they are physically smaller. I'm 6'1" 200 lbs and I feel a little cramped on my K6 600, just for a point of reference. Chango

^^^that's something else i meant to add. i'm 6'3", and my shins bump the crankshaft case on my K6 750. i'm pretty much at the limit when it comes to fitting on a sportbike IMO.

i been riding 600's for over a year and just got a gixxer 1000 yesterday and man is it a big difference. i don't really know what to say on the subject but I am glad I started out on a 600 b/c yesterday was the first time I rode a 1000 and it did scare me a little when I first took off I aint gonna lie. On my 600 when taking off it seemed like no big deal. But on the 1000, when you ease off the clutch and it fully releases you better be ready b/c she's ready to get nasty lol. Take a MSF course def. and practice, practice, practice. Oh by the way everyone loving my new bike I got yesterday and it already feels like we were meant to be. Yea first taken off was a little scary but after that it felt great.

I started at 16 on a beat up 80's honda 500 interceptor, then bought a 96 600 katana, then a 98 gsxr 600, took a few years off after I sold it, then bought a 03 ZX12R, and just sold it to get another 2004 gsxr600. I got the 600 because I like the way it looks, and it's easier to manuever than the pig of a 1200. I never used half of the 12, and around here it's useless, so a 600/750 is just great for me.

ok, well, im quoting someone on the forum [dont know who, but know it has been said before], why the f*ck did you ask for our advice if you arent gonna take it? by your statement If it is to powerful, I'll keep it, and buy a 600..... you mean that all the advice that we have given you has been nothing but a waste of our time. You obviously have made up your mind and are going to buy a 1000cc bike as your first and then decide if you NEED a 600 or not. let me tell you, when you buy your 1000, and garage it, you will ride the 600 for maybe a week [probably less] before you go out on the 1000 and try to show off. Dude, now i know that i always hated being told that i was too young immature or irrational because of my age, but i remember when i was 17, it was only 3 years ago for me. by the time i was 17 i had a 400 RWHP firebird [sold after blown motor], a 456 RWHP Mustang [totalled] and a chevy 1500 silverado with a 454 Cu. In. engine thrown in it [still running]. since then i have had two more muscle cars [another stang and a vette] which which were both totalled after being a dumbass and street racing them, aka SHOWING OFF!!!!! in the last year, i have settleed down, realized that there is really no reason for all of that power, and bought a 2006 Nissan sentra [thinkin about a turbo kit, but anyways lol]. In short YOU DONT NEED A FUCKING LITRE BIKE AS YOUR FIRST!!!! In hindsight i know that i would have killed myself on a 1000cc rocket at 17 y/o, but maybe your different, idk. and i simply dont understand this ..... BTW, I'm 6 Foot, 8 Inches at around 200 lbs. WTF would you want a bike that you arent even going to be able to ride comfortably? i'm 6'2" tall and 190# and my 01 1000, i wish that it was just a tiny bit bigger for when i lean over, but maybe its just my bike, maybe your used to restin your elbows on your thighs? If you are 6'8", a sportbike isn't going to be a happy place for you. At that height and weight, you're a beanpole, and while it is interesting to watch someone so tall and skinny bend and twist themselves just to sit on a sportbike, let alone ride it, it isn't very comfortable. Quite apart from the inherently bad idea of starting out on a 1000 or Hayabusa due to the power (which even I can't imagine) they will be wildly uncomfortbale for someone so tall. These bikes get smaller every generation, not bigger. A current 1000 is smaller than a previous generation 600. Don't believe me? Go sit on each side by side. So don't try the "I'm so big I need a bigger bike" argument either, because they are physically smaller. I'm 6'1" 200 lbs and I feel a little cramped on my K6 600, just for a point of reference. Chango ^^^that's something else i meant to add. i'm 6'3", and my shins bump the crankshaft case on my K6 750. i'm pretty much at the limit when it comes to fitting on a sportbike IMO. otherwise, take the course wear your gear and do whatever the hell you want to, cause you are most likely going to anyways. I beleive i have said enough on this subject.

man ! Im at a loss for words. I know it seems like im preaching ,but a 1000 is really way to much bike for someone who has been just practising on his friends 600. and at 17 i know you think you are invincible but if you look around there are alot of people killing themselves on big bikes doing stupid sh-t.but if you decide to goe with a 1000 PLEASE PLEASE take the MSF coarse.Im just so sick of hearing about fellow riders going down for senseless mistakes. be safe:D