pazzo shorty racing levers, devil carbon can, gyt-r carbon hugger and powdercoated my rearsets and pass pegs black to blend in. gotta have the angel eyes too, they look sick in night pics. let me know what you guys think!!!!

 

Sweet! It looks mean, and yeah, angel eyes look awesome.

 

Nice bike, mod's you have done look great!

I was wondering if you would recommend an R6 as a beginner's bike (basically someones first ever street bike) to learn to ride on. If not do you recommend any 600 series bikes?

 

heres a few more wider angle.
as for a beginner bike, this was my first bike and i learned to ride fine on it. i highly recommend a MSF course and take your time learning. i spent hours in a row on my block just feeling out the clutch and its friction zone. after i learned clutching/shifting and braking i spent a week or so getting a hang of steering and leaning it in my neighborhood and speeds of 30 or less. this thing revs like a bastard so you better know the friction zone like the back of your hand or you will end up on your *** with your bike through whatever is in front of you!!!! i think an MSF course along with very slow learning (and i mean very) and you should be fine. if you feel intimidated or uncomfortable hold off on the sport bike and get a beginner bike. remember, a bike only goes as fast as its rider twists the throttle!!

as for the 600 sportbikes out today (CBR, r6, Kawi 636, gixer 600) you cant really go wrong with any of them. it comes down to what one you like the looks of and the ergonomics and how comfortable you are on it. go sit on all 4 and see what one you feel the best on and what one you think looks the best. they are all very evenly matched as far as price and performance, all great bikes.

 

Look great. It makes want to get a bike even more. Just one question, what is the spring for on your exhaust?

 

Thanks for the info evilution8, I appreciate it.

 

the spring is just to keep it tight. the midpipe slips into the actual muffler. the spring connects one side on the muffler and one on the midpipe, connects the two and i guess keeps them tight. dont know how much it actually does, but it came with it so i put it on ha.

 

looks amazing... im dying to get a street bike but mom allways steps in....... lol.. wait till I move out... (im 20 if your wondering)...

love that exhaust. carbon rules.

 

Your bike looks great bro How do you like the Pazzo Levers? I have CRG levers on my R1. I'm also running some Sato rearsets on it. I would REALLY recommend those, they feel excellent.

 

I wouldn't recommend getting any 600cc sportbike for your 1st bike. If you have never ridden any bike in anger, u simply would be amazed at their power. I also understand that the bike only goes as fast as u twist the throttle. However, throttle control takes awhile to master and too much of it while u r leant over would spell disaster. It's not too much fun tasting the pavement at high speed.
I've owned '99 r6 (have also owned rc51, cbr600rr, ducati 999, and now '05 gsxr1000), and could be definitely a tricky bike for a beginner. R6s are extremely quick handler, even compare to other 600cc sport bikes, and are very revvy (most of the power arriving after 10,000rpm).
If u decide to go with modern 600cc sportbike, take evilution8's recommendation and take a MSF course and take your time with it.

Btw, great looking bike. Black w/cf exhaust look awesome.

 

Don't get a new 600 for a first bike... You'll end up dropping it and then you'll spend $1000 just to fix it.. Get a used bike and trash it up, sell it and get the bike you really want...

I recommend Ninja 250, Ninja 500, SV650S, or a early 90's 600. (F1, F2, etc) Yes, you won't look as cool when you go to the mall to pick up curb monkeys, but you will learn to ride and lean. Instead of worrying about getting too heavy on the throttle through a turn, you can concentrate on entrace speed, posture, etc. It will make you a more prepared rider when you're ready to make the next step.

BTW, you can get a used Ninja 250, ride it and sell it for basically the same price you paid...

 

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hey its in age old argument as to what to get for a first bike. while a smaller bike is the wise choice you wil just end up buying another after a summer anyway. ive had the six for one full summer already and am ready for an r1 haha. i know i need a few more years but i think that with an MSF course, slow learning, good patience and a level head you will be fine. good luck either way. thanks for the good comments about the bike.

 

oh yeah hassoun the pazzos are pretty nice. havent had any long distance riding with them yet but they look killer and are comfortable so far with the short ride. i was in on a group buy with them and got a very nice price. the satos rearsets are nice as hell, i was looking at those or the woodcrafts to possibly get in the near future.

 

nice!