What do you bike gurus think about the '01 honda CBR 600 F4i

[theNEOone]

this would be my first bike. would it be a good purchase?

 

[Kelvrick]

I've been getting some flak for considering a 97-99 Yamaha YZF 600. Considering the Honda is a bit more powerful, I think you'd get a bit more flak.

I like it though, but out of my price range.

 

[bleeb]

my bro has that bike. he likes it better than the Yamaha R6

 

[Amused]

Honestly? I'd buy a beater for a year, learn how to ride and care for a bike, THEN spring for a new bike.

I've never seen a "first bike" that wasn't dropped a few times before the owner figured out the tricks and pitfalls of caring for a bike. In the case of a sport bike with full body work, any tipping or dropping is going to look BAD and cost a lot of money to repair.

Stupid stuff, like parking it on it's kickstand on new asphalt on a hot day. Or learning how to go over gravel. The fact is, until you learn the ropes, any bike you get is going to at least get tipped over or worse, dropped a few times until you learn what to do, and what not to do.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

I wouldn't recomend that to anyone as a first bike. Unless they had at least some dirt experience or something. Get something older and cheaper because you will drop it. Almost everyone does. Go to www.sportbikes.net. They'll set you up.