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whoever thinks a rookie can get on a big bike and stay alive, so long as they treat it with respect, is giving you very dangerous advice.
Why are young drivers overrepresented in fatality stats? they know the risks just like everyone else.
A bike is very responsive, can be unforgiving and is far more succeptable to the variables on the road. What does a car driver know about how slippery road markings are in the rain? About blind drivers who don't look out for bikers? Hit a pot hole in the car and you moan about your taxes never fixing anything. Hit that thing on a bike you could never walk again
New riders have enough to worry about without having all that power a small twist of the wrist away. Common sense says be careful, but it you've never experienced things going wrong, common sense doesn't hold the same power.
stay away from 600 sports bikes for a first bike, they are very powerful (check against power of a 10 year old 1100 to see how much power has increased).If nothing else consider the cost of repairing the plastic if you drop it. or the cost of insurance.
We had size restrictions in oz when I started, so I got an RGV250. Great fun, best handling bike on the road, but 2-stroke with very peaky power. Now they've gone far more sensible in this state at least, you can get larger bikes (650 i think) with a limit on power to weight. If I was starting now, something like a GS500 would be my recommendation.
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, I wanted one, but got a cbr instead..
