The biggest noob mistake you can make with a 600cc sport bike is underestimating what it can do compared with what you can handle. Let me put it in perspective for you...
When Kawasaki debuted the KZ900, bike magazines claimed it was the manliest bike you could buy. You had to have nizzuts the size of coconuts to ride the thing. Cycle world said,"It'll grow hair on your chest, then part it down the middle!" The Z1 ended a lot of riding careers. It had a miserable chassis and lousy tires by today's standards, but at the time, it pretty much reigned supreme. This wondrous machine was making all of 70 horsepower on a good day.
Fast forward to now. Your average 600 is making about 95 horsepower, and is so smooth, you don't feel how fast you're going until you're in traction. The brakes on these things are phenomenal, so phenomenal in fact, that you can get yourself in trouble with the brake lever alone.
Be careful. If you start thinking right off the bat that you need to do wheelies and stuff, do this instead. Find someone with a pickup truck. Go for a ride in the bed, and jump out at about 35 MPH. This will save you a ton of money on bike plastic.
Good luck and be safe.
When Kawasaki debuted the KZ900, bike magazines claimed it was the manliest bike you could buy. You had to have nizzuts the size of coconuts to ride the thing. Cycle world said,"It'll grow hair on your chest, then part it down the middle!" The Z1 ended a lot of riding careers. It had a miserable chassis and lousy tires by today's standards, but at the time, it pretty much reigned supreme. This wondrous machine was making all of 70 horsepower on a good day.
Fast forward to now. Your average 600 is making about 95 horsepower, and is so smooth, you don't feel how fast you're going until you're in traction. The brakes on these things are phenomenal, so phenomenal in fact, that you can get yourself in trouble with the brake lever alone.
Be careful. If you start thinking right off the bat that you need to do wheelies and stuff, do this instead. Find someone with a pickup truck. Go for a ride in the bed, and jump out at about 35 MPH. This will save you a ton of money on bike plastic.
Good luck and be safe.
