RWD_cossie_wil

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I am thinking about getting a bike for the summer, I have had me licence 7 years but never had a bike , The 3 choices I have come up with are 1) Ducati 996/916 2) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 or 3) Suzuki GSX-R 750. I recon the 996 and 750 would be ok for a first bike as they all seem to get good reviews, but the lure of a 1000 for a couple of quid more is really appealing . My personal choice would be the 996 but the sensible choice would be a jap inline 4- what you recon guys?

fireandskill1

You really want to try them out first mate as you have not ridden a bike for 7 years the Duke aint easy to ride for a first timer

NUTTIN RILLA

I would go for an R1, top bike plus you can pick them up pretty cheap now

jameswrx

I wouldn't get the ducati for a 1st bike, the twins are harder to ride than the 4's (in the slow manouvering sense) and may not give you confidence to advance your riding IMO.

Either the 750 or 1000 would be my advice

I've had both the gsxr 750 and 1000 (both 2002's) and I've ridden a 916, if you like the idea of a twin for some reaon the SP1/SP2's are a much easier ride and feel faster.

I'm not a great fan of the gsxr's though but my choice would be the 1000 as it's got some reasonable grunt.

snOOpy86

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First bike... hmm id consider the gsxr 600 or the 750 depending on how comftable you feel with the power, and nothing TOOOO pretty cause accidents do happen, as i found out

Cam

I would have a year with a 600cc bike to get back into it tbh. Jumping straight on a Gixer 1000 after a few years out of the bike scene is a recipe for disaster. I have not had a big bike for a while and took a ZX10R for a test ride and just about shat myself

Mike Rainbird

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Aprillia Mille R .

jameswrx

Now that's a great bike! If I was getting another bike it'd be another zx10r, they are lovely bikes. Very easy to ride sedately and around town too.

Mr S1

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Before you start shopping for bikes mate I'd start shopping for insurance quotes..........make sure you've got a chair handy and are sitting down.............

bigbobby

i just got a quote of £300 per year for an r1 so bye bye rs

jameswrx

Yeah, bike insurance is crazy cheap for the performance.

Mr S1

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Wil has no NCB - neither have I and when I wanted to insure a CBR600 they wanted £1400..............that's for a 33 year old, bike garages etc etc etc. If Wil's looking at Ducati's and 750 / 1000cc bikes good luck fella....

markk

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hmmmmm bikes

Richie.

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bigbobby

im 27 last bike was an zx9r 2001 but had to sell it cause of the girlfriend but now not with her so fun to be had.

markk

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awsome bike , very very underated these days , had 2 ZX9R's

bigbobby

deffo had a few close one's but thats what it's all about, making your bum squeak

gurnE

GSXR1000.

lawnsy

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Deffo R1 i loved mine had it for 3 years untill i binned it into a house

Lambchop

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bikes are just dangerous

chop

rstoughy

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As its gonna be your 1st bike M8 id go for a 600

robrs

Get a cossie.

Alrite, if you're sure about a bike, GSXR600's r nice, my uncle had one. They go like the proverbial off a shovel!!!!

gurnE

I've had a few bikes and a 370bhp cossie and I can promise you the cossie didn't even compare to a decent sportsbike

tvr t340r

hi ya mate, ill go and get a ducati 748, not as fast as a 996 or 916 but can out handle everything else, i ride one, would never change, im 32, no ncb,cost £600 with bennets, get a duke mate, my mates ride r1s, mv augusta, (if your rich), gixer tho, to fast mate, my dukes forgiving, cam plod along at any pace, the others touch that throttle wrong and hold on,
Bryan
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Richie.

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don't forget your AA membership

tvr t340r

lol, the bikes only done 2800 miles so far no probs, look after them and you should be fine, got an rs16i thats well worse
Bryan

Rich_w

Always fanced a 916 shape Ducati.

I have to say that maybe a litre Superbike may not be the best choice of first bike. Especially after a multi year lay up. BABs are the majority of statistics sadly.

RWD_cossie_wil

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Been thinking about it for ages , insurance is going to be about £1000 on anything, the difference between a 600 and 1000 GSX-R was less than £200 fook knows why that is, I have no bike NCB but full car, and will have a clean licence when I get back from the sunny falklands the choice will ultimatly be between a gixxer of whatever capacity or a 996/916, as I love both of the marques, thing is its the old heart vs head thing

Ducati- awsome looks/sound , reputedly awsome handing, but fragile/expensive to run/fix and don't like being wheelied apparently, as they spit oil out the breather

Suzuki- Cheapish, fast as fook ,reliable, nice lookin etc, take loads of abuse, but no way near as characterful as a ducati, and theres millions of them round, so resale will be a bit harder

Not really a mega aprilla fan, or honda and I already got a cossie robrs lol just fancy a bike to fook about on in the summer

Richie.

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Did 2000 miles across France and Spain last year on my Mille R with my mate on his 999 and the only problem we had was his 999 wouldn't start abot 80kms from the ferry Not bad considering it rained for two days solid. It was minus 2 through the mountains

gurnE

Sounds like fun

markk

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many do try to be the fastest/best bike around but for me there are only two to chose from at the moment , 1, suzuki hyabusa, 2, kawasaki ZX12R, these truly are the fastest two bike around STILL at the moment, the litre bikes are fast, but on the out and out there are only two contenders.

depends on what you want out of your bike, i wanted a fast bike i could cruise two up, without a sweat, and being a big person, needed the comfort, i didnt find it with the litre bikes. the 12 did it for me, love my bike, will eat anything in a straight line, will stay with 99% of the bikes on the road in the handling.

remember , it will only go as fast as you want it to

Richie.

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Not as much fun as riding around Valencia on the way to Moto GP surrounded by crazy spaniards with no exhausts on their bikes