I've been doing a few insurance quotes and being a new rider, the quotes are sky high so what do i do.........

1) Do a Direct Access test and have a full licence but keep my self on a 125cc bike ?

2) Do a A1 light licence (Restricted to less that 33bhp), get a 125cc, drive that around for 2 years, licence automatically goes to a full A1 licence and i will have 2 years of experience and hopefully 2 years NCB ?

3) Do a Direct Access test and have a full licence and get a bike over 125cc ?

If i do do a DAS.... Whats a good 1st bike to get ? One that i won't kill myself on and one that won't empty my wallet (Insurance)....

 

Do DAS. Get it out the way imo.

Depends on the type of bike you want, if you are looking for a sportsbike any of the current crop of jap 600's are excellent choices. go sit on a few, see which ones you prefer

As for insurance, forget about fully comp but unless you live in Beruit I would have expected to pay in the region of 6-700 quid for my first year on a 600?

What sort of quotes have you been getting?

Try www.ebikeinsurance.co.uk or www.bennetts.co.uk

 

Got a quote of Ł536 TPFT for a 1999 Suzuki GSXR600

 

What's wrong with that

Try insuring a 3 sec 0-60, 165mph car for that.........lol

 

Is that good then ??

 

Whats the Yamaha R6 like compared to the Suzuki GSXR600 ??

Oh, do i have to mention my SP60 even though its on my car licence ?

 

Depends what years you are comparing tbh.

The older R6 (replaced this year) is a bit long in the tooth now where as the GSXR600 has had a few model updates.

Both are fairly aggressive out and out sportsbikes. I love them

Yes, you do

 

Both 2000 models.....

 

I pay 400 quid Tpft on my gixer..

Try H and r insurance.....my best quote by far

www.insurance2000.co.uk

 

get the gixxer mate the r6 is shit!. or a kawasaki zx6 2000 honda is a bit droll imo

 

Or for a more objective viewpoint

The K1 GSXR is an outstanding machine.

Performance wise there is fuck all to seperate them in reality but the GSXR is a bit roomier.

The finish on the Yamaha is a little better tho (but neither of them are a Honda)

I would go for the GSXR but go look/sit on both and see which you prefer as there is next to nothing between them

 

gurne the early r6 handling is terrible truely dangerous the 2005 -2006 machines are the only r6 to have imo ooh and the r6 brakes are terrible aswell on that era of machine just what all the writeups have said and i have ode a 2001 r6 and it was terrible then again so was the srad i rode

 

The only critism regularly levelled at the early R6 was the 60 profile tyre Yamaha saw fit to put on the front causing them to feel a little skittish on the limit.

One of the best handling machines out there apart from that though

Bikes can be made to handle poorly though suspension misadjustment, fucked tyres, tired suspension etc but out of the crate both the early R6 and K model GSXR are outstanding machines and I've ridden dozens of both!!

Labelling an R6's handling as 'dangerous' is quite frankly laughable

 

only going on the road tests from various mags gues its time to stop buying mags

 

Re read them

I buy PD, SB and TWO and have been in the trade for years. Apart from the tyre size thing and the odd comment about it being a bit dated over the past few years since it's release in 99 the R6 is a pretty awsome machine.

When you are discussing the handling of any modern jap 600 sports bike we are simply talking varying degrees of brilliance anyhow.

 

Right, been looking at the R6 and GSX-R now and really liking both....

Looking at 2002 R6's and GSX-R K1's, K2's if i have enough dollar.

Guess i'm gonna have to test drive em both

 

Just had a cracking quote on a 2002 Yamaha R6..... Ł324 TPFT Not bad for a 24 year old, who has just got there licence, no NCB and has 6 points

 

thats good

 

where was that quote from?!