I've never been on a sport bike

[Phantom Limb]

I am not sure whay you are wanting to leap from a cruiser straight to a supersport. You say that your abilities have improved and you would like to step up to a bike that will perhaps allow you more 'freedom' to ride a road with more spirit. However, why don't you look at an intimediary first, say a Suzy Bandit or a big standard of some description?

This way you get the extra thrust that you're after, also the cornering ability goes up 10 fold, but you're still on a comfortable and forgiving steed that will allow you to make a few mistakes without trying to gut you when you make a wrong move?

Others may not agree with me on this and my opinion comes from the fact that I do a lot of riding on rutted, pot holed and other wise goat trackish roads. However, I don't think that supersports make any sense unless you're getting into track days, that is after all what they're designed for right?

[Fast Eddie]

ride whatever you want, they all have 2 wheels and a motor.

if you can't swap between cruiser style bike and sports bike and ride them both safely then maybe one shouldn't ride at all..

just sayin!

I swap from 4 wheels to 3 to 2, then sometimes 1, then 2 again.. ain't no thang!

you learn by doing! so just do it

[Banditbandit]

You want a real thrill, ride an RF900 though. Nothing on the list above compares.

Be fuckin careful man. You have next to no experience at all, nomatter how many k's you've clocked up in a year and a half.

Enjoy.

Drew is right ... you have limited experience yet ... it's all on cruisers and a mille sports bike will scare they shit out of you ... (probably scare the shit out of me too ...) Sports bikes wilo feel very very different to a cruiser ...

Why not take a VTR1000 Firestorm, and SV1000S and an RSV1000/Tuono out for a blat? Big twins are fookin' fun, sound good, eat petrol and shouldn't scare you.

Good suggestions - I've ridden twins and singles most of my life - five years ago I bought a Suzie four - and it was so much fun ... if I had known how much fun the fours were I would have had them years ago ..

I am not sure whay you are wanting to leap from a cruiser straight to a supersport. You say that your abilities have improved and you would like to step up to a bike that will perhaps allow you more 'freedom' to ride a road with more spirit. However, why don't you look at an intimediary first, say a Suzy Bandit or a big standard of some description?

Bandits are fucking FUN ... I have a 650 (carbed) and a 1250 (injected) ... they give you the speed and response of the fours, wthout the aggressivenes of the supersports bikes. I've seen 213 on the clock on the 650 (and been to 180klicks in 5th gear - they are both six speeds - and the 1250 was still accelearating at 245 klicks when I shut it down ... (and yeah, I know the speedos are notoriously inaccurate)

I'd recommend the 650 Bandit as an intermediate bike ... (I'm six foot and close to 100 kilos .. and I fit on the easily ... and comfortably - and do long distances) - get some experience on one and then move up to the mlle sports models ... you'll still be alive in a year's time ..

[Drew]

This thread just got uncool. He's gonna ride these bikes, for comparison. Let him do it.

[Pumba]

Another alternative to jumping on lie down go fast sportbike is to have a look at the big naked's.

Suzuki GSX1300 (or is it 1400 now)
Suzuki Bking
Yamaha XJR
Honda Preditor
Triumph Speed Triple
Aprila Turno
Ducati 900 Monster

All will make your intruder feel like a brick, but have a more upright style that I personally find better for any extended period of time, or at legal road speeds.

I myself would still love a K6 GSXR750. Test rode one before I bought the Speed Triple, and would have bought it, but owning that bike and having my licence seemed mutualy exclusive to one another

[Pumba]

This thread just got uncool. He's gonna ride these bikes, for comparison. Let him do it.

I am actually with drew on this one.

Dangsta - Book out a day and walk into your closest bike shop and say "I am feeling feed up with my cruiser and want to try somthing different" then point to the first sports bike that takes your eye and say "that one be would nice, here are my licence details, I will see you in 30min to an hour".

Ride it, not just motorway, but find a few corners. Then repeat with as many as the shop will let you. If they get feed up go to another shop and repeat.

Testing bikes is fucking fun.

[imdying]

Have you considered a pre-raped 600 and using it for a track bike? They're dirt cheap, and you can putt along or go for gold all you like


Definitely try a late model thou... the torque is just sick Be warned though... very hard to go back from one. It's motocrack.

[Dangsta]

Thanks for all the insightful answers guys. Very much appreciated. I've got more of a rounded idea of what to avoid taking for a first ride now and think I'll take the advice you've all provided and see whats cooking in my local bike shops.
Looking forward to some awesome test rides.
Thanks again
D

[Ocean1]

Be fuckin careful man. You have next to no experience at all, nomatter how many k's you've clocked up in a year and a half.

Yup. You'll spend more time changing gear than holding full throttle and if you're not careful the end of the straight bit arrives before your brain catches up. They stop good too. With practice.

Another alternative to jumping on lie down go fast sportbike is to have a look at the big naked's.

Also yup, lots of choice there, in both ergonomics and power delivery.

Also: enjoy the ride, dude.

[tigertim20]

i would say any thou sports bike has the potential to scare the shit out of you.As would a 600 sportsbike (or 675 triumph).But surely you realise that?

Thanks for all the insightful answers guys. Very much appreciated. I've got more of a rounded idea of what to avoid taking for a first ride now and think I'll take the advice you've all provided and see whats cooking in my local bike shops.
Looking forward to some awesome test rides.
Thanks again
D

fuck everyone else. Find something that gives you a hardon when you look at it, then find one you can test ride.

[actungbaby]

I'm feeling like taking one out on a test ride to see what I'm missing. Any recommendations on one that would tempt me? I've got my full licence so I'm not limited to how many cc's I can ride.
Cheers
D

Just have sit on diffrent bikes see how they feel

1. cbr 600
2. cbr 1000
3. triumph 675 street (my fav)
4.gsx 750 r/ 1000
5.anything thats designed to be light and fun

mind you i never ridden modern sportsbike either or a 1000 cc bike

[BMWST?]

Thanks guys. OP here. I'm genuinely interested and not just trying to kick off a sport bike thread. I started on a 250 Aquilla, went up to a 750 Honda Shadow ACE and then to my S83. I've been riding for around 18 months and have gone through my licencing stages in the shortest possible time due to my age. I'm 6ft and 100kgs and cruisers were just a comfortable fit. Now I'm a bit more experienced on a bike I'm thinking about either getting a sportbike as well as my S83 or moving to sportbikes next. I'm not a hoon (passed the urge to do stoppies or wheelies long ago) and just want some genuine advice on what to take for a test ride that won't scare the shit out of me and put me off. Thanks all.
D

I feel we may have done you a disservice.take a couple of standard thous out for test then a super sport just be careful with the throttles AND the brakes until you are a little more used to the response!

[ducatilover]

fuck everyone else. Find something that gives you a hardon when you look at it, then find one you can test ride.

What this muppet said

[haydes55]

fuck everyone else. Find something that gives you a hardon when you look at it, then find one you can test ride.

I'd rather a bike that looked ugly but I loved riding, than a bike that looks the tits and isn't what I would consider fun.

Coincidentally my current bike is definitely what I consider fun and looks good. (Just needs bigger engine! Come on October).

[baffa]

ride whatever you want, they all have 2 wheels and a motor.

if you can't swap between cruiser style bike and sports bike and ride them both safely then maybe one shouldn't ride at all..

just sayin!

Agreed. With a little common sense and experience under your belt, almost any sports bike will be as tame as you want it to be.

I find myself thinking my bike is down on power when im tired or in wet conditions, but its just because unconciously feathering it.