First Bike

I want to start off with a gixxer R600, but i know thats probably too much power for a first bike. So any suggestions for a first bike. I've been looking at the 250r.  

sv650,  great for beginners and expierienced riders alike.  If you have to have a full faired bike the f4i or the yzf 600r would be my choice.  There really isn't that big a difference in quarter mile times and they are a heck of a lot more comfortable.  

I like the bigger bikes, and the yzf 600r is a great bike, but I will probably just get a used 250r or something in that range.  Keep that for 6-8 months then I'll get something that is of higher power(gixxer R600).  I would like to have the gixxer as my first bike but its not really a good idea.  

There is a big difference between a 250 and a 600.  Whatever you decide to do,  use you'r head.  Places like argo cycle have lots of stock for a reason.  

i wanna buy a motorcyle but i dont know witch one get  , i was thinkin about the  2007 suzuki gsxr1000 ,2007 kawasakiZX10R or the yamaha R1 them all look good but can some one with more experiense on this tell me with one is the best and why. thx  

Is this your first motorcycle-period, or your first sportbike or what?  Just curious what your experience level is.  If it's your first motorcycle or first sportbike you should stay away from a 1000cc bike, you won't really enjoy it.  Give us some more information and we can go from there.  

I started with a Kawasaki Concourse as a return to motorcycling. It has had it's good and bad moments. My plan is to do raod trips this summer, so a fairing was required. my father was a rider and showed me few things, but he was not a teacher of riding.

I dropped the bike on my first ride ..... I forgot to use the front brake, killed the engine when I locked up the rear brake, and slid to a stop with my foot still on the brake. My truck experience saved me from falling in the lane, I had an escape route in mind, and turned the fron tire toward it and slid into the median. I did not have to make that decision, it was part of what I do when I drive.

The police officer following my son thought he hit me, I explained to the officer who came up beside me what happened and he asked if "I knew what that lever across from the clutch was". I said I did, he said to start using it and gave me a fingers down welcome and a smile as he drove away. He is a MC policeman in the summetime.

That was my only contact with law enforcement on the bike. I spent time in a large parking lot learning low speed basics, then turned out the drive and have not looked back.

My first bike was a Yamaha 650 twin that I rode on gravel roads and highways to work for several years.

I would not recommend a literbike to a new rider either, but it worked for me. I never ride without helmet, leather jacket, hard shell jeans, chaps when I can afford them, and the idea that I am completely responsible for my own safety, not the people around me. The last is almost jore important than a helmet, but it is no replacement for one.

I did long haul, my last 3 trucks had 500 and some horsepower. It helped to have that much experience with high horse machinery before I got up on two wheels. See ya in Fayetteville AR, at Bikes, Blues, and BBQ fall of 2007, ok.