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Post subject: Looking for my 1st bike  Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:02 am |
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I am looking to spend up to $2000 for the right bike. I am looking for a 600 or something close. Has to be a Street bike. I also might be interested in a salvage if the price is right. I live in town so if you know someone or have something let me know !!!! Thanks
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:16 am |
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viewtopic.php?f=14&t=11959 pm kycycles, and tell him what you're looking for, he should be able to find you something
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:43 pm |
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Welcome, remember never to trust someone with a banana avatar
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:48 pm |
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halliwood
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:16 pm |
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boo wrote: Welcome, remember never to trust someone with a banana avatar 
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:20 pm |
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halliwood wrote: boo wrote: Welcome, remember never to trust someone with a banana avatar never trust a man that makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that neat. 
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:25 pm |
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halliwood wrote: + 
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:42 pm |
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I think you should get a 1980 XS650 Cafe racer.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:59 am |
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SwissMiss wrote: halliwood wrote: + haha  _________________ www.kytwisted.com
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:24 am |
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Lol Hilariuous
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:16 pm |
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less then a day of his first thread and it gets boo jacked by more then one person lol, hope we didn't scare you off
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:07 pm |
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:52 pm |
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Billy, I hope you aren't suggesting a ZX6R as a starter bike.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:43 pm |
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it would be like suggesting a zzr as the first bike, which isn't to bad but he might want to change the sprockets back first.
but don't let that scare you off, there's lots of us on here that can help change them back, and its a cheap fix.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:20 pm |
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livewellandfree wrote: Billy, I hope you aren't suggesting a ZX6R as a starter bike. if the guy has some brains and doesn't try to start wheeling it in the first week than i don't see a problem with learning on a 600. just stay in the first 3 gears or something for a while, then it's more like learning on a 300cc !  lol
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:11 pm |
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There are 600s and then there are 636s. A 636 will do a roll-on wheelie in first gear, so no, it is not a good starter bike. Might as well get a TL1000. http://www.wildcatriders.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=11955_________________ Live Well, Laugh Often, Love More, Stuart 2007 YZF600R Blue 2005 YZF600R Silver (RIP)
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:16 pm |
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I think this is the zx6r that became the zzr600. I would still reccomend changing the gearing to stock so it won't want to wheelie as easy. But my vote would go towards a ninja 2fiddy or an sv650 so I still be more new rider friendly.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:53 pm |
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I miss my old sv650, I wish I wouldn't have sold it. It does everything well, and from 0-70 it's pretty close to an i4 600 in accelration, after that not so much. I sold an 02 with 16k on it for 2750 but I've seen them with higher miles close to 2k. You can get the Suzuki gs500 and gs500f's for really cheap too as well as katana's. The naked ones look the best in my opinion though.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:20 pm |
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yea, thought the 02's where just 6's didn't realize they were 636's, there's already enough info on here for you to read about starting small, that anything I can say about it has already been said.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:59 pm |
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636 started in 03. 02would be what became the zzr... great bike not the best starter bike but if you have some one with half a sence oz of common sence on it they would be fine using it as a starter... but an 03-06 zx6r "636" yeah bad idea but so much fun
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:40 pm |
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I got the ZZR for my first street bike. with stock gearing very controlable the best thing to do is take the MSF rider course before you get in to deep. the Ninja 650 is a great bike with very good manners and good power. Both the ZZR and Ninja 650 can be found around your price range.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:42 pm |
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halliwood wrote: less then a day of his first thread and it gets boo jacked by more then one person lol, hope we didn't scare you off It was a triple tag team effort  But a 600 isnt that bad to start with, most of my friends started on a 600 and they've turned out fine. Just have to respect em, im glad i did the 250 thing got me more comfortable with corners _________________ www.kytwisted.com
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:04 pm |
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livewellandfree wrote: Billy, I hope you aren't suggesting a ZX6R as a starter bike. this statement has bothered me every since I have read it, I have been on this site a few years and every year a new guy or gal comes on and we beat him or her down with what bike they otta buy, then all of sudden the end up buying what they want. I know we try to help influence there choice but we also shouldn't be putting a guy down for trying to sale his bike for around the price the guy was wanting to pay. What I am saying is maybe the person interested in the bike purchase already has a dad at home telling him the bikes we suggest, so we should ease up alittle on the newbies and also on the people that have there bikes for sale. Now get back on topic.
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:13 pm |
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boo wrote: halliwood wrote: less then a day of his first thread and it gets boo jacked by more then one person lol, hope we didn't scare you off It was a triple tag team effort Oh yeah thats how boo likes it lol
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Post subject: Re: Looking for my 1st bike Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:35 pm |
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