Passed DAS, seeing ZX6R tomorrow. Nuts?

[dubcat]

Hi, as i posted recently I passed my DAS a couple of weeks ago. I have no other biking experience. I've wanted a super sports bike for years. Not because I need the power or because I think I have the skills to get my knee down but just because i think they are f'ing cool as f My two favourites are the zx6r and cbr-600rr in the mid weight section.

I was originally planning to go for a naked bike that i could drop (i.e. a cheap hack) without worrying too much about the cost of repair. This soon morphed in to a naked bike that was more sexy (triumph street triple, ducati monster) because bikes do not cost 10's of thousands of pounds like cars do. This now has in turn morphed in to the super sports bike itself and i am off to see an ebay zx6r (p8f 2008 model) tomorrow.

I woke up this morning and paniced. I don't know how i went from cheap hack to super sports bike in the course of two weeks. Can someone confirm that i won't die by just looking at a zxr and that this is not a completely insane choice?

If it helps, i'm 42 (so mature), have two kids and am therefore sensible, and do not think that i am made of titanium and know that i am soft and squishy (i.e. i have a sense of self preservation and know what pain feels like).

ps. I know the CBR600F is probably the right bike for me but if i buy one right off the bat i'll always wonder if i would have enjoyed the super sports bike more.

 

[dubcat]

Thanks guys. This has helped and also echo's what i have heard elsewhere. It IS about the image and the feeling of acceleration more than it is about racing performance. I feel i have a good level of self control - every since i smashed my arm up snowboarding (have a big rod up the middle of it now) and even more so since my twins were born 4 years ago I have become far more conservative than I used to be.

I'll sleep on it but thanks for taking the time to reply. And I do totally see why age has nothing to do with it really.

 

[dubcat]

Thanks guys. I feel much better about the bike now. I will definitely be taking it very very easy. Thanks again.

Now I have a new issue. I arranged insurance quote via MCE. However I've just seen the other post about them and that has put me right off!

 

[dubcat]

BAH! Didn't get to go. Work got in the way. I did manage to buy some motorcycle trousers this AM though so at least now i i have all the clothing I need.