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I think a 600 should be fine for you then, it wont be too bad on insurance and its not super fast like the 1000's are, but a 600 isnt to be laughed at, they say these days people only have 1000's just to say they have one, in reality on a sunday ride a 600 will be perfectly adequate for 99.9% of riders 
There are the main sports 600's:
Honda CBR600 (F and RR)
Suzuki GSX-R600
Kawazaki ZX-6
Yamaha R6
They are the main ones, a fair few other less common brads also make them, triumph etc.
In my opinion all of the above bikes would be fine for you, its just a case of looking at which ones you think look the best and which you are comfortable on, for £2500 you can get yourself a good condition model of any of them. Mileage, overall condition, any addicents etc are all big factors in the price as well.
You are looking at ~100bhp for most of the ones I said, and at 190 odd kg the power to weight ratio is pretty impressive, 500bhp/tonne isnt bad at all.
As you have a while to think about it I'd suggest looking for reviews on them and find common faults on each, if the bike has been looked after properly and serviced regularly then they should be fine. Go and have a sit on them too, get a feel for the different riding positions, although they all look like they would be the same there are lots of differences when you actualy get on one.
I hope this is of some help to you.
There are the main sports 600's:
Honda CBR600 (F and RR)
Suzuki GSX-R600
Kawazaki ZX-6
Yamaha R6
They are the main ones, a fair few other less common brads also make them, triumph etc.
In my opinion all of the above bikes would be fine for you, its just a case of looking at which ones you think look the best and which you are comfortable on, for £2500 you can get yourself a good condition model of any of them. Mileage, overall condition, any addicents etc are all big factors in the price as well.
You are looking at ~100bhp for most of the ones I said, and at 190 odd kg the power to weight ratio is pretty impressive, 500bhp/tonne isnt bad at all.
As you have a while to think about it I'd suggest looking for reviews on them and find common faults on each, if the bike has been looked after properly and serviced regularly then they should be fine. Go and have a sit on them too, get a feel for the different riding positions, although they all look like they would be the same there are lots of differences when you actualy get on one.
I hope this is of some help to you.
lukechad said:
Thanks for the advice, I had been looking at the bikes you listed. I'll pop into Newcastle at the weekend and have a proper look at a few bikes.
Just drove down the sea front a few mins ago, and as usual there was a whole load of bikes down there, very jealous
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luke did you do the direct access?
Smiley Man said:
No, you cant do DA until you are 21, I did my test on a 125cc bike, which once you have passed means you can ride anything as long as its restricted to 33bhp. If I had done that at 20 i can do accelerated access at 21 to then ride anything, but as it stands as long as I dont get banned I can ride anything with any power at 19.
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lukechad said:
and i take it your 600 is restricted?
moss said:I passed my motorbike test
4minors, then got to ride home myself while the instructor waited for the next person to take his test.
Looking forward to riding this summer, once i find the money for a bike anyway.
well done that man.
Save your pennies and buy a cheap little 400cc pocket rocket and enjoy upsetting owners of bigger bikes with your higher corner speeds.
Robb
Shoei said:
thats the thing tho, due to their limited availability, and running costs being similar to a 600, 400s are about the same on insurance and to buy, and a boat load slower, than a new 600 sports.
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Pug said:
Plenty on Autotrader, good step up from the learner bike. Jumping from 15bhp or 33bhp to around 100bhp could lead to problems of going to fast to soon.
Dont know what insurance group they are, but i only pay £95 fully comp.
But you can have buckets loads of fun on them with out getting into "licence ban" territory.
Plus if you fancy a track day, the 400's are brilliant fun on tracks and wont cost you an arm leg if it gets dropped.
Tyres for the 400's are H rated, not Z rated so they work out cheaper, set of Dunlop GPR70's for £130 as opposed to nigh on £200 for a set of sticky tyres for a super sport 600. And the GPR70 are as sticky as a sticky thing.
Ive done the opposite, ive gone from a 1000cc V-twin to the 400 for the main reason of the Firestorm being dangerous to my licence.
Robb