Hello there everyone, i am a new bike enthusiust and i am shopping for my first bike. I am stuck between choosing a Honda CBR and a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R.
Which one would be a better bet for me to start with?
Thanks for all your help.  

The CBR f4i is a 'friendly' machine that is fairly easy to learn on, yet will not be outgrown anytime soon.

I am a big fan of the 600rr's and dont think you can go wrong there, although they are much less 'newbie friendly'

I cannot comment that much on the zx-6r (636 ), I have only rode it a couple times, but I remember the seat height being very high, and may cause trouble if you are short + learning.  

i agree, i think that the f4i might be the better choice for a beginner, that's what my brother learned on. i bought a gixxer 600 for my first bike and love it, so maybe check those out too  

gixxer6rider:
i agree, i think that the f4i might be the better choice for a beginner, that's what my brother learned on. i bought a gixxer 600 for my first bike and love it, so maybe check those out too

How many miles are you on? when do you plan to "move up"?  

this will be my third summer, and i only have like 2500 miles on it ( i know, it's kinda low, but i work 2 jobs and go to school full time).  i don't have any plans to move up any time too soon, most likely in another 2 years or so.  

For a biginner bike also check out the new kawi ZZR600 th '05 and up, it's basically a '02 zx6r, great bike to stat out on, very similar to the f4i, but costs less and are very reliable, I bought mine new in Jan '06 and it has 17,500+ miles on it, I toped it out at 168, geat all around, and great fuel range, about 185 w/reserve if u twist the throttle alot, I got 250 mile w/reserve by taking it easy, (speed limit only).  

just about any 600 size bike is a good learning ride it all depends on your preferences to looks. I had a 600 for about six months and wanted something bigger and now i'm on a gsxr750.same size and and slightly heavier but with more power. thats the glory with there being so many different sizes. its all in what you are comfy with.  

get an old beat up 600 for your first bike.
you're gonna mess it up even more!

look for an old FZR600 or CBR600 from the early to mid ninties.
they'll be dirt cheap, but still fun for 6 months until you figure out which way to point the thing!!!!

-ds  

k so pretty much im gunna buy a bike in the next couple of months and ive raced quads and dirtbikes my whole life so i dont have any problems and i like hp so what bike would be a good on i love the r1 what do you guys think  

check the post above yours!!!  

R1 is a legalized rocket.  Not very forgiving.  Make a mistake and cancel x-mas.  If you have to have a supersport go with an r6s, kawi zzr-600, or something else that will allow u 2 learn without killing you in process.  Any of the bikes mentioned above will provide plenty of power as your experience increases, and all are fast enuff for the street.  Save the r1 for track day. Remember its the rider not the bike.  I have a zzr and I've wasted my share of r1s and gsx-r's. I love the r1, but don't need the power for the street.  Be smart, liter bikes are wonderful, but most are track focused.  Riding in the dirt, ain't the same as riding on the street. On dirt the jack rabbits aren't out to get ya.  On the street, soccer mom just might be.  

ya thats true. Ive rode on the street before and i know its a different cup of tea on the street and i was diggin the new 08 r6 so im prolly gunna look into it.  

If you haven't ridden any thing before, don't buy that 600. Start with a smaller bike dude. I got lot'sa friends you can talk to about the learning curves. Start small and graduate. It's fun when you wake up in the morning and you can say Geat! If you wake up dead it's too late to be pissed off.
Start with a dirt bike then graduate. you have to re-train your brain for the new information that will flood your sencess. read Twist of the Wrist or something. It says as soon as you  spend that $10.00 of concentration ( all of being 410.00 ) YOU LOSE IT
TAek your time and grow into it and you will ride long time.    

If you haven't ridden any thing before, don't buy that 600. Start with a smaller bike dude. I got lot'sa friends you can talk to about the learning curves. Start small and graduate. It's fun when you wake up in the morning and you can say Geat! If you wake up dead it's too late to be pissed off.
Start with a dirt bike then graduate. you have to re-train your brain for the new information that will flood your sencess. read Twist of the Wrist or something. It says as soon as you  spend that $10.00 of concentration ( all of consentration = $10.00 ) YOU LOSE IT
TAek your time and grow into it and you will ride long time.    

I agree with all the people at the top just because i own an 05 Honda Cbr600f4i and it is amazing, something that is well known and easy to learn on, its not old and it is very smooth, just dont do something that you will regret. i also own a 06 GSXR750 which is an amazing bike as well, it just depends on what you feel comfortable with.