Is the Yamaha r6 a good bike for me?

Question

am 26, 5 11 tall and am a heavy guy 230 pounds i have never drove a bike before , i got my first car when i was 14 and since then i have never crash, i know driving cars is way different than riding bikes but am a really careful with my driving, i don’t even go faster than the speed limit, i want an r6 so bad some people says is not a beginner’s bike but i think that if am careful enough i won’t have any problems , am i right or there is no way to have an r6 as a first bike?

Answer 1

people can downvote me I dont care...

go ahead buy whatever bike you want. my first bike was a gsxr600.  if you buy a 250 or a smaller bike you will likely regret it after a few months.

however with that said, you can resell it, people are always buying small bikes. i say get the 600, its the one you want, and you will be more happy.  

dont be sold on the yamaha, check out a cbr, f4i, gsxr or a 636. they are all very similar in power, but offer different comfort levels, see which one you feel most comfortable on.

Answer 2

r6 only go over the speed limit, you should get a scooter

Answer 3

you're wrist will be aching after 20 minutes and you'll never get comfortable on it.  you don't know what you're doing so most likely you'll drop it a few times if not crash it hard.   but if you're just trying to pose go ahead

Answer 4

yes it's a good bike for you

Answer 5

WORST BEGINNER BIKE IN THE WORLD- YOU CANT PASS YOUR ROAD TEST ON IT.

Answer 6

If you were a father and you had a six year old son, would you turn him loose to use a 100 HP lawn mower, even if he insisted he would take good care of it?

A No, because he might mess up you lawn and that would be bad.

B No, he might break it and its very expensive.

C It might be dangerous, you worry about his safety in spite of his assurance of being careful.

Now which answer would you choose?

Why should we let you ride a 600cc sport bike any more than you would let a small child operate a hugely powerful lawn mowing machine? We can't tell you NOT to buy it, but don't look for us to agree with you to make you FEEL better.

Oh, BTW, *I* am a HEAVY guy, 325 lbs of road hugging weight and I ride a less powerful motorcycle than any 250!

Answer 7

first go ot a dealer and test drive it.

if you like how it feels then you can buy it