Need help with Motorcycle purchase!!!!?

Question

Well, I am thinking of trying to ride a bike for once. Just turned 19, love speed, racing etc. My neighbor is selling '99 Yamaha R1 for REALLY good price. Now if any of you folks can help me out on wether this bike is really for a begginer cause i NEVER rode a bike before, but for the price that my neighbor is offering it just looks so good!!!

Answer 1

Hey, if you can buy with good price. Go head to buy it. Just be careful when you drive it. Take safety class first. 600cc or 1000cc don't make much different if you are reckless driver.

Answer 2

Buy the pretty one.

Answer 3

if you are going to start out on an R1, just let us all know where to send the flowers. An R1 is for experienced riders. That bike has WAY too much power for a beginner to handle. I would recommend you start out with something like a Kawasaki Ninja 600 or something like that....

Answer 4

R1? I think it is not a good choice because it is a little big. i advise u to get on a site called bikerkiss. There are many professional motorcyclists there. I think they will give u more useful info.

Answer 5

A couple of things to think about here.  You are only 19 ( which in my book doesn't make you a criminal ) and the insurance companies are not going to like you getting a big sport bike.  They are going to rake you over the coals for your insurance.   Another is, since you have never ridden before you really shouldn't get anything with that much power.  I have been riding since the mid to early nineties and have been on a number of different types of bike with varying amounts of power.  Bikes with that much tend to get away from you VERY quickly.  I am also a Paramedic and I have seen all to many times a new rider gets a big bike  ( both power and size ) and after just a short time starts to feel really comfortable on it.  That's when I come into the picture.  We usually show up at the accident and its a big mess.  The victims didn't mean to get hurt or hurt anyone else but all the same it still happened.  Usually they don't really know how the wreck happened but they almost always say something to the effect of " We were just going along and all of a sudden...".  Not that they weren't trying hard at ridding but they lacked the overall skill and experience to avoid what happened to them.  

I wont suggest any specific bike for you.  However, my best suggestion is this.  Don't and I repeat Don't get a bike with a lot of plastic on it.  The plastic is nice looking sure, but Very expensive to replace.  And just about everyone either wrecks their first bike or drops it in the gravel or puts their foot down in some oil at a stop light.  There are a bunch of nice bikes out there w/o all of the plastic that look pretty good.  Just go to your local dealers and check them out.  After that do a little research online and see if you can find some older versions of them for sale.  A gentley used bike is MUCH cheaper and more affordable than a new one.  The time to buy is now in the fall and not the spring right before the ridding season opens and everyone has the urge to get that new bike.  Besides some folk don't want the hassle of storeing the bike over the winter and will sell it for less just to get it out of the house.

You should look into what kind of ridding classes are available in your area.  They are very good at teaching you the basics and sometimes they even provide the bike.  Which is nice since you don't have to worry about dropping that nice new "toy" that you just dropped a couple of grand on.

Oh yea.  Have fun and be safe.

Answer 6

R1.. not so good for a beginner bike. I would start smaller, maybe a 600.

Answer 7

DO you have motorcycle license?

well if that bike is '99 and yamaha. Yes it is good for beginners but make sure you check if there is no damages or somethings wrong with it.

and be careful

Answer 8

A 1000cc is really big. You can seriously get hurt or even die. Bigger models are being created and sold to make more profit.  Beginners are supposed to start with a 250cc but I started with a 600cc. I think beginner bikes should be 250-650. 750 and up is for pros.

Answer 9

You have never ridden a bike before.  Your going to start on a R1. say good buy to your loved ones. the R1 is a proper monster that deserves respect. it will kill you. take some riding lessons on a small 125 as the law demands in the UK. small yes but safer. trying to stop an R1 at 150+ (and don't say you wont do it) takes more than just applying the brakes. buy the bike but learn to ride first. try to stay alive your family will appreciate it.

Answer 10

You definately do not want to start on an R-1.  A great bike for starters is a Honda CBR600RR.  The '07 model is the lightest bike in the 600 class and really handles well.  It is a powerful bike for a beginner but you should be OK on it.  Another good choice would be a Suzuki GSXR600.