# Bike Chat **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 26, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-chat/131759 "2010-02-26T09:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chad\_Dugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chad_dugan/32/5576_2.png) [@Chad\_Dugan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chad_Dugan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-chat/131759/21 "2010-02-28T11:22:50Z")
I bought a brand new 08 GSXR 600 in 2007 and it was perfect - some people learn slower than others but i would at least advise learning how to ride a dirt bike first, even to just get you moving so you don’t drop your 10 thousand dollar bike on the ground outside the dealership - bikes are inexpensive and almost every bike is affordable - its the insurance that will rape you - and repair costs - i would go for a 2004 to 2008 600cc - should do you fine - ---
**Author:** ![izzo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/izzo/32/5769_2.png) [@izzo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/izzo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-chat/131759/22 "2010-02-28T12:39:53Z")
sv650 is a girls bike… buy my 636 fix it and drop it. still cheaper then sv650 lol lol lol ---
**Author:** ![crud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@crud](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-chat/131759/23 "2010-02-28T15:04:04Z")
yeh ronnie, FZR 400 is a giant killer. My short list of bikes are kawasaki440 LTD,750 SECA, GS550EF, FZ 600, 2 ZX10 s , VFR 750 and my old muscle bike A Jmodel 88 GSXR 750 with 90 inverted forks and a punched , ported balanced 1216cc motor shuved in. I use to smoke big bikes bad and that was before I would down shift.that thing would stand up at 140 kph-170kph. I was told by other riders it would leave a bike the way a bike would leave a car . the torque yeeeessshhh scary ---
**Author:** ![crud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@crud](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crud)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-chat/131759/24 "2010-02-28T15:16:31Z")
Ronnie, you rode some good machinery so you can really understand the difference between pre 2000 and post 2000 tech. I remember when the R1 came out, I wanted one ,but then I saw the physical size and changed my mind. Funny now, I think back and remember more than half of the R1,s sold got crashed. I 'm glad I quit riding with roads the way they are now and the amount of BACON ,I mean PIGS, sorry I mean cops on the road [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-chat/131759.md?page=1)