# kawa **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 9, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383 "2006-01-09T15:23:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![99CobraSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/9de053/32.png) [@99CobraSC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99CobraSC)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/21 "2006-01-12T05:55:33Z")
I have a 05 636 now. it is a good starter bike and it is faster than my buddies GSXR 750. ---
**Author:** ![2001r6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47c2d/32.png) [@2001r6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2001r6)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/22 "2006-01-12T14:39:12Z")
go with the 636 my friends have them and they are really nice bikes also dont worry about insurance its going to be around 500-600 dollars as long as you go liability only. when you fianance a bike in under 20k you dont need full coverage so techinquly you could get a 636 have it totally done up and still be able to pay just liability insurance on anything you get. most importantly just make sure its comfortable its a toy a fun dangerous toy and you are going to want to ride alot so make sure you are comfortable it will make you feel safer ---
**Author:** ![2001r6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47c2d/32.png) [@2001r6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2001r6)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/23 "2006-01-12T14:41:42Z")
> [@99CobraSC](#): > > I have a 05 636 now. it is a good starter bike and it is faster than my buddies GSXR 750. i want to know if its faster the the carb gsxr 1100 its sitting by in the storage ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/24 "2006-01-12T14:43:42Z")
We just had this discussion with the insuracne thing. You have to see how its being finance, IE a Suzki Card, Bank and so forth before you make claims of not needing insurance. Also as Sinister and I were discussing we don;t remember seeing a Kawa Card that offers that. Another thing to remeber is this kid is only 16. Financing is going to be dificult and the insurance WILL BE an issue ---
**Author:** ![myfault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@myfault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/myfault)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/25 "2006-01-13T12:13:05Z")
i was gona pay the insurance off at ounce also ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/26 "2006-01-13T12:38:36Z")
> [@myfault](#): > > i was gona pay the insurance off at ounce also Insurance is a yealy thing. Not a one time deal. And for a 600 and your age it could quite possibly equal uwards of $2000-$3000 a year. I;m telling you stop asking questions and start calling insurance carriers. Unless your slinging crack I would love to know where your getting the money to buy a new 636 and pay for insuracne for the full year all at once at 16 years of age. :blue: ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/27 "2006-01-13T13:06:48Z")
Hey I just tried calling a few places including my insurance company which is Dairyland (part of sentry) and they said they would need all your information to run a quote. Also they stated that because of the age and the bike being a performance bike Full coverage (If you need it) is going to cost you over several thousand a year. PLUS you have to have at least 2 years of some type of motrocycle / dirtbike riding experience. She told me she did a quote a few days ago for an R6 and the kid was 16. His quote was ruffly $12,000 a year due to his age and the bike. So like I said start calling. Before anyone says they are expensive, They insure my 12R for 450 a year for comprehensive and Liability. If I wanted to add collision to make it full coverage it would only cost me 800 a year. Not bad considering when I picked up my bike in July initally it was $2600 for full coverage a year (which I didn’t get). She also told me that once I’m at the end of my first year with them it will go down even more. ---
**Author:** ![myfault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@myfault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/myfault)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/28 "2006-01-13T20:12:38Z")
lol ya i know its a yearly thing i got the money dotn wry about it ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/29 "2006-01-13T21:14:38Z")
> [@myfault](#): > > lol ya i know its a yearly thing i got the money dotn wry about it So you have 12 grand a year to pay for insuance and 8 grand to buy a bike? Please tell me what you do for a living so I can as well. :hsugh: ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/30 "2006-01-13T21:19:13Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > So you have 12 grand a year to pay for insuance and 8 grand to buy a bike? Please tell me what you do for a living so I can as well. :hsugh: x2 ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/31 "2006-01-14T04:55:12Z")
why would it be 12k a year? ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/32 "2006-01-14T06:11:42Z")
> [@67 RS/SS](#): > > why would it be 12k a year? by making it 12K per year, they’re saying that they KNOW FOR SURE he’s gonna wreck the damn thing into something and that they’ll have to cover the damage on the bike and w/e else he screws up… ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/33 "2006-01-14T06:59:26Z")
O boy ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/34 "2006-01-14T07:00:53Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > sorry, i’m done, i swear… > > I say go for the zx-10… i’m in the boat with SNS…my first crotch rocket was a litre bike… which i still have … and am still alive! > > althought, i rode dirtbikes for years before i got it… and i rode an older street bike for 3 years also before i got it… so i had some experience… > > i agree with the theory that age doenst have that much to do with it, its the amount of hours you have “in the saddle” … now, 16, i believe irresponsibility will get you in trouble… but i’m only 20, and i probably have more hours in the saddle as lots of 30 year olds out there who think they’re SOO incredibly experienced… i put 11K miles on my bike this year alone… pics of chicken strips before claiming experience, riding and flat spoting the tires isnt riding its cruising ---
**Author:** ![myfault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@myfault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/myfault)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/35 "2006-01-14T07:10:24Z")
lol i been savign for along time ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/36 "2006-01-14T07:16:08Z")
you have only been around for a short period of time and again Oboy ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/37 "2006-01-14T07:16:14Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > pics of chicken strips before claiming experience, riding and flat spoting the tires isnt riding its cruising wtf would you know quick… just cuz its not an RR, the God of all things on 2 wheels, doesn’t mean it can’t be “ridden” … ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/38 "2006-01-14T07:17:31Z")
what would you consider experience? riding around on 1 wheel all the time, thinkin ur cool? trying ur best to bash your brains in? ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/39 "2006-01-14T07:17:44Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > wtf would you know quick… just cuz its not an RR, the God of all things on 2 wheels, doesn’t mean it can’t be “ridden” … chicken strips indicate riding ablities, thats all im saying ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383/40 "2006-01-14T07:18:23Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > what would you consider experience? riding around on 1 wheel all the time, thinkin ur cool? trying ur best to bash your brains in? pics of chicken strips all im saying and if you think i can only ride on one wheel your just silly [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kawa/179383.md?page=3)