I feel apologetic for asking............

i wouldn't advise a 600RR as a first bike, defo the CBR600F though... and I'll advise a bandit 600 to anyone.... but I'd say the Yamaha Diversion 600 first.... LoL


see if you can try out a cbr 600 once you've passed....

[BLACKPANTHER]

Originally Posted by Nat!

Ok, so I'm about to take an intensive direct access course to get myself a bike licence! Something which I've been eager to do for a long time. I've been saving for a long time and bought all my gear apart from the most important thing................a bike!

I've been into bike shops and have a strange attraction to Honda. But I don't trust these scumbag dealers who will tell me anything to sell a bike! I really hope you guys can help I've been doing net research, but nothing beats the opinion of a REAL biker!

So a bit about me, I'm 22, female, 5' 10", not particularly strong (I'd say av chick strength), complete novice rider, living in London and I'd like something sporty looking but understand that this may not be the best kind of ride for me! I drive a car for work so this would purely be for pleasure and beating the congestion charge on the odd ocassion! Any recommendations would be much appreciated, I'm completely lost!

Thanks guys,

Love Nat xx

PS - I have about £5k and don't mind if it's new/used

My 1st bike was a SuzukiGSX750F, bit heavy for a starter bike. My next bike, you've guessed it Honda CBR600F. 15,000 miles in 18 months, never skipped a beat. Faster on all normal roads than a CBR600RR/ZX6R/R6 etc. More comfortable too. And a centre stand for easy chain lubing/adjusting. Just go steady cos it's still good for almost 160mph.

[lady clara]

Hiya mate...I'm a female who I think am not particularly strong..I ride a honda 600 hornet which I know is not really your type of thing as its unfaired but it's so easy to ride and will forgive lots of mistakes without chucking you off. We paid £900 for it so if I break it its not too much of a problem and its built up my skill and confidence a load so that when I'm ready for something else I've got the 'tools in the box' so to speak.
I know looks are important but if you can stand it for a while I'd get something easy to ride so that when you're on your faired bike your riding's up to your image!!!

[Jono_GT]

Hiya,

I'm new to all this too and haven't done my DA course yet. After extensive research, I'll be looking out for a CBR600 as most on here have suggested. However, I am defo going to look at a Yamaha R6 too; they look superb... not sure if people rate them as highly as the Honda though. There's my 2-pennies worth for ya

Hey Nat. I've just bought a CBR600F as my first bike and I think it's a great all rounder tbh. It's certainly fast enough, has the looks (ok - not quite as sexy as some of the competition, but still good) and is great for my commute. Because a lot of the power is in the high rev range if you knock it up a couple of gears you can pootle along calmly enough without being frightened of the power. Conversley you can knock it down and rev the proverbials off it. I didn't want anything too intense as I'm very inexperienced and it's ticked all boxes. The thing that sold it for me was stupid cheap insurance from DialDirect I got insured with no experience TPFT + pillion for £260!!!! For the exact same quote with the same company the 600RR was over a grand as were all the other sports bikes.