Quote: Originally Posted by
killerSRT 
Do not get a 600, for the love of God. You will regret it once you start to get good at riding. Also, make sure you sit on a yamaha before you praise them. R6's are not as bad but the R1's are horrible. The gas tank comes to a point and if you are well endowed (like me) you will speak like a woman. Gixxer's are the most common bike out there, but they are also the most comfortable. I have ridden a lot of bikes, and my favorites would be the CBR and GSX-R. A good way to talk yourself into a 1k bike is that the gsxr actually has a "map" changer type thing and you can actually take it down to a 600 or 750....helps a lot in the rain
i'ma have to disagree with you
. I've riden an R1 for over a year, and have to say it was one of the most comfortable bikes I rode. I've ridden for years now, & have been on anything from bobbers, custom choppers (up 10 feet long), to harley's, & almost every size sport bike. Honda is horrible (the 07 I rode), I've been on a cbr600 (05), didn't like it to much. I've been on a busa, gsxr 1000 & 600...could not get comfortable. The new cbr600 isn't that bad, haven't sat on the new 1000. Oh, & i've ridden a ducati 749, extremely different & getting used to after coming off an inline 4. I've sat on the new gsxr 600 & 750, the 750 isn't that bad, but would still need getting used to. the new R1 sits a bit different, the tank seems to sit wider now, didn't like that move. I haven't sat or rode the new kawi 10r or 6r, so can't contribute on that.
My fav though, has to be the 1098...not for everyone, but after riding the 749 & wanting more power with how it handled, I actually liked it a lot.
