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LakeCeo - 15 Sep 2003 01:29 GMT

The bike I feel in love with is the YZF600. I would like to get some feed
back on this bike. It is the 2003-2004 model.

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Yama-Johnny <jeburk - 15 Sep 2003 17:22 GMT

>The bike I feel in love with is the YZF600. I would like to get some feed
>back on this bike. It is the 2003-2004 model.

Hi Lake,
Is this your first bike? If so, I'd suggest something else. I'm a new
rider as well. The advice I got and followed was buy used, buy cheap.
You are are quite likely to drop it. I've manage to drop m RD already.
Minor damage to the bike and none to me. However, had I been on a 600,
it would have been much more expensive AND painful. The YZF 600 peaks
at 90+hp and roughly 45 ft-lbs of torque. As enticing as that is, I'll
wait until I'm smooth with a 350. A smaller bike is a lot less likely
to get away from you than a supersport. But if this is your first bike
and you insist, get the silver one. The duct tape repairs will be less
obtrusive.

http://www.beginnerbikes.com/index.html

In case its not your 1st:

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/20may02yamaha2002yzf600review.html

Best O luck,

Yama-Johnny
Minnesota
'73 RD 350
jeburk<clip>@frontiernet.net

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dcstrng - 15 Sep 2003 20:30 GMT

> The bike I feel in love with is the YZF600. I would like to get some feed
> back on this bike. It is the 2003-2004 model.

http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/review_list_vehicle.asp?veh=5583

I’m not familiar with the bike, but here are some fairly
enthusiastic endorsements from rider/owners. If you are a brand new
rider, I strongly suggest some serious coaching before you jump on a
bike that would have been at the very top of the performance heap just
twenty years ago. Bikes have developed wonderfully over the years
that I have been riding, but it is my observation that riders are
still about the same.

Ride safe – and as you have probably read on here, please go
find a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course if you have not already
taken one.

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Lz - 21 Sep 2003 19:21 GMT

When I passed my test 3 years ago i was all ego and wanted the world, so my
husband go me a GPZ900R to cut my teeth on. For a 12 year old bike it was a
beast. My peers told me if i learned to ride it well i would be able to
manage most bikes. Needless to say i did get some good tuition from more
experienced riders and yeap i dropped it and got a bit messy. However it
didn't cost the earth and true to their word it was a handful to get round
bends so i learned a lot about counter steering and control.

So the moral of this story is that now i have a nice shiny new XJR1300 that
i can ride with a certain amount of confidence. So do yourself and your
neck a favour and take it slowly on something your wont mind dropping and
something that wont kill you first time out.

Good luck and Happy Biking.

Lz

> > The bike I feel in love with is the YZF600. I would like to get some feed
> > back on this bike. It is the 2003-2004 model.

http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/review_list_vehicle.asp?veh=55
83

> I’m not familiar with the bike, but here are some fairly
> enthusiastic endorsements from rider/owners. If you are a brand new
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> find a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Course if you have not already
> taken one.

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