Honda 599 too much for a new rider?

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Re: Honda 599 too much for a new rider?

#11 Unread post by Sev »

Dragonhawk wrote:
Kitty wrote:Honda 599 too much for a new rider?
Yes.

Next question.

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Seriously, the 599 is almost 100HP. Actually it's 97HP to be exact. That is too much for a beginner ... In fact, it's too much for 95% of riders on the road!
More like 89, but I like your dyno.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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I'd make a joke about Canadian HP, but he's from Cali.
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#13 Unread post by Sicko »

cragslist is an excellent place to shop. I sold my last bike and bought my current bike via craigslist.
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#14 Unread post by Sev »

Skier wrote:I'd make a joke about Canadian HP, but he's from Cali.
Yeah, Canadian HP is worth more.
Sicko wrote:cragslist is an excellent place to shop. I sold my last bike and bought my current bike via craigslist.
That was relevant.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#15 Unread post by intotherain »

This is coming from a beginner like you...

I think it would not be an ideal choice. I've been riding around the 06 CBR 600RR and the Kawasaki ZX-6R at the dealer. The power band of the ZX-6R is like this: (I'm guessing its similar to the 599 because the zx6r is a I-4 with 130 HP)

1500-6000 RPM = very tame, nothing to kick you off the bike. If you could stay in here, I think it'd be a nice beginner bike, but of course thats not always possible.

6000-7000 and above= somewhere in there, the bike kicks into sport bike mode and just takes off. I think it would be frustrating for a beginning rider to experience this in traffic, but thats just me, I would hate for that to happen to me in traffic.

I'd think you would have just as much fun on a smaller bike.
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