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This is going to be my FIRST SPORTBIKE, NOT MY FIRST BIKE. I have been riding a Harley Davidson Dyna for a year and I wanna get a sportbike. My uncle owns a Harley Davidson dealership so he let me ride a used Dyna for a year and now he wants me to return it. The Dyna has a 1500cc engine. The Dyna is my first bike. It was not easy to handle it for the first time. It was very heavy and I dropped it several times. But I got used to it about 2 weeks after I started to ride it and now I feel very comfortable with the Dyna. It feels like a bicycle now.

But I wanna know if I have to go with a 600cc sportbike or a 1000cc bike

I know that sportbikes and cruisers are very different, but I don't wanna spend $10000 for practicing. If I can ride a 1000cc bike pretty confortable, I think it is not necessary to buy a 600 cc bike. I wanna know how different they are.

What I wanna know is how strong their accelation and the torque are compared to cruisers. because accelation and torque are the main causes of accidents that new riders face.

Do you think I can go with a 1000cc bike after riding a Dyna for a year?

certainly!


Say , Can I know your uncle?

If you can try one out, thats the only way for you to tell how it'll feel to you.

If the question is, 'can I?' then the answer is probably, yes. Though derail has some good advice: if you can, try out a couple of sportsbikes - a 1000 and a 600 - and see how you feel. A lot will depend on you and the bike.

If the question is, 'will I become a really good rider?' then the answer is probably, no. Until you have had a chance to feel your way into riding a smaller bike you are very unlikely to develop your skills to the best of your ability.

If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a small second-hand bike in good condition - one that will hold its value - and ride it round a lot for six months. Get to know how it handles, get to know how you handle it. Push yourself towards whatever your limits are, but only as much as feels right to you. Observe you strengths and weaknesses.

After that, sell it on. Then go get the biggest f-o sportsbike your heart desires. Though the previous advice sticks. Try out a number sportsbikes of different capacities if you can before you buy.

Do it this way, and I can pretty much guarantee you will get a hell of a lot more fun out of the sportsbike than if you dive straight in.

It's pretty well impossible to maximise your riding potential if you've only ever ridden a big bike - of whatever kind.

Do you think I can go with a 1000cc bike after riding a Dyna for a year?

Yeah. There will still be learning to do on ergos and power delivery, but you can. I'd recommend running through all your parking lot exercises several times after in order to get acquainted and familiar with the new bike.

I actually wish I had bought something smaller than my GSX-R750 (and it wasn't my first bike, either). I sometimes think I would have benefited from having a smaller, less powerful bike to max out on. I can't give my bike full throttle for more than a couple of seconds or I'm pushing double the speed limit.

I'll also be needing the class 1 driver's licence I just got, so huge tickets are out of the question. I'm pretty much limited to using about 15% of the bike's potential now.

The correct question is do you feel to ride 1000 bike? If you feel that, you will be able to ride it in less than two weeks.
My first bike was a CB 400 Superfour which i sold in 5 months because I didnt like that bike, but I bought it only to learn how to ride. It was waste of money. When I bought the third bike which I have now(my dream a GSX-R 1000 K6) for me it was a new world. What I am trying to say is that if you feel mature to ride that kind of bike buy it, if you have second thoughts leave it.My opinion is that if you are mature it is waste of money to buy several bikes until you buy your dream.Dio

Going from a cruiser to a sportbike will take some time to get use to but I don't think it's as much of a big deal as going from a sportbike to a cruiser.

Even though a sportbike has more HP and goes faster it is easier to ride. I mean because of the improved handling and breaks they have makes them easier to turn. Just be careful with your speed going into corners. Sportbikes tend to feel slower then you are actually going.

Another thing to think about is comfort. You are use to riding a crusier which are more comfortable. Sportbikes can really get uncomfortable quick. I would suggest getting something with more tame egros. I have a 2001 Bandit 1200 and I can ride that thing for hours but it has sportbike acceleration / handling but doesn't kill your wrists and back. Anything like a bandit600 - 1200, FZ6 - FZ1, CB599 - CB919, ZR1000 would give you loads of fun for years to come. If you are planning on hanging onto the bike for a while just go with the bigger bore bikes. The smaller HP bikes tend to get boring.d Remember that you are the one riding it. You are the one controlling the throttle. So I wouldn't worry about working up to a bigger bike. Just keep it low key til you get use to the power.

Let us know what you end up doing!

Lata,
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