buy the gear before the bike or you will have people calling you an organ donor. i'd suggest starting out on a much smaller bike- try a ninja 250 or if you are on the larger side a ninja 500

they are cheap, relativly quick, VERY AGILE and easy to manage, for any beginner anything over 500 can be very iffy. plus it's better to learn on something you can control. once you get the basics down sell it to another beginner and then buy yourself a brand new 600

anything over a 600 is asking for trouble with anyone with less than a few years experience and the weight to toss around.