Originally Posted by
DarkStarr
i stopped reading at the wonderful advice to start on a 600. john WTF are you thinking? i agree with the 500 but a 600 sportbike? you trying to kill him?
No not at all I started on a 600 when I was 15 and at 17 had a GSXR1100.
A 600 is a very manageable machine, but it also has enough to it that he won't outgrow it in a short period if ever. That's the beauty of a 600 class bike and they hold their value far better than lower class bikes because of this.
I wouldn't suggest something that would get Marshy killed, he is a smart guy and I am sure he can figure out that the bike will only go as fast as you want it to with the throttle twist.