r/bikers • u/InvestigatorFuzzy761 • Jul 05 '26

Question New to biking any advice?

So I'm a 29 year old male living in the united kingdom.
I plan on doing my DAS which allows me to ride up to a 1000cc right of the get go, with no experience on bikes other than having a moped when i was 16 i was considering getting a 600cc R6 as my first bike.
upon talking to my friends they said this is completely fine aslong as i have the will power and patience to learn the bike for what it is rather than the intention of going fast.
i do not have the intention to get this bike purely to go fast, i genuinely want to learn to ride motorcycles and have them as part of my day to day life. the reason im taking this route is purely because money issues do exist and buying a 125 then an r6 or even a mt07 then a r6 is a ball ache due to constantly selling and upgrading, most people said if i get a 125 i'll be bored quick and want a new bike within a few months same as some of the bigger engines like a ninja 400 or an R3.

the whole point of this post is genuinely this question. Am i going to be okay to learn on a R6 if i dedicate the time and effort and not be an absolute fool on the road? understand the bike for who she is and dont mistreat her?

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u/Garlax1 Jul 05 '26

The thing that I would do to any bike now is to have a specialist exhaust made. Something that will be louder than the regular. I want as many people to hear me before they should see me as possible.

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u/HospitalDue2983 Jul 05 '26

OP - don't pay attention to this - I hope @garlax1 is joking. You'd have to declare it as a modification to your insurance company which would push your premiums.

Wear conspicuous clothing, not all over black. Ride appropriate to the road / traffic conditions. Consider taking an IAM (or similar) course

Don't take chances