Hey there Mike… You know I have no problem with a bit of gutter level… Infact, as you know I tend to encourage it!!! LOL…
Hello PB - Very best of luck with your test - I will keep my fingers crossed for you! 
Yeah … all the best of luck!!
Hi PB good luck and get yourself down to the ace cafe and i’ll buy you a drink Coke of course HAHA
Hi PB, good luck with your test.
Buying your first bike is probably one of the hardest things to do, esp as you’ll hear so much conficting information and the dealers won’t let you test ride bikes. I bought my NSR125 and CBR600F without test riding them as I didn’t have a licence, I think I was lucky with each.
zx6rjs2-yellow, has raised a very good point of starting small and I think it’s a problem that faces anybody that’s taking up biking at the minute. I was initially looking to get a 400 but there not availble in the domestic market, neither are 250. I feel that the industry is forcing people to go straight to 600+ bikes.
My advice would be that if your going to use the bike everyday and do lots of mileage then a 600 is great as a first bike, but sign up to RoSPA or IAM very soon after getting it. If your not going to use it much get something smaller as it’ll take you a lot longer to get used to it.
hey pb - you’ll defo find split views on the ‘starting bike’ question. starting small and working up definately has a lot to be said for it but can mean you end up chopping and changing a bit
i bought an r6 as my first bike and really enjoyed it. the thing about the 6s compared to the thous is that you have to push them to make them perform how they’re supposed to (like on the track) as the power really kicks in up the rev range. as you put in the miles to start with, you’ll short shift (esp if you drive a car) and gradually build up as your experience grows (first time you nail it on one of those to 15/16k rpm it’ll blow your mind). if you opt for twins the power tends to be lazier/lower in the range and they dont scream like the japs.
its all about the miles you put in - only way to learn. personally would say go for a bike you really want, rather than one you’re making do with as you’ll want to ride it more, and take more of an interest in it. also racking up miles doesn’t do wonders for resale values so its best to get one you’re going to stick with.
my duc is gonna be worthless at the rate i’m goin 