I passed my test on a CG125 (wicked bike), and then was working in Asia for 3 months.Bought a 600 monster kept it for 4 months.
Bought a YZF1000 - kept it for 5 months.
Bought a 916S kept it for 4 years.
i’ve done just that… bought a thunderace even before taking my das tests 
i was sooooo anxious before the first ride, but the bike appeared oh so easy to ride. almost too easy.
unfortunately i’ve crashed 8 months later as my handling and braking skills were nowhere near accelerating skills.
a 1000 is a lot of a bike. anyone can say it’s only as fast as you want it to be. and that’s true. but temptations are just too available !
i don’t think jumping on a 1000 after das is a good idea… it’s more than you can eat…
Well put 
I really enjoyed working my way up the cc’s and still enjoy riding smaller bikes 
Indeed, I plan on riding my CBR6F until next spring then getting a litre bike. That will be about 16 months and 24k miles on my F. It makes the 600 Superports a useable daily and long distance ride where you don’t have to have your feet behind your ears.If only they had stuck the new 600RR engine in the F and kept selling it, what a peach that would be.
Sometimes I miss my CG - I might buy another one for when my bikes in having a service etc, had a lot of fun on it! Had more fun on the Gsxr tho 
I popped down to Metropolis yeasterday, just to have a little look at some stunning bikes.I think I fell in love with the GSXR600, ‘My minds telling me no, but my body, my body’s telling me yes!’ - R Kelly, hehe
However I really like the SV650sport, cbr600rr, cbr600f. As you may be able to see I like the sporty bikes I rode my friends 04 Hornet, nice ride.
Well I have a few months to make the decision.
steveCBR11XX - ''whatever bike you get enjoy it but remember it will always be better than you 
‘’ - Good point.
Get a insurance quote.I paid 1694 pounds fully comp for my first year on the 916.
I must have been mad. The folly of youth.
I know what you mean Pete, i’m 23 and with no garage, I was quoted 1300 fully comp, 1100tpft with H&R Insurance this is when I get my First Years NCB in late November. Thats for the GSXR, the SV650Sport’s £955 fully comp.
These insurance companys must be rolling in it 
With 1 years no claims from the CG and no garage I paid £750 tpft but I had 3 points & a ban for speeding on my license, since then I have the use of a garage and this year I paid £250 tpft
Wow mark 750tpft for a cg! Say it aint so.
A good old bike cover is my garage.
Make sure you Almax that Gixxer down to a ground anchor then, as you may find your premium goes up next year and you have no bike.
Thats the thing with buying the dream bike. Theving bstrds want it to.
There are a lot of bike accidents. I would be interested to see how many people on this forum have not had any kind of accident. Some people pay for the repairs themselves, but a large proportion cannot. Take the difference between the GSXR and the SV650. The cost of the SV parts is less than the gixxer parts, so would be easier for you to repair if you broke them, similarly the Suzuki is probably one of the cheapest main brands there is. My first bike after the DAS was an SV1000s. I loved it! I had very little knowledge of bikes when I first started, having nobody around me really all that interested in bikes and willing to impart knowledge. I dont personally think there is any particular difference between bikes in relation to accidents. Yes, superbikes are capable of faster acceleration and higher top speeds, but the first accident I ever had was on a CG125, when an articulated lorry pulled out on me while it was trying to do a u-turn on a single carriageway. I then got through 3 SV1000s: the first was killed by a car braking in the wet on the motorway very sharply and for no apparent reason - I braked and took evasive action (despite being about 10 lengths behind) and unfortunately caught a cats eye and ended up on my arse in the fast lane; the second was a car pulling out of its driveway into the side of me (despite my being stationary at the time); the third was another lorry rear-ending me at traffic lights.Then I bought a ZX10 and I love it - but because I do so many miles on it and because its coming up to winter when all the corrosive salting machines come out, I use my other half’s SV650 - and I go just as fast on that as the zx10 in town two up (as Da Artist will tell you after our little outing to chelsea bridge the other week lol) ;)I find myself preferring the SV. Its more economical than the ZX10 and dont get me wrong, its my DREAM bike - but the SV is much more forgiving to ride. Ive said before that if I took the superbike out on a rideout, Id probably not have as much fun as on the SV. Its a very cool bike because nobody expects you to be good on an SV. So when you are more than keeping up with a gixxer thou (07 plate, the copper colour, in case that was anyone here this morning that I saw again) and they keep looking behind to see if they have lost you yet, its a very satisfying feeling. Whereas if you are on a gixxer going more slowly cause you dont want to bin the bike or arent used to the power it has, it doesnt reward in the same way…Im not saying to worry about what other people think and Im not saying that you should pay any attention to bike snobbery. What I am saying is: know your limits and enjoy yourself. The above are reasons why I know what I can get away with on the road and what I cant and how I enjoy myself…Its still up to you whether you take that on board, having asked the question 
If you really want one, youll go and do it anyway and then you will find out whether its for you or not… But be honest with yourself early on, because if you dont, you will get yourself into trouble when out of your depth.
Great post powerpuffgirl. Thanks for the advice.
No no £750 tpft on the GSXR!
Its almaxed, anchored, disk locked, covered, has my car in front of it - not really going anywhere in a hurry.
PFG +1
CBT passed - CBR125RR for 1 year, passed DAS and immediately purchased an Suzuki SV, now 1 year old. I am new to biking, most leisure riding in the fine evenings and weekends but find the SV excellent. However, I have no other bike to compare to - When going for the SV, my heart definitely wanted a Gixxer 600, my wallet didnt mind either way, but after reading so much about the SV as a great first big bike (definitely not a superbike) my head made the choice.
My SV is my super bike! I have to be honest and say that my heart still wants a Gixxer, but it also wants a 675, 600RR.
For me, learning on a 125 and now a 650 V Twin was the best routre for me.
passed my test a couple of weeks ago on a er-5, then i jumped straight onto a z750, great stuff but im still learning and the zed bites.
also i think everyone’s different when deciding what to get, im a speedfreak. so something too big and i’ll probably kill myself. whereas my bro he’s got a firestorm but he’s more relaxed and more controlled even though he is still also a new rider.
I’m facing the exact same dilemma… I did my DAS in August on a ER-5 and have only ever been on my trusty Yamaha YBR-125 for the two years of CBT.
I’m 6ft1 so the bigger bikes tend to suit me better - I’m currently looking at a Triumph Tiger 1050 as my 1st big bike. Had a few test rides and I liked it, but I too wonder if it’s a step too far. I’m 31 and the insurance is coming in at £1400+. For the value of bike and considering the length of time I’ve had the licence, I think that it’s a reasonable price to pay.
Good thread, it’s interesting to hear other people’s experiences.
I went straight from das to an old bandit 600 and then swapped it for a new ER6-F (71bhp commutery 650). It does depend on what you want to use it for and the kind of roads you will ride. Mine is primarily used as a A-B tool, so comfort, fuel consumption, running costs, reliability, easy to ride in all conditions and low theft risk important factors.
However much I am now used to the power and wanting something ‘bigger’ it’s still the best bike for me. I can pretty comfortably keep up with a friend on his 998 as the roads we ride limit you more than the bike. However at the end of a ride he’s using twice as much fuel as me and has trouble starting it!
If I want more power I’d get something like a GSX-R750 as a second bike and keep the ER. But that’s a long way off, any 600 will still manage 0-60 in roughly 4 seconds, which surely is more than enough for country roads for most riders?
Went straight from a Yamaha FS1E 50cc to a Suzuki Hayabusa. Piece of ****…
ps anybody know the number of a good undertaker?