Buying a streetbike.. need advice!!!

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Originally posted by Unit 5302

Also, the idea you can handle the weight is a little amusing. A 200-250lb dirtbike you can manhandle a little. A 400lb-550lb street bike feels like it weighs a ton when you're trying to tug it around. Just doesn't work. I've ridden dirt bikes too. Believe me, for the first 5min of riding around on the FZR, it was night and day different.

I was not saying the 600 is lighter and easier to handle. I am not sure of exact weights, but when i was learning to ride my FZR, my friend had a Ninja 250 I would use some. The 250 seemed much lighter and was easier to "manhandle" around. During slow manuveurs, you could kick it back upright if you began to go down, but not on the FZR.

As for the F2 being a better bike to learn on than the FZR, I would agree without a doubt. I love my bike, but it is tough to beat the F2 for smoothness, both in power delivery and in shifting. I know what you mean about the gearbox issues in the FZR, as mine is a little clunky. The F2 and Katana both shift much better than my FZR.