if i was you i would rather get a 600! the 10 is an animal and it would be way too much for you since you havent riden for 20 years! remember this bike is making more horsepower than a lot of the 4 cylinder cars out there and its only 400lbs!! get a 600 for a while and when you think you're ready for the 10r sell the 600 and buy the 10r!! oh and BTW :welcome: ccasion1

 

+1 :+1:

 

:welcome: and yes it is.

BD

 

weldcome to ya...and get ya a 250 or 500 or 650 Ninja

But nothing more!

 

get ya a 250 or 500 or 650 Ninja

:+1: and :welcome:

 

You have to decide for yourself. But I will say this, the ZX10R is not a beginner's bike.
:welcome:

 

I've ridden my friend's 2007 6R. It's a great bike. Not much power down low, but when you get her above 12k she screams. Very smooth transmission and very nimble. I think an '07 6R is a great bike to "re" start on.

 

I had quit riding for almost as long when I got back into riding again. My re-entry was with an R-1, not a ZX10. But they are not too different. I didn't have any problems at all. If you quit riding 20 years ago, I doubt that you are a youngster. And I would also guess that you have more common sense now than you did 20 years ago. You have probably figured out by now that you are not really indestructable. Just start out easy and you should be fine. There is a huge step up in performance between liter bikes of 20 years ago and a ZX10. Have fun.

 

:+1: ccasion1

 

What might be of importance here is what bike/s did you have 20yrs ago and for how long before the hiatis??

BD

 

:dontknow: i seem to be doing fine, taking it really slow, but never riden a bike before i got myself trapped, having tons of fun learning

 

Still in first gear??? :crackup:

Just kidding!

 

Get what you want. Just respect the power of a liter bike. The 10R is just ridiculous to have as a daily commuter. There is so much power in the bike that straddling it to commuting duty is a crime against the gods of speed.

 

:crackup: :lol: well said

 

The 10 (or any bike for that matter) is perfectly ok for a beginner to ride as long as they have a good healthy fear of what it can do. My bike is perfectly happy to putt around under 6k rpm and still has awesome acceleration even at part throttle applications. Just don't let your right hand write a check that your talent can't cash! I have never redlined my 10 in first gear and I've been riding ten years! Some might call me a pussy, but I know my limitations and ride well under them.

 

^^^ Redline in 1st, and 2nd gear scares the hell out of me cackling wildly, snapping it into 3rd....I suddenly realize that I've gone over the wreckless driving speed limit and may be going to jail soon! LOL.... "Do it again!" the voices in the back of my mind scream. I still have 3 more gears to go through!!!! Uh oh! Look at those pretty blue and red lights! :thefinger

20 years eh? You could just drive it in 1st gear the whole time you get refreshed. Isn't it over 100mph in 1st at redline?

 

I don't think it matters how many years someone has been riding b/c everyone learns differently. No one knows better about when to move to a bigger bike than the rider himself - if you have to ask then chances are the 10r may be too much for you.

 

:+1: The bike is fine, but do not push your luck and remember that you are sitting on something faster than the racebikes when you were riding and you should be OK. Just respect its power!

 

Yes it is too powerful and yes it is not for a beginner..

Welcome

 

+1 :welcome:

 

:welcome: :welcome: welcome

 

only you can answer that question really

yes the bike will be a lot different to what you rode 20 yrs ago, more power (shit loads) better brakes, better handling.

it all comes back to the fact that you know what you are like and whether you can behave yourself, if the answer is no then look at a 600 which is probably putting out more HP than what you rode 20 yrs ago also. If your older and have self control over the throttle hand and know you wont try to show off in front of others then get the 10, any bike can bite you hard if your stupid but the bigger the bike the faster and harder it will bite if you dont respect it

i been riding for a long time but never really respected bikes and i knew it that, didnt get my first litre class bike untill i was about 33.

i wish i had one years ago, i really do but then im quite sure i wouldnt be here now to give my 2 cents worth

 

I have had bikes all my life but had a five year break and then got a harley sportster, a VFR800 VTEC and now my ZX-10R.

I think that the ZX-10R is safe enough but the faster you like to ride the more it makes sense to start with something less powerful.

Mind you a ZX-6R is plenty fast enough to kill yourself if you're inexperienced.

The most important thing aside from caution is maybe getting some riding instruction.

Grant

 

What's your level of maturity?

I was away from riding for 40 years....

bought a new Suzuki Katana 750...rode it for 4 months, then went out and bought a ZX-10R...never looked back....

 

I'm 20 years old,and I made the ZX10r my first motorcycle ever. A good friend of mine has a 06 zx6r and to tell you the truth from my experience, feel the same down low, but when you chop the gas, thats when it really comes alive ( the 10 not the 6). Your a lot older then me probably, and I am Still a squid, but I know power and ease, and that comes in the 10, so dont be a vag***, get the 10.:thumbsup:

 

not a sound decision at all for you or the OP. learn to crawl before walking my good man.

BD

 

Get the 10 you'll be ok. And :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

 

Zx10...

I think you will be ok, just know your limits take it easy at first get a good feel of the bike. I have to agree that bikes when you were riding were alot different than the one's out now. Most were top heavy, so just use commonsense, hope to see you on one. ZX-10 is the best bike to have bro, I luv my bike when I die it will be buried with me. Just take your time and once your good then, get on it and don't look back, just don't get chased by the ostcop: PO PO... YEAH BABY!!!:werd: :ayyy: :deathmeta

 

dude the zx10 is fine to ride man. they all try to scare you on here and gear this and that. you go and get a 600 you will want a zx10 in 6 months. just do not ride like an ass and you will be fine.

 

No were not trying to scare him but rather advise him with common sense so he survives. And as for gear it too is about surviving as its not a matter of if he falls but when so again just more common sense is all.

BD

 

you all act like the 10r is like the space shuttle power. If you do not ride like a jack ass it is fine to get a 10r.

 

on the contray . yes i understand all that after many, many yrs but it doesn't take riding antics like a jackass to get you hurt, mammed or worse yet killed on ANY bike no matter the brand..geeez again its about common sense.

BD

 

The biggest problem is not that you will kill go out and kill yourself the first day. If you were a 16 yr old first time rider, that would be the problem, but you're older and hopefully more mature. The problem will be that you won't be able to push the bike and learn with the bike since the bike will be so much "better" than you and if you start pushing (hard accel off corners etc) that's when the 10 will bite you. Just ask the track day organizers - most accidents they see are novice group highsides off of corners on liter bikes. People get on the gas too greedily coming off a corner, rear-end starts to step out (power slide), they freak out, chop the throttle (survival reaction) and over the top they go. That would not happen on a lower power bike.

As for myself I rode a Honda 450 with 42hp up until 1993 then sold it. Did not get into riding again until 2005. I bought a ZZR1200 as my "back to riding" bike. Had no problems with it. Then a year later I bought the 10. No problems with it either, but I think my riding skills would have been easier to "recover" on a smaller bike where you can push it a bit more without getting bitten.

 

I got my 10 after a 8yr period with no riding, it never worried me unduly as I planned to ride at a speed I felt comfortable with, IMO as long as you ride with maturity & sense you'll be fine, my 10 is the easiest bike to ride I've had.