i wouldnt recommend getting a gsxr 1000 for your first bike like everybody else has said i would start with a 600 or 750 but a 600 is plenty fast enough i have a 1000 now and it would both me to go back to a 600 not one bit there isnt alot of difference besides the torque and one gets to 170 faster than the other but hey its your decision and moutain adventures has some brand new 600 and 750 for pretty good deals