i don't buy all this bullshit about "just get a 600 and try to be responsible"

the guys that know how to ride aren't saying start small to help themselves out!!! they are saying it to TRY to get the newbies to listen. I started on a 600. yes, i dropped that 600. i also took a lot longer to learn than had I ponied up the money to buy a 250 or a 500. I have personally ridden the '08 Ninja 250, I'm 5'7" and about 160 lbs. so not far off from Ant's size. that bike was WAY more fun than my first 600 was, simply because it wasn't so powerful that it scared me. It gave me the ability to take concentration off of just throttle control and think about technique, surroundings, posture, control position, all the IMPORTANT things!!

Anthony, personally bro it is your decision in the end, but please listen to the guys who have been where you are. start smaller than a 600 race replica. this is your first bike, not your last bike. I've wrecked before, I can guarantee you that when you're picking asphalt out of your skin it won't matter how cool that bike looked. it hurts just the same no matter what.

anyone who doesn't agree that it is ALWAYS better to start small is either a dipshit who doesn't ride, or a just plain dipshit with an ego.